Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census
Pointe-Verte, Village (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, Pointe-Verte 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 | |
Beresford (Parish) | 2,445 | 2,640 | 8.0 | 54,093 | 57,968 | 7.2 |
Belledune (Village) | ... | 705 | ... | ... | 42,258 | ... |
Pointe-Verte (Village) | ... | 410 | ... | ... | 55,168 | ... |
Durham (Parish) | ... | 525 | ... | ... | 36,403 | ... |
Low income
- In 2015, 145 persons or 16.9% of the persons in Pointe-Verte lived in low income2.
Savings
- In 2015, 46.3% of households in Pointe-Verte 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, Pointe-Verte, 2015
Median contribution amount
$ 5,016
$ 2,848
$ 3,128
$ 5,021
Income of couples
- In 30.8% of couples in Pointe-Verte, each partner had fairly equal incomes3 in 2015 while men had higher income in 59.6% of couples and women had higher income in the remaining 11.5% 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, Pointe-Verte and its neighbouring census subdivisions, 2015
- In 2015, the median total income of couples in Pointe-Verte was $64,000 compared to $87,688 for all couples in Canada.
- The median income of higher-income partners in 2015 was $43,136 and the median income of lower-income partners was $19,712.
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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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