Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census

• In 2015, the median total income of households in Canada was $70,336.

• In 2015, 85 persons or 18.1% of the persons in Ryley lived in low income².

• In 2015, 52.4% of households in Ryley 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.

• In 28.6% of couples in Ryley, each partner had fairly equal incomes³ in 2015 while men had higher income in 61.9% of couples and women had higher income in the remaining 9.5% 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, Ryley and its neighbouring census subdivisions, 2015

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

• In 2015, the median total income of couples in Ryley was $76,800 compared to $87,688 for all couples in Canada.
• The median income of higher-income partners in 2015 was $53,120 and the median income of lower-income partners was $16,704.