Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census
Saint Stephen, Parish (CSD) - New Brunswick
Data qualityMedian income of households
- In 2015, the median total income of households in Canada was $70,336.
Number and median total income of households, Saint Stephen and its neighbouring census subdivisions, 2005 and 2015
Geography | Number of households | Median total income of households | ||||
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2006 | 2016 | % change | 2005 | 2015 | % change | |
Saint James (Parish) | ... | 505 | ... | ... | 45,184 | ... |
St. Stephen (Town) | ... | 2,000 | ... | ... | 47,488 | ... |
Saint Stephen (Parish) | ... | 765 | ... | ... | 50,560 | ... |
Saint David (Parish) | ... | 660 | ... | ... | 54,240 | ... |
Dufferin (Parish) | ... | 230 | ... | ... | 73,387 | ... |
Low income
- In 2015, 380 persons or 21.3% of the persons in Saint Stephen lived in low income2.
Savings
- In 2015, 52.3% of households in Saint Stephen contributed to Registered Retirement Savings Plans (RRSPs), Registered Pension Plans (RPPs), or Tax-free Savings Accounts (TFSAs). In New Brunswick, 55.2% of households contributed to an account while 65.2% of households contributed nationally.
Percentage of households contributing to RRSPs, RPPs or TFSAs, RRSPs, RPPs and TFSAs, Saint Stephen, 2015
Median contribution amount
$ 4,651
$ 2,020
$ 3,416
$ 4,176
Income of couples
- In 33.7% of couples in Saint Stephen, each partner had fairly equal incomes3 in 2015 while men had higher income in 51.5% of couples and women had higher income in the remaining 15.8% of couples.
- For Canada overall, each partner had fairly equal incomes in 32.0% of couples with men having the higher income in 50.7% of couples and women having higher income in 17.3% of couples.
Figure 1.7 Characteristics of couples' total income, Saint Stephen and its neighbouring census subdivisions, 2015
- In 2015, the median total income of couples in Saint Stephen was $62,080 compared to $87,688 for all couples in Canada.
- The median income of higher-income partners in 2015 was $43,776 and the median income of lower-income partners was $18,176.
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Source:
Statistics Canada. 2017. Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-404-X2016001. Ottawa, Ontario. Data products, 2016 Census.
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