Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census
Wetaskiwin County No. 10, Municipal district (CSD) - Alberta
Data qualityMedian income of households
- In 2015, the median total income of households in Wetaskiwin County No. 10 was $80,486, a change of 22.2% from $65,890 in 20051.
Figure 1.1 Distribution of households by household total income, Wetaskiwin County No. 10 and higher level geographies, 2015
Number and median total income of households, Wetaskiwin County No. 10 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 | |
Ponoka County (Municipal district) | 3,035 | 3,535 | 16.5 | 69,721 | 87,957 | 26.2 |
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 |
Wetaskiwin (City) | 4,770 | 5,120 | 7.3 | 52,663 | 67,056 | 27.3 |
Leduc County (Municipal district) | 4,745 | 5,100 | 7.5 | 77,199 | 103,646 | 34.3 |
Brazeau County (Municipal district) | 2,525 | 2,930 | 16.0 | 87,175 | 101,922 | 16.9 |
Millet (Town) | ... | 825 | ... | ... | 83,200 | ... |
Louis Bull 138B (Indian reserve) | ... | 225 | ... | ... | 34,048 | ... |
Samson 137 (Indian reserve) | ... | 785 | ... | ... | 37,504 | ... |
Ermineskin 138 (Indian reserve) | ... | 455 | ... | ... | 44,288 | ... |
Pigeon Lake 138A (Indian reserve) | ... | 95 | ... | ... | 34,048 | ... |
Figure 1.2 Median total income of households by household type, Wetaskiwin County No. 10, 2005 and 2015
Low income
- In 2015, 1,360 persons or 12.4% were in low income, while in 2005, 12.6% of the persons in Wetaskiwin County No. 10 lived in low income2.
- The low-income rate for persons under 18 years of age was 16.0% compared to 11.8% for persons aged 18 to 64 and 10.2% for persons 65 and over in 2015.
- Persons living in lone-parent families had a higher rate of low income at 27.0%, while those living in couple families without children had a lower rate of 7.7%.
Figure 1.3 Percentage of persons in low income by five-year age groups, Wetaskiwin County No. 10, 2015
Figure 1.4 Percentage of persons in low income, Canada, Alberta, Wetaskiwin County No. 10 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, 58.2% of households in Wetaskiwin County No. 10 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, Wetaskiwin County No. 10, 2015
Median contribution amount
$ 9,061
$ 4,216
$ 4,603
$ 7,376
Income of couples
- In 28.8% of couples in Wetaskiwin County No. 10, each partner had fairly equal incomes3 in 2015 while men had higher income in 54.7% of couples and women had higher income in the remaining 16.7% 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, Wetaskiwin County No. 10 and its neighbouring census subdivisions, 2015
- In 2015, the median total income of couples in Wetaskiwin County No. 10 was $88,725 compared to $87,688 for all couples in Canada.
- The median income of higher-income partners in 2015 was $62,702 and the median income of lower-income partners was $21,016.
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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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