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Portneuf-sur-Mer, Municipalité (CSD) - Quebec

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Median income of households

  • In 2015, the median total income of households in Canada was $70,336.

Number and median total income of households, Portneuf-sur-Mer and its neighbouring census subdivisions, 2005 and 2015

Geography Number of households Median total income of households
2006 2016 % change 2005 2015 % change
Rimouski (Ville) 19,885 22,600 13.7 52,579 56,728 7.9
Forestville (Ville) ... 1,445 ... ... 49,088 ...
Longue-Rive (Municipalité) ... 490 ... ... 42,240 ...
Portneuf-sur-Mer (Municipalité) ... 290 ... ... 49,216 ...

Low income

  • In 2015, 115 persons or 19.3% of the persons in Portneuf-sur-Mer lived in low income2.

Savings

  • In 2015, 46.6% of households in Portneuf-sur-Mer 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, Portneuf-sur-Mer, 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

$ 6,064

$ 2,376

$ 3,192

$ 7,216

Income of couples

  • In 23.5% of couples in Portneuf-sur-Mer, each partner had fairly equal incomes3 in 2015 while men had higher income in 64.7% of couples and women had higher income in the remaining 11.8% 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, Portneuf-sur-Mer and its neighbouring census subdivisions, 2015

Figure 1.7 description Long description for Figure 1.7 Characteristics of couples' total income, Portneuf-sur-Mer and its neighbouring census subdivisions, 2015

  • In 2015, the median total income of couples in Portneuf-sur-Mer was $55,808 compared to $87,688 for all couples in Canada.
  • The median income of higher-income partners in 2015 was $40,704 and the median income of lower-income partners was $15,040.

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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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