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Baie-des-Sables, Municipalité (CSD) - Quebec

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Median income of households

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

Number and median total income of households, Baie-des-Sables and its neighbouring census subdivisions, 2005 and 2015

Geography Number of households Median total income of households
2006 2016 % change 2005 2015 % change
Baie-des-Sables (Municipalité) ... 265 ... ... 51,840 ...
Saint-Ulric (Municipalité) ... 755 ... ... 52,523 ...
Pointe-Lebel (Village) ... 865 ... ... 72,550 ...
Métis-sur-Mer (Ville) ... 280 ... ... 46,912 ...
Saint-Damase (Paroisse (municipalité de)) ... 175 ... ... 56,960 ...

Low income

  • In 2015, 110 persons or 19.3% of the persons in Baie-des-Sables lived in low income2.

Savings

  • In 2015, 60.4% of households in Baie-des-Sables contributed to Registered Retirement Savings Plans (RRSPs), Registered Pension Plans (RPPs), or Tax-free Savings Accounts (TFSAs). In Quebec, 63.7% 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, Baie-des-Sables, 2015

Figure 1.6 description Long description for Figure 1.6 Percentage of households contributing to RRSPs, RPPs or TFSAs, RRSPs, RPPs and TFSAs

Median contribution amount

$ 5,120

$ 2,536

$ 3,112

$ 5,502

Income of couples

  • In 40.0% of couples in Baie-des-Sables, each partner had fairly equal incomes3 in 2015 while men had higher income in 43.3% 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, Baie-des-Sables and its neighbouring census subdivisions, 2015

Figure 1.7 description Long description for Figure 1.7 Characteristics of couples' total income, Baie-des-Sables and its neighbouring census subdivisions, 2015

  • In 2015, the median total income of couples in Baie-des-Sables was $62,208 compared to $87,688 for all couples in Canada.
  • The median income of higher-income partners in 2015 was $38,016 and the median income of lower-income partners was $20,160.

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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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