Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census

• In 2015, the median total income of households in Canada was $70,336.

• In 2015, 100 persons or 14.8% of the persons in Lac Baker lived in low income².

• In 2015, 48.5% of households in Lac Baker 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.

• In 38.1% of couples in Lac Baker, each partner had fairly equal incomes³ in 2015 while men had higher income in 47.6% of couples and women had higher income in the remaining 16.7% 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, Lac Baker and its neighbouring census subdivisions, 2015

Figure 1.7 description Long description for Figure 1.7 Characteristics of couples' total income, Lac Baker and its neighbouring census subdivisions, 2015

• In 2015, the median total income of couples in Lac Baker was $68,608 compared to $87,688 for all couples in Canada.
• The median income of higher-income partners in 2015 was $45,824 and the median income of lower-income partners was $21,888.