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Saint-Philippe, Municipalité (CSD) - Quebec

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Median income of households

  • In 2015, the median total income of households in Saint-Philippe was $79,842, a change of 12.8% from $70,791 in 20051.

Figure 1.1 Distribution of households by household total income, Saint-Philippe and higher level geographies, 2015

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

Number and median total income of households, Saint-Philippe and its neighbouring census subdivisions, 2005 and 2015

Geography Number of households Median total income of households
2006 2016 % change 2005 2015 % change
Saint-Philippe (Municipalité) 1,925 2,490 29.4 70,791 79,842 12.8
La Prairie (Ville) 8,560 9,695 13.3 76,634 79,881 4.2
Candiac (Ville) 5,965 7,830 31.3 94,013 101,205 7.7
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu (Ville) 36,720 40,840 11.2 57,518 61,904 7.6
Saint-Jacques-le-Mineur (Municipalité) ... 640 ... ... 64,960 ...
Saint-Édouard (Municipalité) ... 510 ... ... 70,315 ...
Saint-Mathieu (Municipalité) ... 860 ... ... 70,144 ...

Figure 1.2 Median total income of households by household type, Saint-Philippe, 2005 and 2015

Low income

  • In 2015, 395 persons or 6.3% were in low income, while in 2005, 6.2% of the persons in Saint-Philippe lived in low income2.
  • The low-income rate for persons under 18 years of age was 5.5% compared to 5.0% for persons aged 18 to 64 and 14.6% for persons 65 and over in 2015.
  • Persons living in lone-parent families had a higher rate of low income at 15.4%, while those living in couple families without children had a lower rate of 3.9%.

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

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

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

Figure 1.4 description Long description for Figure 1.4 Percentage of persons in low income, Canada, Quebec, Saint-Philippe 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, Saint-Philippe and higher level geographies, 2015

Savings

  • In 2015, 75.5% of households in Saint-Philippe 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, Saint-Philippe, 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

$ 6,544

$ 3,253

$ 3,326

$ 5,192

Income of couples

  • In 38.4% of couples in Saint-Philippe, each partner had fairly equal incomes3 in 2015 while men had higher income in 48.0% of couples and women had higher income in the remaining 13.2% 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-Philippe and its neighbouring census subdivisions, 2015

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

  • In 2015, the median total income of couples in Saint-Philippe was $90,514 compared to $87,688 for all couples in Canada.
  • The median income of higher-income partners in 2015 was $58,080 and the median income of lower-income partners was $31,637.

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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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