Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census

• In 2015, the median total income of households in Vancouver was $72,662, a change of 11.2% from $65,342 in 2005¹.

• In 2015, 398,720 persons or 16.5% were in low income, while in 2005, 16.3% of the persons in Vancouver lived in low income².
• The low-income rate for persons under 18 years of age was 18.9% compared to 15.8% for persons aged 18 to 64 and 16.5% for persons 65 and over in 2015.
• Persons living in lone-parent families had a higher rate of low income at 29.4%, while those living in couple families without children had a lower rate of 10.1%.

Figure 1.4 Percentage of persons in low income by five-year age groups, Vancouver, 2015

Figure 1.4 description Long description for Figure Percentage of persons in low income by five-year age groups, Vancouver, 2015

Figure 1.5 Percentage of persons in low income, Canada, British Columbia, Vancouver and its census subdivisions, 2015

Figure 1.5 description Long description for Figure 1.5 Percentage of persons in low income, Canada, British Columbia, Vancouver and its census subdivisions, 2015

Figure 1.6 Percentage of persons in low income by census family type, Canada, #LI_PERSONS_FAM_FOCUS.PRNAME_E[7]#, #qCMA.CMACANAME_E#, 2015

Figure 1.6 description Long description for Figure 1.6 Percentage of persons in low income by census family type, Canada, British Columbia, Vancouver, 2015

• In 2015, 66.9% of households in Vancouver 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 32.1% of couples in Vancouver, each partner had fairly equal incomes³ in 2015 while men had higher income in 49.4% of couples and women had higher income in the remaining 18.5% 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 1.9 Characteristics of couples' total income, Vancouver and its census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations, 2015

Figure 1.9 description Long description for Figure 1.9 Characteristics of couples' total income by province and territory, Vancouver, 2015

• In 2015, the median total income of couples in Vancouver was $86,364.
• The median income of higher-income partners in 2015 was $58,662 and the median income of lower-income partners was $23,313.