Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census
Grey Highlands, Municipality (CSD) - Ontario
Data qualityMedian income of households
- In 2015, the median total income of households in Grey Highlands was $67,447, a change of 10.1% from $61,243 in 20051.
Figure 1.1 Distribution of households by household total income, Grey Highlands and higher level geographies, 2015
Number and median total income of households, Grey Highlands 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 | |
West Grey (Municipality) | 4,765 | 5,075 | 6.5 | 62,056 | 63,450 | 2.2 |
Southgate (Township) | 2,525 | 2,710 | 7.3 | 65,881 | 67,959 | 3.2 |
Grey Highlands (Municipality) | 3,685 | 3,905 | 6.0 | 61,243 | 67,447 | 10.1 |
Chatsworth (Township) | 2,370 | 2,550 | 7.6 | 60,084 | 66,202 | 10.2 |
The Blue Mountains (Town) | 2,930 | 3,275 | 11.8 | 69,995 | 78,490 | 12.1 |
Meaford (Municipality) | 4,440 | 4,830 | 8.8 | 61,091 | 65,792 | 7.7 |
Clearview (Township) | 5,010 | 5,335 | 6.5 | 72,860 | 78,519 | 7.8 |
Melancthon (Township) | ... | 1,035 | ... | ... | 79,206 | ... |
Figure 1.2 Median total income of households by household type, Grey Highlands, 2005 and 2015
Low income
- In 2015, 1,440 persons or 14.8% were in low income, while in 2005, 16.8% of the persons in Grey Highlands lived in low income2.
- The low-income rate for persons under 18 years of age was 21.0% compared to 13.7% for persons aged 18 to 64 and 12.6% for persons 65 and over in 2015.
- Persons living in lone-parent families had a higher rate of low income at 23.0%, while those living in couple families without children had a lower rate of 8.2%.
Figure 1.3 Percentage of persons in low income by five-year age groups, Grey Highlands, 2015
Figure 1.4 Percentage of persons in low income, Canada, Ontario, Grey Highlands 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, 61.3% of households in Grey Highlands 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, Grey Highlands, 2015
Median contribution amount
$ 6,640
$ 2,597
$ 3,573
$ 5,504
Income of couples
- In 29.9% of couples in Grey Highlands, each partner had fairly equal incomes3 in 2015 while men had higher income in 48.9% of couples and women had higher income in the remaining 21.2% 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, Grey Highlands and its neighbouring census subdivisions, 2015
- In 2015, the median total income of couples in Grey Highlands was $76,526 compared to $87,688 for all couples in Canada.
- The median income of higher-income partners in 2015 was $52,259 and the median income of lower-income partners was $20,544.
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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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