Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census

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

• In 2015, 620 persons or 37.8% of the persons in Saint-Joseph-de-Sorel lived in low income².

• In 2015, 38.7% of households in Saint-Joseph-de-Sorel 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 30.5% of couples in Saint-Joseph-de-Sorel, each partner had fairly equal incomes³ in 2015 while men had higher income in 50.8% of couples and women had higher income in the remaining 18.6% 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, Saint-Joseph-de-Sorel and its neighbouring census subdivisions, 2015

Figure 1.7 description Long description for Figure 1.7 Characteristics of couples' total income, Saint-Joseph-de-Sorel and its neighbouring census subdivisions, 2015

• In 2015, the median total income of couples in Saint-Joseph-de-Sorel was $50,752 compared to $87,688 for all couples in Canada.
• The median income of higher-income partners in 2015 was $34,816 and the median income of lower-income partners was $13,440.