Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census
Central Okanagan, 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, Central Okanagan 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 | |
Kelowna (City) | 44,985 | 53,900 | 19.8 | 57,809 | 68,627 | 18.7 |
Lake Country (District municipality) | 3,645 | 5,095 | 39.8 | 66,866 | 83,243 | 24.5 |
West Kelowna (District municipality) | 10,205 | 12,440 | 21.9 | 71,806 | 83,942 | 16.9 |
Kootenay Boundary E / West Boundary (Regional district electoral area) | ... | 1,015 | ... | ... | 39,369 | ... |
Okanagan-Similkameen E (Regional district electoral area) | ... | 825 | ... | ... | 72,448 | ... |
Central Okanagan J (Regional district electoral area) | ... | 900 | ... | ... | 66,912 | ... |
North Okanagan B (Regional district electoral area) | ... | 1,285 | ... | ... | 69,632 | ... |
North Okanagan D (Regional district electoral area) | ... | 1,105 | ... | ... | 61,056 | ... |
Central Okanagan (Regional district electoral area) | ... | 1,520 | ... | ... | 85,504 | ... |
Low income
- In 2015, 390 persons or 10.2% of the persons in Central Okanagan lived in low income2.
Savings
- In 2015, 66.1% of households in Central Okanagan 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, Central Okanagan, 2015
Median contribution amount
$ 9,696
$ 4,004
$ 3,720
$ 8,027
Income of couples
- In 30.8% of couples in Central Okanagan, each partner had fairly equal incomes3 in 2015 while men had higher income in 53.7% of couples and women had higher income in the remaining 15.0% 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, Central Okanagan and its neighbouring census subdivisions, 2015
- In 2015, the median total income of couples in Central Okanagan was $91,989 compared to $87,688 for all couples in Canada.
- The median income of higher-income partners in 2015 was $61,952 and the median income of lower-income partners was $26,624.
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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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