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Mascouche, Ville (CSD) - Quebec

Data quality

Data quality note(s): Mascouche, Ville (CSD) - Quebec

  • Global non-response rate (GNR), long-form census questionnaire: 3.3%

Median income of households

  • In 2015, the median total income of households in Mascouche was $78,443, a change of 4.0% from $75,407 in 20051.

Figure 1.1 Distribution of households by household total income, Mascouche and higher level geographies, 2015

Figure 1.1 description Long description for Figure 1.1 Distribution of households by household total income, Mascouche and higher level geographies, 2015

Number and median total income of households, Mascouche and its neighbouring census subdivisions, 2005 and 2015

Geography Number of households Median total income of households
2006 2016 % change 2005 2015 % change
Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan (Municipalité) 1,720 2,030 18.0 56,531 63,360 12.1
Terrebonne (Ville) 34,835 41,800 20.0 74,485 78,986 6.0
Mascouche (Ville) 12,055 17,900 48.5 75,407 78,443 4.0
Repentigny (Ville) 29,385 33,320 13.4 76,237 78,105 2.5
L'Épiphanie (Paroisse (municipalité de)) ... 1,235 ... ... 68,887 ...

Figure 1.2 Median total income of households by household type, Mascouche, 2005 and 2015

Figure 1.2 description Long description for Figure 1.2 Median total income of households by household type, Mascouche, 2005 and 2015

Low income

  • In 2015, 3,105 persons or 6.8% were in low income, while in 2005, 6.8% of the persons in Mascouche lived in low income2.
  • The low-income rate for persons under 18 years of age was 6.9% compared to 5.9% for persons aged 18 to 64 and 11.5% for persons 65 and over in 2015.
  • Persons living in lone-parent families had a higher rate of low income at 16.7%, while those living in couple families without children had a lower rate of 3.6%.

Figure 1.3 Percentage of persons in low income by five-year age groups, Mascouche, 2015

Figure 1.3 description Long description for FigureFigure 1.3 Percentage of persons in low income by five-year age groups, Mascouche, 2015

Figure 1.4 Percentage of persons in low income, Canada, Quebec, Mascouche and its neighbouring census subdivisions, 2015

Figure 1.4 description Long description for Figure 1.4 Percentage of persons in low income, Canada, Quebec, Mascouche and its neighbouring census subdivisions, 2015

Figure 1.5 Percentage of persons in low income by census family type, #qCSD.OFFNAME# and higher level geographies, 2015

Figure 1.5 description Long description for Figure 1.5 Percentage of persons in low income by census family type, Mascouche and higher level geographies, 2015

Savings

  • In 2015, 73.6% of households in Mascouche 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, Mascouche, 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

$ 6,485

$ 2,996

$ 3,763

$ 4,998

Income of couples

  • In 36.2% of couples in Mascouche, each partner had fairly equal incomes3 in 2015 while men had higher income in 50.7% of couples and women had higher income in the remaining 13.1% 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, Mascouche and its neighbouring census subdivisions, 2015

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

  • In 2015, the median total income of couples in Mascouche was $91,859 compared to $87,688 for all couples in Canada.
  • The median income of higher-income partners in 2015 was $60,222 and the median income of lower-income partners was $30,208.

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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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