Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census
East Kootenay A, Regional district electoral area (CSD) - British Columbia
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, East Kootenay A 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 | |
Fernie (City) | 1,875 | 2,220 | 18.4 | 56,786 | 90,112 | 58.7 |
East Kootenay C (Regional district electoral area) | 2,285 | 2,435 | 6.6 | 73,691 | 86,688 | 17.6 |
Crowsnest Pass (Specialized municipality) | 2,630 | 2,570 | -2.3 | 56,115 | 73,856 | 31.6 |
Sparwood (District municipality) | ... | 1,650 | ... | ... | 103,538 | ... |
Elkford (District municipality) | ... | 1,045 | ... | ... | 110,379 | ... |
Pincher Creek No. 9 (Municipal district) | ... | 1,120 | ... | ... | 78,251 | ... |
East Kootenay A (Regional district electoral area) | ... | 835 | ... | ... | 98,901 | ... |
East Kootenay B (Regional district electoral area) | ... | 830 | ... | ... | 78,387 | ... |
East Kootenay F (Regional district electoral area) | ... | 1,200 | ... | ... | 81,835 | ... |
Low income
- In 2015, 150 persons or 8.0% of the persons in East Kootenay A lived in low income2.
Savings
- In 2015, 69.5% of households in East Kootenay A contributed to Registered Retirement Savings Plans (RRSPs), Registered Pension Plans (RPPs), or Tax-free Savings Accounts (TFSAs). In British Columbia, 64.2% 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, East Kootenay A, 2015
Median contribution amount
$ 9,488
$ 5,184
$ 3,992
$ 7,152
Income of couples
- In 28.3% of couples in East Kootenay A, each partner had fairly equal incomes3 in 2015 while men had higher income in 61.1% of couples and women had higher income in the remaining 11.5% 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, East Kootenay A and its neighbouring census subdivisions, 2015
- In 2015, the median total income of couples in East Kootenay A was $110,848 compared to $87,688 for all couples in Canada.
- The median income of higher-income partners in 2015 was $83,712 and the median income of lower-income partners was $25,408.
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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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