Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census
Elgin, Municipalité (CSD) - Quebec
Data qualityMedian income of households
- In 2015, the median total income of households in Canada was $70,336.
Number and median total income of households, Elgin and its neighbouring census subdivisions, 2005 and 2015
Geography | Number of households | Median total income of households | ||||
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2006 | 2016 | % change | 2005 | 2015 | % change | |
Hinchinbrooke (Municipalité) | ... | 970 | ... | ... | 48,096 | ... |
Elgin (Municipalité) | ... | 175 | ... | ... | 46,848 | ... |
Godmanchester (Canton (municipalité de)) | ... | 570 | ... | ... | 54,400 | ... |
Low income
- In 2015, 80 persons or 20.3% of the persons in Elgin lived in low income2.
Savings
- In 2015, 57.1% of households in Elgin 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, Elgin, 2015
Median contribution amount
$ 5,904
$ 4,624
$ 2,600
$ 5,136
Income of couples
- In 31.8% of couples in Elgin, each partner had fairly equal incomes3 in 2015 while men had higher income in 50.0% of couples and women had higher income in the remaining 18.2% 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, Elgin and its neighbouring census subdivisions, 2015
- In 2015, the median total income of couples in Elgin was $54,272 compared to $87,688 for all couples in Canada.
- The median income of higher-income partners in 2015 was $39,040 and the median income of lower-income partners was $15,648.
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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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