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 Vancouver
Global non-response rate (GNR)^{Footnote 2} = 24.4 %

Household income in 2010 (38)	Household type (9)
	Total - Household type^Footnote 3	Census-family households	One-family-only households^Footnote 4	Couple-family households^Footnote 5	Without children	With children	Lone-parent-family households	Other family households^Footnote 6	Non-census-family households
Total - Household total income^Footnote 7	891,310	596,205	510,565	437,640	191,655	245,990	72,920	85,635	295,105
Under $5,000	36,615	12,355	11,475	8,830	5,270	3,555	2,640	885	24,260
$5,000 to $9,999	19,710	10,735	9,970	5,915	1,160	4,750	4,055	765	8,975
$10,000 to $14,999	29,750	9,880	9,315	5,835	2,265	3,575	3,475	565	19,870
$15,000 to $19,999	45,405	11,765	10,915	5,980	2,820	3,160	4,935	855	33,645
$20,000 to $29,999	72,450	34,485	32,305	23,550	13,330	10,210	8,760	2,180	37,965
$30,000 to $39,999	75,845	41,310	38,230	29,480	16,135	13,340	8,750	3,080	34,535
$40,000 to $49,999	75,605	42,865	38,930	30,690	15,465	15,225	8,245	3,930	32,740
$50,000 to $59,999	67,265	42,110	37,460	30,540	14,860	15,680	6,920	4,650	25,155
$60,000 to $79,999	120,390	84,055	73,225	62,980	30,405	32,575	10,250	10,830	36,330
$80,000 to $99,999	94,970	76,540	65,165	58,690	25,870	32,820	6,475	11,375	18,435
$100,000 to $124,999	86,410	75,040	62,280	58,300	23,855	34,445	3,980	12,760	11,365
$125,000 to $149,999	57,690	52,985	42,815	40,870	14,335	26,535	1,945	10,170	4,705
$150,000 and over	109,195	102,085	78,495	76,000	25,885	50,115	2,495	23,590	7,115
Median household total income $	63,347	81,967	78,108	84,648	76,072	92,470	44,242	106,724	36,495
Average household total income $	83,666	102,127	98,142	105,278	96,293	112,279	55,313	125,886	46,369
Total - After-tax income of households	891,305	596,200	510,565	437,645	191,655	245,990	72,920	85,640	295,100
Under $5,000	37,705	12,990	12,050	9,360	5,615	3,750	2,685	940	24,715
$5,000 to $9,999	19,945	10,825	10,050	6,015	1,215	4,795	4,040	775	9,120
$10,000 to $14,999	30,080	9,955	9,375	5,840	2,235	3,605	3,535	580	20,125
$15,000 to $19,999	47,175	12,010	11,140	6,115	2,885	3,230	5,020	870	35,165
$20,000 to $29,999	80,610	36,015	33,720	24,585	14,070	10,510	9,130	2,295	44,600
$30,000 to $39,999	90,005	46,425	43,155	33,230	18,355	14,875	9,925	3,270	43,585
$40,000 to $49,999	86,925	50,865	46,505	36,790	18,070	18,715	9,710	4,360	36,060
$50,000 to $59,999	78,215	51,620	46,125	38,150	19,200	18,950	7,975	5,495	26,595
$60,000 to $79,999	131,440	101,265	88,475	78,080	36,705	41,375	10,395	12,785	30,175
$80,000 to $99,999	97,590	84,795	71,455	66,370	27,935	38,440	5,085	13,345	12,795
$100,000 and over	191,625	179,450	138,515	133,100	45,355	87,745	5,415	40,935	12,175
$100,000 to $124,999	81,265	74,925	60,635	57,545	20,775	36,770	3,090	14,290	6,340
$125,000 and over	110,355	104,520	77,880	75,550	24,575	50,970	2,325	26,640	5,840
Median after-tax household income $	56,660	73,167	69,423	74,844	67,462	81,596	41,919	96,855	33,091
Average after-tax household income $	70,806	86,255	82,325	87,872	80,153	93,885	49,039	109,687	39,592
Total - Income status in 2010 based on after-tax low-income measure^Footnote 8	891,310	596,205	510,565	437,640	191,650	245,990	72,920	85,640	295,100
Households for the income status based on after-tax low-income measure	887,810	594,030	508,720	436,215	190,815	245,400	72,510	85,310	293,780
Low-income households	181,385	92,245	83,160	58,360	21,705	36,655	24,805	9,090	89,140
Prevalence of low income among households %	20.4	15.5	16.3	13.4	11.4	14.9	34.2	10.7	30.3
Other households	706,425	501,785	425,560	377,855	169,110	208,750	47,705	76,220	204,645
Concept not applicable^Footnote 9	3,500	2,175	1,845	1,430	840	590	415	335	1,325

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

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 3

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 4

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

Footnote 5

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

Footnote 6

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

Footnote 7

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 8

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 9

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.