Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census
Breton, 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, Breton 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 | |
Brazeau County (Municipal district) | 2,525 | 2,930 | 16.0 | 87,175 | 101,922 | 16.9 |
Breton (Village) | ... | 255 | ... | ... | 52,736 | ... |
Low income
- In 2015, 105 persons or 19.1% of the persons in Breton lived in low income2.
Savings
- In 2015, 46.0% of households in Breton 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, Breton, 2015
Median contribution amount
$ 7,344
$ 2,408
$ 4,848
$ 5,480
Income of couples
- In 16.0% of couples in Breton, each partner had fairly equal incomes3 in 2015 while men had higher income in 68.0% of couples and women had higher income in the remaining 12.0% 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, Breton and its neighbouring census subdivisions, 2015
- In 2015, the median total income of couples in Breton was $80,128 compared to $87,688 for all couples in Canada.
- The median income of higher-income partners in 2015 was $59,968 and the median income of lower-income partners was $15,328.
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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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