Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census
Forestburg, Village (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, Forestburg 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 | |
Flagstaff County (Municipal district) | ... | 1,380 | ... | ... | 91,307 | ... |
Forestburg (Village) | ... | 360 | ... | ... | 80,896 | ... |
Low income
- In 2015, 70 persons or 8.4% of the persons in Forestburg lived in low income2.
Savings
- In 2015, 61.1% of households in Forestburg 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, Forestburg, 2015
Median contribution amount
$ 8,784
$ 4,368
$ 3,208
$ 9,616
Income of couples
- In 25.0% of couples in Forestburg, each partner had fairly equal incomes3 in 2015 while men had higher income in 68.2% of couples and women had higher income in the remaining 6.8% 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, Forestburg and its neighbouring census subdivisions, 2015
- In 2015, the median total income of couples in Forestburg was $101,632 compared to $87,688 for all couples in Canada.
- The median income of higher-income partners in 2015 was $72,448 and the median income of lower-income partners was $24,256.
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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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