Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census
La Bostonnais, 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, La Bostonnais 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 | |
La Tuque (Ville) | 5,340 | 5,310 | -0.6 | 50,032 | 51,014 | 2.0 |
La Bostonnais (Municipalité) | ... | 270 | ... | ... | 56,960 | ... |
Low income
- In 2015, 90 persons or 15.4% of the persons in La Bostonnais lived in low income2.
Savings
- In 2015, 51.9% of households in La Bostonnais 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, La Bostonnais, 2015
Median contribution amount
$ 5,168
$ 2,504
$ 3,272
$ 3,696
Income of couples
- In 32.4% of couples in La Bostonnais, each partner had fairly equal incomes3 in 2015 while men had higher income in 52.9% of couples and women had higher income in the remaining 14.7% 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, La Bostonnais and its neighbouring census subdivisions, 2015
- In 2015, the median total income of couples in La Bostonnais was $71,936 compared to $87,688 for all couples in Canada.
- The median income of higher-income partners in 2015 was $48,427 and the median income of lower-income partners was $19,520.
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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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