Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census
Special Area No. 4, Special area (CSD) - Alberta
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, Special Area No. 4 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 | |
Paintearth County No. 18 (Municipal district) | ... | 635 | ... | ... | 84,821 | ... |
Special Area No. 3 (Special area) | ... | 385 | ... | ... | 82,517 | ... |
Special Area No. 2 (Special area) | ... | 650 | ... | ... | 87,040 | ... |
Provost No. 52 (Municipal district) | ... | 825 | ... | ... | 92,621 | ... |
Consort (Village) | ... | 280 | ... | ... | 88,832 | ... |
Special Area No. 4 (Special area) | ... | 430 | ... | ... | 91,392 | ... |
Low income
- In 2015, 105 persons or 9.2% of the persons in Special Area No. 4 lived in low income2.
Savings
- In 2015, 59.3% of households in Special Area No. 4 contributed to Registered Retirement Savings Plans (RRSPs), Registered Pension Plans (RPPs), or Tax-free Savings Accounts (TFSAs). In Alberta, 68.4% 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, Special Area No. 4, 2015
Median contribution amount
$ 9,992
$ 6,504
$ 4,400
$ 7,040
Income of couples
- In 34.8% of couples in Special Area No. 4, each partner had fairly equal incomes3 in 2015 while men had higher income in 51.5% of couples and women had higher income in the remaining 15.2% 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, Special Area No. 4 and its neighbouring census subdivisions, 2015
- In 2015, the median total income of couples in Special Area No. 4 was $98,304 compared to $87,688 for all couples in Canada.
- The median income of higher-income partners in 2015 was $64,896 and the median income of lower-income partners was $30,400.
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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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