Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census
Fraser Valley 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, Fraser Valley 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 | |
Hope (District municipality) | 2,655 | 2,875 | 8.3 | 49,173 | 51,226 | 4.2 |
Kent (District municipality) | 1,940 | 2,190 | 12.9 | 53,752 | 62,272 | 15.9 |
Fraser Valley B (Regional district electoral area) | ... | 390 | ... | ... | 45,824 | ... |
Thompson-Nicola N (Beautiful Nicola Valley - South) (Regional district electoral area) | ... | 335 | ... | ... | 68,096 | ... |
Fraser Valley C (Regional district electoral area) | ... | 465 | ... | ... | 61,824 | ... |
Fraser Valley D (Regional district electoral area) | ... | 525 | ... | ... | 92,160 | ... |
Okanagan-Similkameen H (Regional district electoral area) | ... | 925 | ... | ... | 59,648 | ... |
Fraser Valley E (Regional district electoral area) | ... | 655 | ... | ... | 55,744 | ... |
Fraser Valley A (Regional district electoral area) | ... | 235 | ... | ... | 31,552 | ... |
Low income
- In 2015, 180 persons or 22.5% of the persons in Fraser Valley B lived in low income2.
Savings
- In 2015, 44.9% of households in Fraser Valley 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, Fraser Valley B, 2015
Median contribution amount
$ 5,488
$ 3,488
$ 3,677
$ 5,502
Income of couples
- In 26.8% of couples in Fraser Valley B, each partner had fairly equal incomes3 in 2015 while men had higher income in 51.2% of couples and women had higher income in the remaining 22.0% 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, Fraser Valley B and its neighbouring census subdivisions, 2015
- In 2015, the median total income of couples in Fraser Valley B was $62,912 compared to $87,688 for all couples in Canada.
- The median income of higher-income partners in 2015 was $47,488 and the median income of lower-income partners was $14,432.
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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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