Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census
Barrhead, Town (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, Barrhead 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 | |
Barrhead County No. 11 (Municipal district) | 2,090 | 2,295 | 9.8 | 62,018 | 80,768 | 30.2 |
Barrhead (Town) | ... | 1,915 | ... | ... | 61,568 | ... |
Low income
- In 2015, 505 persons or 11.9% of the persons in Barrhead lived in low income2.
Savings
- In 2015, 62.7% of households in Barrhead 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, Barrhead, 2015
Median contribution amount
$ 7,568
$ 2,602
$ 5,429
$ 5,792
Income of couples
- In 31.4% of couples in Barrhead, each partner had fairly equal incomes3 in 2015 while men had higher income in 55.2% of couples and women had higher income in the remaining 13.4% 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, Barrhead and its neighbouring census subdivisions, 2015
- In 2015, the median total income of couples in Barrhead was $84,736 compared to $87,688 for all couples in Canada.
- The median income of higher-income partners in 2015 was $59,584 and the median income of lower-income partners was $23,520.
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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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