Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census

Whitehorse, City (CSD) - Yukon

Median income of households

In 2015, the median total income of households in Whitehorse was $93,652, a change of 19.7% from $78,216 in 2005¹.

Figure 1.1 Distribution of households by household total income, Whitehorse and higher level geographies, 2015

Figure 1.1 description Long description for Figure 1.1 Distribution of households by household total income, Whitehorse and higher level geographies, 2015

Number and median total income of households, Whitehorse and its neighbouring census subdivisions, 2005 and 2015

Geography	Number of households			Median total income of households
Geography	2006	2016	% change	2005	2015	% change
Whitehorse (City)	8,275	10,185	23.1	78,216	93,652	19.7
Ibex Valley (Hamlet)	...	190	...	...	69,376	...
Whitehorse, Unorganized (Unorganized)	...	145	...	...	86,272	...
Macpherson-Grizzly Valley (Unorganized)	...	550	...	...	84,378	...

Figure 1.2 Median total income of households by household type, Whitehorse, 2005 and 2015

Figure 1.2 description Long description for Figure 1.2 Median total income of households by household type, Whitehorse, 2005 and 2015

Savings

In 2015, 72.0% of households in Whitehorse contributed to Registered Retirement Savings Plans (RRSPs), Registered Pension Plans (RPPs), or Tax-free Savings Accounts (TFSAs). In Yukon, 67.5% 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, Whitehorse, 2015

Figure 1.6 description Long description for Figure 1.6 Percentage of households contributing to RRSPs, RPPs or TFSAs, RRSPs, RPPs and TFSAs

Median contribution amount

$ 9,938

$ 4,404

$ 6,039

$ 5,485

Income of couples

In 38.0% of couples in Whitehorse, each partner had fairly equal incomes³ in 2015 while men had higher income in 41.1% of couples and women had higher income in the remaining 20.8% 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, Whitehorse and its neighbouring census subdivisions, 2015

Figure 1.7 description Long description for Figure 1.7 Characteristics of couples' total income, Whitehorse and its neighbouring census subdivisions, 2015

In 2015, the median total income of couples in Whitehorse was $123,116 compared to $87,688 for all couples in Canada.
The median income of higher-income partners in 2015 was $80,427 and the median income of lower-income partners was $40,759.

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Note(s):

Footnote 1

Dollar amounts have been inflated where necessary to 2015 constant dollars using the consumer price index (CPI).

Footnote 2

Low-income status is determined based on low-income measure, after-tax (LIM-AT). For a one-person household, the after-tax low-income measure (LIM-AT) was $22,460 in 2015. For larger households, this amount was adjusted upward by multiplying it by the square root of household size. Persons in a private household with after-tax income below this threshold were considered to be in low income.

Footnote 3

Fairly equal income where no spouse or partner receives more than 60% of the couple’s total income.

Couples with a negative or zero combined income are considered to have no income, and they are excluded from the calculations of statistics.

Source:

Statistics Canada. 2017. Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-404-X2016001. Ottawa, Ontario. Data products, 2016 Census.

Date modified:: 2019-06-19

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