Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census
East Kootenay B, 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 B 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 | |
East Kootenay C (Regional district electoral area) | 2,285 | 2,435 | 6.6 | 73,691 | 86,688 | 17.6 |
East Kootenay A (Regional district electoral area) | ... | 835 | ... | ... | 98,901 | ... |
East Kootenay B (Regional district electoral area) | ... | 830 | ... | ... | 78,387 | ... |
Low income
- In 2015, 215 persons or 11.7% of the persons in East Kootenay B lived in low income2.
Savings
- In 2015, 63.6% of households in East Kootenay B 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 B, 2015
Median contribution amount
$ 9,520
$ 6,160
$ 4,080
$ 9,056
Income of couples
- In 22.3% of couples in East Kootenay B, each partner had fairly equal incomes3 in 2015 while men had higher income in 67.9% of couples and women had higher income in the remaining 10.7% 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, East Kootenay B and its neighbouring census subdivisions, 2015
- In 2015, the median total income of couples in East Kootenay B was $93,269 compared to $87,688 for all couples in Canada.
- The median income of higher-income partners in 2015 was $68,011 and the median income of lower-income partners was $19,264.
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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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