Tabulation: Household Income in 2010 (38), Household Type (9) and Selected Household Characteristics (18) for Private Households of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2011 National Household Survey

• Selected household characteristics (18): Total - Private households

This table details household income in 2010 , household type and selected household characteristics for private households in Montréal^{Footnote 2}
Global non-response rate (GNR)^{Footnote 3} = 19.7 %

Household income in 2010 (38)	Household type (9)
	Total - Household type^Footnote 4	Census-family households	One-family-only households^Footnote 5	Couple-family households^Footnote 6	Without children	With children	Lone-parent-family households	Other family households^Footnote 7	Non-census-family households
Total - Household total income^Footnote 8	1,613,290	1,018,595	949,330	790,390	362,275	428,115	158,935	69,265	594,695
Under $5,000	53,945	16,495	15,895	13,085	8,630	4,460	2,810	600	37,445
$5,000 to $9,999	44,505	11,735	11,190	6,240	2,190	4,045	4,950	545	32,775
$10,000 to $14,999	72,695	17,600	16,990	9,835	3,820	6,015	7,150	610	55,095
$15,000 to $19,999	98,055	22,030	21,135	10,670	5,280	5,395	10,465	895	76,025
$20,000 to $29,999	160,305	66,050	63,475	42,395	28,515	13,880	21,085	2,570	94,255
$30,000 to $39,999	171,455	86,025	82,175	60,280	40,350	19,935	21,895	3,850	85,430
$40,000 to $49,999	159,765	97,460	92,225	69,650	39,325	30,325	22,575	5,235	62,305
$50,000 to $59,999	138,110	90,840	84,910	67,610	36,350	31,260	17,290	5,930	47,275
$60,000 to $79,999	220,160	164,030	152,035	128,010	63,690	64,315	24,035	11,990	56,130
$80,000 to $99,999	159,845	136,360	125,940	113,145	47,970	65,175	12,795	10,420	23,485
$100,000 to $124,999	131,175	118,910	108,705	101,570	36,015	65,560	7,135	10,200	12,265
$125,000 to $149,999	76,950	72,140	65,810	62,785	19,930	42,850	3,025	6,330	4,815
$150,000 and over	126,320	118,925	108,840	105,110	30,205	74,900	3,730	10,085	7,400
Median household total income $	53,024	72,031	71,078	77,936	64,831	90,077	44,740	84,152	30,231
Average household total income $	70,286	88,955	88,260	95,216	81,466	106,850	53,669	98,483	38,310
Total - After-tax income of households	1,613,290	1,018,595	949,330	790,390	362,280	428,115	158,940	69,265	594,695
Under $5,000	55,270	17,055	16,445	13,560	8,875	4,680	2,890	610	38,210
$5,000 to $9,999	44,705	11,795	11,255	6,305	2,240	4,065	4,950	540	32,910
$10,000 to $14,999	73,810	17,790	17,170	10,000	3,970	6,030	7,170	620	56,020
$15,000 to $19,999	104,780	22,735	21,845	11,170	5,690	5,480	10,675	890	82,045
$20,000 to $29,999	190,480	69,225	66,540	44,300	30,100	14,205	22,235	2,690	121,250
$30,000 to $39,999	204,070	101,715	97,460	70,950	49,095	21,855	26,510	4,250	102,360
$40,000 to $49,999	191,410	124,785	118,910	91,685	52,785	38,905	27,220	5,880	66,620
$50,000 to $59,999	156,380	116,935	109,825	89,725	47,790	41,935	20,100	7,115	39,440
$60,000 to $79,999	236,580	201,680	187,075	164,635	73,830	90,805	22,435	14,610	34,895
$80,000 to $99,999	148,775	137,965	125,840	117,455	40,920	76,535	8,390	12,120	10,815
$100,000 and over	207,040	196,910	176,975	170,605	46,985	123,620	6,365	19,935	10,130
$100,000 to $124,999	102,045	96,890	87,265	83,650	24,005	59,650	3,615	9,630	5,150
$125,000 and over	104,995	100,020	89,705	86,955	22,985	63,970	2,755	10,310	4,980
Median after-tax household income $	46,775	62,424	61,466	66,545	55,771	76,929	41,644	76,396	27,210
Average after-tax household income $	57,754	72,810	71,920	77,018	65,853	86,467	46,567	85,012	31,965
Total - Income status in 2010 based on after-tax low-income measure^Footnote 9	1,613,290	1,018,590	949,330	790,390	362,275	428,115	158,940	69,260	594,695
Households for the income status based on after-tax low-income measure	1,613,290	1,018,590	949,330	790,395	362,275	428,115	158,940	69,265	594,695
Low-income households	356,240	146,840	137,830	89,355	39,965	49,395	48,475	9,010	209,405
Prevalence of low income among households %	22.1	14.4	14.5	11.3	11.0	11.5	30.5	13.0	35.2
Other households	1,257,045	871,755	811,500	701,035	322,315	378,720	110,470	60,255	385,295
Concept not applicable^Footnote 10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Symbol(s)

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suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act

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Footnote(s)

Footnote 1

Household, private - Refers to a person or a group of persons (other than foreign residents) who occupy the same private dwelling and do not have a usual place of residence elsewhere in Canada. Household members who are temporarily absent on May 10, 2011 (e.g., temporarily residing elsewhere) are considered as part of their usual household. Every person is a member of one and only one household.

Footnote 2

Excludes National Household Survey data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements.

Footnote 3

For the 2011 National Household Survey (NHS) estimates, the global non-response rate (GNR) is used as an indicator of data quality. This indicator combines complete non-response (household) and partial non-response (question) into a single rate. The value of the GNR is presented to users. A smaller GNR indicates a lower risk of non-response bias and as a result, lower risk of inaccuracy. The threshold used for estimates' suppression is a GNR of 50% or more. For more information, please refer to the National Household Survey User Guide, 2011.

Footnote 4

Household type - Refers to the basic division of private households into family and non-family households. Family household refers to a household that contains at least one census family, that is, a married couple with or without children, or a couple living common law with or without children, or a lone parent living with one or more children (lone-parent family). One-family household refers to a single census family (with or without other persons) that occupies a private dwelling. Multiple-family household refers to a household in which two or more census families (with or without additional persons) occupy the same private dwelling. Family households may also be divided based on the presence of persons not in a census family.

Non-family household refers to either one person living alone in a private dwelling or to a group of two or more people who share a private dwelling, but who do not constitute a census family.

Footnote 5

Refers to households that consist solely of one census family without additional persons.

Footnote 6

Refers to households with opposite-sex or same-sex couples.

Footnote 7

Refers to one-census-family households with additional persons and multiple-census-family households with or without additional persons.

Footnote 8

Household total income - The total income of a household is the sum of the total incomes of all members of that household.

Total income - Total income refers to monetary receipts from certain sources, before income taxes and deductions, during calendar year 2010. It includes employment income from wages, salaries, tips, commissions and net income from self-employment (for both unincorporated farm and non-farm activities); income from government sources, such as social assistance, child benefits, employment insurance, Old Age Security pension, Canada or Quebec pension plan benefits and disability income; income from employer and personal pension sources, such as private pensions and payments from annuities and RRIFs; income from investment sources, such as dividends and interest on bonds, accounts, GICs and mutual funds; and other regular cash income, such as child support payments received, spousal support payments (alimony) received and scholarships. The monetary receipts included are those that tend to be of a regular and recurring nature. It excludes one-time receipts, such as lottery winnings, gambling winnings, cash inheritances, lump sum insurance settlements, capital gains and RRSP withdrawals. Capital gains are excluded because they are not by their nature regular and recurring. It is further assumed that they are less likely to be fully spent in the period in which they are received, unlike income that is regular and recurring. Also excluded are employer's contributions to registered pension plans, Canada and Quebec pension plans, and employment insurance. Finally, voluntary inter-household transfers, imputed rent, goods and services produced for barter, and goods produced for own consumption are excluded from this total income definition.

After-tax income of households - The after-tax income of a household is the sum of the after-tax incomes of all members of that household.

After-tax income - Refers to total income from all sources minus federal, provincial and territorial income taxes paid for 2010.

Median income of households - The median income of a specified group of households is that amount which divides their income size distribution, ranked by size of income, into two halves. That is, the incomes of the first half of the households are below the median, while those of the second half are above the median. Median incomes of households are normally calculated for all units in the specified group, whether or not they reported income.

Average income of households - Average income of households refers to the weighted mean total income of households in 2010. Average income is calculated from unrounded data by dividing the aggregate income of a specified group of households (for example, two person households) by the number of households in that specific group, whether or not they reported income.

The above concept and procedures also apply in the calculation of these statistics on the after-tax income of households.

Household, private - Refers to a person or a group of persons (other than foreign residents) who occupy the same private dwelling and do not have a usual place of residence elsewhere in Canada. Household members who are temporarily absent on May 10, 2011 (e.g., temporarily residing elsewhere) are considered as part of their usual household. Every person is a member of one and only one household.

Footnote 9

Income status can be measured in several different ways in household surveys. For the standard products of the National Household Survey, the line chosen is a relative measure: the after-tax low-income measure (LIM-AT).

For this measure, the income used is after-tax income of households. There are no regional variations to account for prices or cost of living differences: all applicable households in Canada face the same line adjusted for household size. This line is set at half the median of adjusted household after-tax income. To account for potential economies of scale, the income of households with more than one member is divided by the square root of the size of the household.
All household members are considered to share the household income and are attributed the same income status.

Note:Low-income estimates in the 2011 National Household Survey

For the 2011 National Household Survey (NHS), low-income statistics are presented based on the after-tax low-income measure (LIM-AT). This measure is not related to the low-income cut-offs (LICO) presented in the 2006 Census and prevalence rates are conceptually not comparable. Because of the sensitivity of certain income indicators to differences in methodology and response patterns, direct comparisons to establish trends with low-income estimates from other household surveys, administrative programs or the 2006 Census are discouraged. The prevalence rates observed in the NHS at the national level are generally 1 to 2 percentage points higher than seen for similar concepts in other programs. However, analysis of the NHS data suggests that it is valid to compare low-income data for different sub-populations within the NHS (i.e., for different geographic areas or demographic groups). For more information, refer to the Income Reference Guide, National Household Survey, Catalogue no. 99-014-X2011006.

Footnote 10

The low-income concepts are not applied in the territories and in certain areas based on census subdivision type (such as Indian reserves). The existence of substantial in-kind transfers (such as band housing) and sizeable barter economies or consumption from own production (such as product from hunting or fishing) could have made the interpretation of low-income rates more difficult.

Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 National Household Survey, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 99-014-X2011047.