Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census

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

• In 2015, 155 persons or 13.3% of the persons in Sainte-Agathe-de-Lotbinière lived in low income².

• In 2015, 70.1% of households in Sainte-Agathe-de-Lotbinière 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.

• In 39.0% of couples in Sainte-Agathe-de-Lotbinière, each partner had fairly equal incomes³ in 2015 while men had higher income in 42.4% of couples and women had higher income in the remaining 16.9% 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, Sainte-Agathe-de-Lotbinière and its neighbouring census subdivisions, 2015

Figure 1.7 description Long description for Figure 1.7 Characteristics of couples' total income, Sainte-Agathe-de-Lotbinière and its neighbouring census subdivisions, 2015

• In 2015, the median total income of couples in Sainte-Agathe-de-Lotbinière was $62,464 compared to $87,688 for all couples in Canada.
• The median income of higher-income partners in 2015 was $40,832 and the median income of lower-income partners was $20,864.