Low-income statistics by age groups, Income Highlight Tables, 2016 Census
Population in private households for income status, number of persons in low income, prevalence of low income based on the low-income concept - Low-income measure, after-tax (LIM-AT), age (total - age groups), Canada and census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations, 2016 Census – 100% Data, 2006 Census – 20% Sample data
Data table
CMAs/CAs per page
Geographic nameFootnote 2 | Type | Prov. | Population in private households for income statusFootnote 3 | Number of persons in low income | Prevalence of low income (%) | ||||
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2006 | 2016 | 2005 | 2015 | 2005 | 2015 | Difference | |||
Canada | 30,638,315 | 33,968,295 | 4,301,420 | 4,809,940 | 14.0 | 14.2 | 0.2 | ||
Abbotsford - Mission | CMA | B.C. | 156,020 | 176,045 | 20,965 | 22,935 | 13.4 | 13.0 | -0.4 |
Alma | CA | Que. | 31,405 | 31,800 | 4,420 | 4,370 | 14.1 | 13.7 | -0.4 |
Arnprior | CA | Ont. | 14,255 | 15,685 | 1,385 | 2,000 | 9.7 | 12.8 | 3.1 |
Baie-Comeau | CA | Que. | 28,870 | 26,995 | 3,100 | 2,570 | 10.7 | 9.5 | -1.2 |
Barrie | CMA | Ont. | 174,850 | 194,445 | 16,645 | 21,695 | 9.5 | 11.2 | 1.7 |
Bathurst | CA | N.B. | 31,705 | 30,125 | 5,870 | 5,630 | 18.5 | 18.7 | 0.2 |
Bay Roberts | CA | N.L. | 10,470 | 11,035 | 2,380 | 1,845 | 22.7 | 16.7 | -6.0 |
Belleville | CMA | Ont. | 98,685 | 101,280 | 13,815 | 15,305 | 14.0 | 15.1 | 1.1 |
Brandon | CA | Man. | 48,655 | 56,420 | 7,330 | 8,125 | 15.1 | 14.4 | -0.7 |
Brantford | CMA | Ont. | 122,560 | 131,640 | 14,285 | 17,515 | 11.7 | 13.3 | 1.6 |
Brockville | CA | Ont. | 38,730 | 37,730 | 4,805 | 5,900 | 12.4 | 15.6 | 3.2 |
Brooks | CA | Alta. | 21,745 | 23,415 | 1,905 | 2,310 | 8.8 | 9.9 | 1.1 |
Calgary | CMA | Alta. | 1,067,665 | 1,373,005 | 97,690 | 121,990 | 9.1 | 8.9 | -0.2 |
Campbell River | CA | B.C. | 33,395 | 36,255 | 5,215 | 5,385 | 15.6 | 14.9 | -0.7 |
Campbellton | CA | N.B./Que. | 15,410 | 13,915 | 3,460 | 3,040 | 22.5 | 21.8 | -0.7 |
Campbellton (New Brunswick part) | 13,855 | 12,550 | 3,045 | 2,630 | 22.0 | 21.0 | -1.0 | ||
Campbellton (Quebec part) | 1,555 | 1,365 | 415 | 415 | 26.7 | 30.4 | 3.7 | ||
Camrose | CA | Alta. | 15,125 | 18,215 | 1,435 | 1,845 | 9.5 | 10.1 | 0.6 |
Canmore | CA | Alta. | 11,760 | 13,580 | 1,015 | 945 | 8.6 | 7.0 | -1.6 |
Cape Breton | CA | N.S. | 100,700 | 92,555 | 21,405 | 18,245 | 21.3 | 19.7 | -1.6 |
Carleton Place | CA | Ont. | 27,095 | 30,805 | 2,740 | 2,820 | 10.1 | 9.2 | -0.9 |
Centre Wellington | CA | Ont. | 25,700 | 27,635 | 1,970 | 1,965 | 7.7 | 7.1 | -0.6 |
Charlottetown | CA | P.E.I. | 58,925 | 67,570 | 8,415 | 11,550 | 14.3 | 17.1 | 2.8 |
Chatham-Kent | CA | Ont. | 106,005 | 99,380 | 14,960 | 16,910 | 14.1 | 17.0 | 2.9 |
Chilliwack | CA | B.C. | 79,205 | 93,585 | 11,070 | 13,895 | 14.0 | 14.8 | 0.8 |
Cobourg | CA | Ont. | 17,145 | 18,720 | 1,650 | 2,405 | 9.6 | 12.8 | 3.2 |
Cold Lake | CA | Alta. | 11,845 | 14,625 | 590 | 845 | 5.0 | 5.8 | 0.8 |
Collingwood | CA | Ont. | 16,855 | 21,140 | 2,230 | 3,155 | 13.2 | 14.9 | 1.7 |
Corner Brook | CA | N.L. | 30,540 | 31,285 | 5,215 | 4,520 | 17.1 | 14.4 | -2.7 |
Cornwall | CA | Ont. | 57,155 | 58,130 | 11,110 | 13,160 | 19.4 | 22.6 | 3.2 |
Courtenay | CA | B.C. | 47,720 | 52,905 | 7,610 | 8,210 | 15.9 | 15.5 | -0.4 |
Cowansville | CA | Que. | 11,470 | 12,745 | 1,620 | 2,310 | 14.1 | 18.1 | 4.0 |
Cranbrook | CA | B.C. | 23,730 | 25,550 | 3,450 | 3,225 | 14.5 | 12.6 | -1.9 |
Dawson Creek | CA | B.C. | 10,895 | 11,785 | 1,540 | 1,490 | 14.1 | 12.6 | -1.5 |
Dolbeau-Mistassini | CA | Que. | 15,785 | 14,880 | 2,670 | 2,350 | 16.9 | 15.8 | -1.1 |
Drummondville | CA | Que. | 83,255 | 92,870 | 13,425 | 14,970 | 16.1 | 16.1 | 0.0 |
Duncan | CA | B.C. | 38,395 | 40,730 | 6,330 | 7,055 | 16.5 | 17.3 | 0.8 |
Edmonton | CMA | Alta. | 1,017,520 | 1,292,885 | 102,560 | 119,950 | 10.1 | 9.3 | -0.8 |
Edmundston | CA | N.B. | 23,290 | 22,310 | 3,845 | 4,055 | 16.5 | 18.2 | 1.7 |
Elliot Lake | CA | Ont. | 11,435 | 10,580 | 2,015 | 2,450 | 17.6 | 23.2 | 5.6 |
Estevan | CA | Sask. | 11,715 | 13,395 | 1,265 | 875 | 10.8 | 6.5 | -4.3 |
Fort St. John | CA | B.C. | 25,000 | 27,985 | 2,300 | 2,040 | 9.2 | 7.3 | -1.9 |
Fredericton | CA | N.B. | 88,115 | 98,845 | 12,220 | 15,295 | 13.9 | 15.5 | 1.6 |
Gander | CA | N.L. | 11,335 | 12,965 | 1,770 | 1,610 | 15.6 | 12.4 | -3.2 |
Granby | CA | Que. | 72,905 | 82,745 | 9,930 | 11,645 | 13.6 | 14.1 | 0.5 |
Grand Falls-Windsor | CA | N.L. | 13,345 | 13,865 | 2,600 | 2,365 | 19.5 | 17.1 | -2.4 |
Grande Prairie | CA | Alta. | 47,445 | 62,055 | 2,855 | 4,470 | 6.0 | 7.2 | 1.2 |
Greater Sudbury | CMA | Ont. | 157,650 | 161,315 | 19,855 | 20,645 | 12.6 | 12.8 | 0.2 |
Guelph | CMA | Ont. | 131,965 | 150,030 | 12,230 | 15,575 | 9.3 | 10.4 | 1.1 |
Halifax | CMA | N.S. | 367,785 | 397,375 | 53,475 | 58,825 | 14.5 | 14.8 | 0.3 |
Hamilton | CMA | Ont. | 681,330 | 734,880 | 82,400 | 95,760 | 12.1 | 13.0 | 0.9 |
Hawkesbury | CA | Ont./Que. | 11,705 | 11,530 | 3,085 | 3,105 | 26.4 | 26.9 | 0.5 |
Hawkesbury (Quebec part) | 1,385 | 1,710 | 390 | 395 | 28.2 | 23.1 | -5.1 | ||
Hawkesbury (Ontario part) | 10,320 | 9,820 | 2,700 | 2,710 | 26.2 | 27.6 | 1.4 | ||
High River | CA | Alta. | 10,545 | 13,325 | 1,165 | 1,160 | 11.0 | 8.7 | -2.3 |
Ingersoll | CA | Ont. | 11,595 | 12,580 | 1,055 | 1,340 | 9.1 | 10.7 | 1.6 |
Joliette | CA | Que. | 41,585 | 46,995 | 7,405 | 8,605 | 17.8 | 18.3 | 0.5 |
Kamloops | CA | B.C. | 89,365 | 97,370 | 11,605 | 12,455 | 13.0 | 12.8 | -0.2 |
Kawartha Lakes | CA | Ont. | 73,140 | 73,375 | 9,330 | 9,625 | 12.8 | 13.1 | 0.3 |
Kelowna | CMA | B.C. | 151,685 | 180,125 | 19,620 | 22,535 | 12.9 | 12.5 | -0.4 |
Kenora | CA | Ont. | 14,925 | 14,790 | 1,745 | 1,615 | 11.7 | 10.9 | -0.8 |
Kentville | CA | N.S. | 25,750 | 25,890 | 5,135 | 5,005 | 19.9 | 19.3 | -0.6 |
Kingston | CMA | Ont. | 147,480 | 156,465 | 19,180 | 20,790 | 13.0 | 13.3 | 0.3 |
Kitchener - Cambridge - Waterloo | CMA | Ont. | 461,050 | 516,080 | 45,045 | 62,755 | 9.8 | 12.2 | 2.4 |
Lachute | CA | Que. | 11,475 | 12,405 | 2,415 | 3,015 | 21.0 | 24.3 | 3.3 |
Lacombe | CA | Alta. | 10,435 | 12,705 | 900 | 890 | 8.6 | 7.0 | -1.6 |
Leamington | CA | Ont. | 46,940 | 46,270 | 5,615 | 6,030 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 1.0 |
Lethbridge | CMA | Alta. | 92,530 | 113,925 | 11,450 | 12,760 | 12.4 | 11.2 | -1.2 |
Lloydminster | CA | Alta./Sask. | 26,645 | 34,090 | 2,165 | 3,090 | 8.1 | 9.1 | 1.0 |
Lloydminster (Saskatchewan part) | 11,040 | 14,840 | 1,355 | 1,615 | 12.3 | 10.9 | -1.4 | ||
Lloydminster (Alberta part) | 15,600 | 19,250 | 815 | 1,475 | 5.2 | 7.7 | 2.5 | ||
London | CMA | Ont. | 450,745 | 486,500 | 59,860 | 82,610 | 13.3 | 17.0 | 3.7 |
Matane | CA | Que. | 18,225 | 17,245 | 3,345 | 3,110 | 18.4 | 18.0 | -0.4 |
Medicine Hat | CA | Alta. | 67,260 | 74,670 | 6,560 | 8,300 | 9.8 | 11.1 | 1.3 |
Midland | CA | Ont. | 34,215 | 34,655 | 4,585 | 5,720 | 13.4 | 16.5 | 3.1 |
Miramichi | CA | N.B. | 27,450 | 26,170 | 4,630 | 4,320 | 16.9 | 16.5 | -0.4 |
Moncton | CMA | N.B. | 124,465 | 141,480 | 17,945 | 21,870 | 14.4 | 15.5 | 1.1 |
Montréal | CMA | Que. | 3,674,750 | 4,009,795 | 587,615 | 614,140 | 16.0 | 15.3 | -0.7 |
Moose Jaw | CA | Sask. | 32,180 | 34,015 | 5,180 | 4,470 | 16.1 | 13.1 | -3.0 |
Nanaimo | CA | B.C. | 89,505 | 101,030 | 14,155 | 16,685 | 15.8 | 16.5 | 0.7 |
Nelson | CA | B.C. | 16,445 | 17,955 | 3,110 | 3,280 | 18.9 | 18.3 | -0.6 |
New Glasgow | CA | N.S. | 35,305 | 33,310 | 6,975 | 6,355 | 19.8 | 19.1 | -0.7 |
Norfolk | CA | Ont. | 61,460 | 62,430 | 7,675 | 7,905 | 12.5 | 12.7 | 0.2 |
North Battleford | CA | Sask. | 17,290 | 18,950 | 3,505 | 3,280 | 20.3 | 17.3 | -3.0 |
North Bay | CA | Ont. | 70,045 | 68,710 | 11,315 | 10,755 | 16.2 | 15.7 | -0.5 |
Okotoks | CA | Alta. | 17,090 | 28,520 | 1,310 | 1,700 | 7.7 | 6.0 | -1.7 |
Orillia | CA | Ont. | 28,945 | 29,955 | 3,820 | 5,495 | 13.2 | 18.3 | 5.1 |
Oshawa | CMA | Ont. | 327,040 | 375,605 | 29,765 | 38,475 | 9.1 | 10.2 | 1.1 |
Ottawa - Gatineau | CMA | Ont./Que. | 1,132,700 | 1,300,730 | 131,715 | 159,035 | 11.6 | 12.2 | 0.6 |
Ottawa - Gatineau (Quebec part) | 287,020 | 327,390 | 33,645 | 40,170 | 11.7 | 12.3 | 0.6 | ||
Ottawa - Gatineau (Ontario part) | 845,680 | 973,345 | 98,065 | 118,865 | 11.6 | 12.2 | 0.6 | ||
Owen Sound | CA | Ont. | 31,320 | 30,775 | 4,840 | 5,075 | 15.5 | 16.5 | 1.0 |
Parksville | CA | B.C. | 25,965 | 27,985 | 3,110 | 3,550 | 12.0 | 12.7 | 0.7 |
Pembroke | CA | Ont. | 22,510 | 22,435 | 3,200 | 3,410 | 14.2 | 15.2 | 1.0 |
Penticton | CA | B.C. | 38,980 | 40,325 | 5,565 | 6,360 | 14.3 | 15.8 | 1.5 |
Petawawa | CA | Ont. | 14,090 | 16,320 | 845 | 755 | 6.0 | 4.6 | -1.4 |
Peterborough | CMA | Ont. | 112,470 | 117,355 | 14,240 | 17,900 | 12.7 | 15.3 | 2.6 |
Port Alberni | CA | B.C. | 24,370 | 24,025 | 4,405 | 4,875 | 18.1 | 20.3 | 2.2 |
Port Hope | CA | Ont. | 15,705 | 16,285 | 1,640 | 1,835 | 10.4 | 11.3 | 0.9 |
Portage la Prairie | CA | Man. | 12,095 | 12,765 | 2,345 | 2,540 | 19.4 | 19.9 | 0.5 |
Powell River | CA | B.C. | 16,145 | 16,340 | 2,400 | 2,825 | 14.9 | 17.3 | 2.4 |
Prince Albert | CA | Sask. | 40,350 | 42,070 | 8,745 | 7,340 | 21.7 | 17.4 | -4.3 |
Prince George | CA | B.C. | 82,300 | 85,030 | 11,050 | 10,745 | 13.4 | 12.6 | -0.8 |
Prince Rupert | CA | B.C. | 13,205 | 12,515 | 2,830 | 2,205 | 21.4 | 17.6 | -3.8 |
Québec | CMA | Que. | 703,340 | 776,965 | 82,420 | 79,480 | 11.7 | 10.2 | -1.5 |
Quesnel | CA | B.C. | 21,935 | 22,655 | 3,460 | 3,860 | 15.8 | 17.0 | 1.2 |
Red Deer | CA | Alta. | 81,495 | 98,480 | 7,290 | 9,895 | 8.9 | 10.0 | 1.1 |
Regina | CMA | Sask. | 192,775 | 232,615 | 24,245 | 25,950 | 12.6 | 11.2 | -1.4 |
Rimouski | CA | Que. | 49,910 | 53,345 | 7,355 | 6,980 | 14.7 | 13.1 | -1.6 |
Rivière-du-Loup | CA | Que. | 26,610 | 27,715 | 3,515 | 3,425 | 13.2 | 12.4 | -0.8 |
Rouyn-Noranda | CA | Que. | 39,300 | 41,165 | 6,265 | 5,235 | 15.9 | 12.7 | -3.2 |
Saguenay | CMA | Que. | 153,850 | 157,165 | 22,760 | 20,730 | 14.8 | 13.2 | -1.6 |
Saint-Georges | CA | Que. | 28,985 | 31,450 | 3,865 | 4,250 | 13.3 | 13.5 | 0.2 |
Saint-Hyacinthe | CA | Que. | 52,505 | 56,440 | 7,400 | 9,225 | 14.1 | 16.3 | 2.2 |
Saint John | CMA | N.B. | 121,365 | 123,520 | 19,440 | 20,650 | 16.0 | 16.7 | 0.7 |
Sainte-Marie | CA | Que. | 11,405 | 13,015 | 950 | 1,225 | 8.3 | 9.4 | 1.1 |
Salaberry-de-Valleyfield | CA | Que. | 38,405 | 38,910 | 6,450 | 6,910 | 16.8 | 17.8 | 1.0 |
Salmon Arm | CA | B.C. | 15,505 | 17,030 | 2,265 | 2,325 | 14.6 | 13.7 | -0.9 |
Sarnia | CA | Ont. | 94,135 | 94,250 | 9,915 | 12,685 | 10.5 | 13.5 | 3.0 |
Saskatoon | CMA | Sask. | 231,355 | 288,445 | 35,455 | 33,860 | 15.3 | 11.7 | -3.6 |
Sault Ste. Marie | CA | Ont. | 77,300 | 75,545 | 10,810 | 11,585 | 14.0 | 15.3 | 1.3 |
Sept-Îles | CA | Que. | 25,165 | 24,945 | 3,110 | 2,530 | 12.4 | 10.1 | -2.3 |
Shawinigan | CA | Que. | 54,075 | 52,175 | 11,385 | 10,725 | 21.1 | 20.6 | -0.5 |
Sherbrooke | CMA | Que. | 187,075 | 205,730 | 30,500 | 33,980 | 16.3 | 16.5 | 0.2 |
Sorel-Tracy | CA | Que. | 39,785 | 40,135 | 6,605 | 6,810 | 16.6 | 17.0 | 0.4 |
Squamish | CA | B.C. | 14,785 | 19,110 | 1,840 | 1,860 | 12.4 | 9.7 | -2.7 |
St. Catharines - Niagara | CMA | Ont. | 382,825 | 396,865 | 47,425 | 60,760 | 12.4 | 15.3 | 2.9 |
St. John's | CMA | N.L. | 178,710 | 203,305 | 28,565 | 24,390 | 16.0 | 12.0 | -4.0 |
Steinbach | CA | Man. | 10,845 | 15,540 | 1,785 | 2,655 | 16.5 | 17.1 | 0.6 |
Stratford | CA | Ont. | 29,815 | 30,625 | 2,780 | 3,655 | 9.3 | 11.9 | 2.6 |
Strathmore | CA | Alta. | 10,095 | 13,395 | 840 | 1,120 | 8.3 | 8.4 | 0.1 |
Summerside | CA | P.E.I. | 15,850 | 16,210 | 2,665 | 3,180 | 16.8 | 19.6 | 2.8 |
Swift Current | CA | Sask. | 16,245 | 17,895 | 2,245 | 1,725 | 13.8 | 9.6 | -4.2 |
Sylvan Lake | CA | Alta. | 10,555 | 15,140 | 795 | 1,375 | 7.5 | 9.1 | 1.6 |
Terrace | CA | B.C. | 15,160 | 15,375 | 2,665 | 2,100 | 17.6 | 13.7 | -3.9 |
Thetford Mines | CA | Que. | 27,840 | 27,060 | 4,690 | 4,305 | 16.8 | 15.9 | -0.9 |
Thompson | CA | Man. | 13,395 | 13,475 | 2,135 | 1,860 | 15.9 | 13.8 | -2.1 |
Thunder Bay | CMA | Ont. | 119,895 | 117,895 | 15,395 | 16,235 | 12.8 | 13.8 | 1.0 |
Tillsonburg | CA | Ont. | 14,625 | 15,595 | 1,500 | 2,215 | 10.3 | 14.2 | 3.9 |
Timmins | CA | Ont. | 42,275 | 41,225 | 5,630 | 5,600 | 13.3 | 13.6 | 0.3 |
Toronto | CMA | Ont. | 5,057,430 | 5,862,595 | 710,705 | 912,405 | 14.1 | 15.6 | 1.5 |
Trois-Rivières | CMA | Que. | 140,810 | 149,965 | 25,445 | 25,880 | 18.1 | 17.3 | -0.8 |
Truro | CA | N.S. | 43,805 | 44,090 | 7,810 | 8,305 | 17.8 | 18.8 | 1.0 |
Val-d'Or | CA | Que. | 30,445 | 31,790 | 4,690 | 3,875 | 15.4 | 12.2 | -3.2 |
Vancouver | CMA | B.C. | 2,085,105 | 2,417,260 | 339,390 | 398,720 | 16.3 | 16.5 | 0.2 |
Vernon | CA | B.C. | 51,385 | 56,315 | 7,585 | 7,925 | 14.8 | 14.1 | -0.7 |
Victoria | CMA | B.C. | 317,090 | 352,510 | 38,210 | 46,010 | 12.1 | 13.1 | 1.0 |
Victoriaville | CA | Que. | 41,530 | 46,980 | 6,270 | 7,125 | 15.1 | 15.2 | 0.1 |
Wasaga Beach | CA | Ont. | 14,885 | 20,405 | 1,570 | 2,570 | 10.5 | 12.6 | 2.1 |
Wetaskiwin | CA | Alta. | 11,255 | 12,205 | 1,685 | 1,570 | 15.0 | 12.9 | -2.1 |
Weyburn | CA | Sask. | 9,095 | 10,560 | 1,125 | 1,025 | 12.4 | 9.7 | -2.7 |
Williams Lake | CA | B.C. | 17,985 | 17,305 | 2,495 | 2,390 | 13.9 | 13.8 | -0.1 |
Windsor | CMA | Ont. | 320,075 | 324,965 | 44,850 | 56,755 | 14.0 | 17.5 | 3.5 |
Winkler | CA | Man. | 21,760 | 29,930 | 4,440 | 5,355 | 20.4 | 17.9 | -2.5 |
Winnipeg | CMA | Man. | 681,600 | 761,025 | 98,415 | 114,240 | 14.4 | 15.0 | 0.6 |
Wood Buffalo | CA | Alta. | 51,105 | 71,480 | 2,755 | 3,170 | 5.4 | 4.4 | -1.0 |
Woodstock | CA | Ont. | 35,085 | 39,980 | 3,395 | 4,585 | 9.7 | 11.5 | 1.8 |
Yorkton | CA | Sask. | 17,120 | 18,475 | 3,095 | 2,400 | 18.1 | 13.0 | -5.1 |
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