Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census
Grand Falls, 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, Grand Falls 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 | |
Grand Falls (Town) | 2,385 | 2,465 | 3.4 | 45,711 | 50,211 | 9.8 |
Andover (Parish) | ... | 365 | ... | ... | 51,072 | ... |
Drummond (Parish) | ... | 845 | ... | ... | 65,248 | ... |
Tobique 20 (Indian reserve) | ... | 375 | ... | ... | 27,616 | ... |
Denmark (Parish) | ... | 630 | ... | ... | 45,824 | ... |
Grand Falls (Parish) | ... | 460 | ... | ... | 57,045 | ... |
Low income
- In 2015, 200 persons or 17.6% of the persons in Grand Falls lived in low income2.
Savings
- In 2015, 47.8% of households in Grand Falls 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, Grand Falls, 2015
Median contribution amount
$ 5,491
$ 2,456
$ 3,168
$ 5,484
Income of couples
- In 33.9% of couples in Grand Falls, each partner had fairly equal incomes3 in 2015 while men had higher income in 46.4% of couples and women had higher income in the remaining 19.6% 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, Grand Falls and its neighbouring census subdivisions, 2015
- In 2015, the median total income of couples in Grand Falls was $68,480 compared to $87,688 for all couples in Canada.
- The median income of higher-income partners in 2015 was $45,696 and the median income of lower-income partners was $21,440.
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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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