Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census
Pointe-Calumet, Municipalité (CSD) - Quebec
Data qualityMedian income of households
- In 2015, the median total income of households in Pointe-Calumet was $60,416, a change of -3.0% from $62,269 in 20051.
Figure 1.1 Distribution of households by household total income, Pointe-Calumet and higher level geographies, 2015
Number and median total income of households, Pointe-Calumet 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 | |
Montréal (Ville) | 743,240 | 779,800 | 4.9 | 45,199 | 50,227 | 11.1 |
Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac (Ville) | 4,280 | 6,870 | 60.5 | 70,131 | 81,510 | 16.2 |
Pointe-Calumet (Municipalité) | 2,565 | 2,620 | 2.1 | 62,269 | 60,416 | -3.0 |
Saint-Joseph-du-Lac (Municipalité) | 1,750 | 2,525 | 44.3 | 75,325 | 80,421 | 6.8 |
Oka (Municipalité) | ... | 1,560 | ... | ... | 71,196 | ... |
Figure 1.2 Median total income of households by household type, Pointe-Calumet, 2005 and 2015
Low income
- In 2015, 835 persons or 13.1% were in low income, while in 2005, 10.8% of the persons in Pointe-Calumet lived in low income2.
- The low-income rate for persons under 18 years of age was 13.6% compared to 11.1% for persons aged 18 to 64 and 23.2% for persons 65 and over in 2015.
- Persons living in lone-parent families had a higher rate of low income at 25.6%, while those living in couple families without children had a lower rate of 7.4%.
Figure 1.3 Percentage of persons in low income by five-year age groups, Pointe-Calumet, 2015
Figure 1.4 Percentage of persons in low income, Canada, Quebec, Pointe-Calumet 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
Savings
- In 2015, 61.4% of households in Pointe-Calumet 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, Pointe-Calumet, 2015
Median contribution amount
$ 4,121
$ 2,076
$ 2,438
$ 2,984
Income of couples
- In 35.7% of couples in Pointe-Calumet, each partner had fairly equal incomes3 in 2015 while men had higher income in 48.8% of couples and women had higher income in the remaining 15.5% 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, Pointe-Calumet and its neighbouring census subdivisions, 2015
- In 2015, the median total income of couples in Pointe-Calumet was $74,533 compared to $87,688 for all couples in Canada.
- The median income of higher-income partners in 2015 was $48,687 and the median income of lower-income partners was $24,265.
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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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