Families in British Columbia – especially those in Vancouver – have after-tax incomes above the national median, according to Statistics Canada's 2011 National Household Survey released September 11.
The survey found that the median after-tax income for all economic families – defined as two or more people who are living together and are related by blood, marriage, common-law or adoption – in the province was $67,915, slightly higher than the national figure of $67,044. For residents of the Vancouver census metropolitan area, that number jumps to $71,346 – 6% higher than the country as a whole.
The province with the highest median after-tax income for economic families was Alberta with $80,271. The cities with the highest median family incomes – Calgary ($84,938) and Edmonton ($81,900) – were also found in Alberta.
Other provinces with higher-than-average median after-tax family income were Ontario ($71,128) and Saskatchewan ($68,046).
In British Columbia, those not in economic families – defined as those living alone or without relatives – had a median after-tax income of $25,958. This is slightly lower than the national figure of $25,761. Single Vancouverites made slightly higher than average with a median after-tax income of $27,237.
Of those not living in economic families in B.C., males made $29,170 – 15% higher than females ($25,589).
