Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census

• In 2015, the median total income of households in Canada was $70,336.

• In 2015, 105 persons or 18.6% of the persons in Columbia-Shuswap B lived in low income².

• In 2015, 55.6% of households in Columbia-Shuswap 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.

• In 32.4% of couples in Columbia-Shuswap B, each partner had fairly equal incomes³ in 2015 while men had higher income in 55.9% of couples and women had higher income in the remaining 14.7% 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, Columbia-Shuswap B and its neighbouring census subdivisions, 2015

Figure 1.7 description Long description for Figure 1.7 Characteristics of couples' total income, Columbia-Shuswap B and its neighbouring census subdivisions, 2015

• In 2015, the median total income of couples in Columbia-Shuswap B was $86,272 compared to $87,688 for all couples in Canada.
• The median income of higher-income partners in 2015 was $59,136 and the median income of lower-income partners was $23,424.