Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census
North Middlesex, Municipality (CSD) - Ontario
Data qualityMedian income of households
- In 2015, the median total income of households in North Middlesex was $78,426, a change of 5.1% from $74,651 in 20051.
Figure 1.1 Distribution of households by household total income, North Middlesex and higher level geographies, 2015
Number and median total income of households, North Middlesex 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 | |
Lambton Shores (Municipality) | 4,830 | 4,785 | -0.9 | 60,627 | 67,264 | 10.9 |
Middlesex Centre (Municipality) | 5,235 | 5,980 | 14.2 | 99,410 | 108,971 | 9.6 |
North Middlesex (Municipality) | 2,305 | 2,335 | 1.3 | 74,651 | 78,426 | 5.1 |
South Huron (Municipality) | 4,070 | 4,245 | 4.3 | 58,235 | 64,267 | 10.4 |
Adelaide-Metcalfe (Township) | ... | 990 | ... | ... | 85,632 | ... |
Warwick (Township) | ... | 1,355 | ... | ... | 72,277 | ... |
Lucan Biddulph (Township) | ... | 1,785 | ... | ... | 84,829 | ... |
Figure 1.2 Median total income of households by household type, North Middlesex, 2005 and 2015
Low income
- In 2015, 530 persons or 8.6% were in low income, while in 2005, 6.7% of the persons in North Middlesex lived in low income2.
- The low-income rate for persons under 18 years of age was 10.2% compared to 7.2% for persons aged 18 to 64 and 11.6% for persons 65 and over in 2015.
- Persons living in lone-parent families had a higher rate of low income at 24.5%, while those living in couple families without children had a lower rate of 4.7%.
Figure 1.3 Percentage of persons in low income by five-year age groups, North Middlesex, 2015
Figure 1.4 Percentage of persons in low income, Canada, Ontario, North Middlesex 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, 70.4% of households in North Middlesex contributed to Registered Retirement Savings Plans (RRSPs), Registered Pension Plans (RPPs), or Tax-free Savings Accounts (TFSAs). In Ontario, 67.2% 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, North Middlesex, 2015
Median contribution amount
$ 7,728
$ 3,400
$ 3,512
$ 6,507
Income of couples
- In 34.5% of couples in North Middlesex, 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 16.7% 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, North Middlesex and its neighbouring census subdivisions, 2015
- In 2015, the median total income of couples in North Middlesex was $87,001 compared to $87,688 for all couples in Canada.
- The median income of higher-income partners in 2015 was $56,448 and the median income of lower-income partners was $26,560.
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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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