Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census
Cariboo I, 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, Cariboo I 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 | |
Quesnel (City) | 3,915 | 4,395 | 12.3 | 64,028 | 59,088 | -7.7 |
Cariboo A (Regional district electoral area) | 2,310 | 2,620 | 13.4 | 67,859 | 74,102 | 9.2 |
Cariboo B (Regional district electoral area) | ... | 1,635 | ... | ... | 72,000 | ... |
Fraser-Fort George C (Regional district electoral area) | ... | 1,280 | ... | ... | 108,885 | ... |
Cariboo I (Regional district electoral area) | ... | 635 | ... | ... | 58,880 | ... |
Cariboo K (Regional district electoral area) | ... | 155 | ... | ... | 60,032 | ... |
Bulkley-Nechako F (Regional district electoral area) | ... | 1,380 | ... | ... | 81,024 | ... |
Cariboo D (Regional district electoral area) | ... | 1,235 | ... | ... | 77,120 | ... |
Bulkley-Nechako D (Regional district electoral area) | ... | 665 | ... | ... | 70,400 | ... |
Cariboo J (Regional district electoral area) | ... | 305 | ... | ... | 42,795 | ... |
Bulkley-Nechako E (Regional district electoral area) | ... | 620 | ... | ... | 66,091 | ... |
Low income
- In 2015, 270 persons or 19.2% of the persons in Cariboo I lived in low income2.
Savings
- In 2015, 53.1% of households in Cariboo I 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, Cariboo I, 2015
Median contribution amount
$ 5,952
$ 2,648
$ 3,920
$ 5,520
Income of couples
- In 26.6% of couples in Cariboo I, each partner had fairly equal incomes3 in 2015 while men had higher income in 59.5% of couples and women had higher income in the remaining 15.2% 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, Cariboo I and its neighbouring census subdivisions, 2015
- In 2015, the median total income of couples in Cariboo I was $77,568 compared to $87,688 for all couples in Canada.
- The median income of higher-income partners in 2015 was $56,704 and the median income of lower-income partners was $16,160.
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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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