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Ponoka County, Municipal district (CSD) - Alberta

Data quality

Data quality note(s): Ponoka County, Municipal district (CSD) - Alberta

  • Global non-response rate (GNR), long-form census questionnaire: 9.2%
  • Data quality index showing a long-form income non-response rate higher than or equal to 10%, but lower than 20%.

Median income of households

  • In 2015, the median total income of households in Ponoka County was $87,957, a change of 26.2% from $69,721 in 20051.

Figure 1.1 Distribution of households by household total income, Ponoka County and higher level geographies, 2015

Figure 1.1 description Long description for Figure 1.1 Distribution of households by household total income, Ponoka County and higher level geographies, 2015

Number and median total income of households, Ponoka County and its neighbouring census subdivisions, 2005 and 2015

Geography Number of households Median total income of households
2006 2016 % change 2005 2015 % change
Lacombe County (Municipal district) 3,625 3,890 7.3 81,493 92,020 12.9
Ponoka County (Municipal district) 3,035 3,535 16.5 69,721 87,957 26.2
Ponoka (Town) 2,670 3,010 12.7 64,540 74,313 15.1
Clearwater County (Municipal district) 4,430 4,700 6.1 71,677 87,979 22.7
Camrose County (Municipal district) 2,695 3,115 15.6 70,552 90,240 27.9
Wetaskiwin County No. 10 (Municipal district) 3,940 4,375 11.0 65,890 80,486 22.2
Rimbey (Town) ... 1,080 ... ... 59,947 ...
Samson 137 (Indian reserve) ... 785 ... ... 37,504 ...
Ermineskin 138 (Indian reserve) ... 455 ... ... 44,288 ...
Montana 139 (Indian reserve) ... 140 ... ... 30,528 ...

Figure 1.2 Median total income of households by household type, Ponoka County, 2005 and 2015

Figure 1.2 description Long description for Figure 1.2 Median total income of households by household type, Ponoka County, 2005 and 2015

Low income

  • In 2015, 1,055 persons or 11.2% were in low income, while in 2005, 9.1% of the persons in Ponoka County lived in low income2.
  • The low-income rate for persons under 18 years of age was 16.1% compared to 10.0% for persons aged 18 to 64 and 8.4% for persons 65 and over in 2015.
  • Persons living in lone-parent families had a higher rate of low income at 29.5%, while those living in couple families without children had a lower rate of 6.1%.

Figure 1.3 Percentage of persons in low income by five-year age groups, Ponoka County, 2015

Figure 1.3 description Long description for FigureFigure 1.3 Percentage of persons in low income by five-year age groups, Ponoka County, 2015

Figure 1.4 Percentage of persons in low income, Canada, Alberta, Ponoka County and its neighbouring census subdivisions, 2015

Figure 1.4 description Long description for Figure 1.4 Percentage of persons in low income, Canada, Alberta, Ponoka County 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

Figure 1.5 description Long description for Figure 1.5 Percentage of persons in low income by census family type, Ponoka County and higher level geographies, 2015

Savings

  • In 2015, 58.8% of households in Ponoka County 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, Ponoka County, 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

$ 9,237

$ 4,624

$ 4,965

$ 7,210

Income of couples

  • In 32.6% of couples in Ponoka County, each partner had fairly equal incomes3 in 2015 while men had higher income in 52.5% of couples and women had higher income in the remaining 14.9% 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, Ponoka County and its neighbouring census subdivisions, 2015

Figure 1.7 description Long description for Figure 1.7 Characteristics of couples' total income, Ponoka County and its neighbouring census subdivisions, 2015

  • In 2015, the median total income of couples in Ponoka County was $96,469 compared to $87,688 for all couples in Canada.
  • The median income of higher-income partners in 2015 was $66,517 and the median income of lower-income partners was $24,832.

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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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