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Selected income concepts by main family types, 2005
Median
Market income
Government transfers
Income taxes
After-tax income
2005 constant dollars
Economic families, two persons or more
57,700
3,900
8,600
56,000
Senior families
22,100
22,000
2,900
40,400
Non-senior couples without children
63,700
200
10,400
55,700
Two-parent families with children
72,800
2,700
11,600
65,700
Female lone-parent families
22,200
6,800
500
30,400
Single persons
18,100
500
2,000
21,400
Median income for economic families and single persons
1996
1998
2000
2002
2003
2004
2005
2005 constant dollars
Economic families, two persons or more
Market income
49,900
52,700
56,400
55,600
55,700
56,800
57,700
Government transfers
4,800
4,100
3,300
3,900
3,900
4,100
3,900
Income tax
9,000
9,400
9,600
8,700
8,600
8,700
8,600
After-tax income
48,100
49,900
52,400
54,400
54,400
55,100
56,000
Single persons
Market income
12,400
13,700
15,700
17,500
17,500
17,500
18,100
Government transfers
3,400
3,100
1,000
1,300
900
700
500
Income tax
1,500
1,800
2,100
2,300
2,200
2,300
2,000
After-tax income
18,100
18,800
19,900
21,700
21,300
21,500
21,400
Low income rates (1992 base after-tax income low income cut-off) by main family types
1996
1998
2000
2002
2003
2004
2005
%
Economic families, two persons or more
12.1
10.1
9.0
8.6
8.5
8.0
7.4
Senior families
3.3
3.9
3.1
2.9
2.7
2.1
1.6
Non-senior couples without children
8.4
6.7
6.9
7.1
6.6
6.4
6.4
Two-parent families with children
10.9
8.6
8.3
6.6
6.8
6.9
6.7
Female lone-parent families
52.7
42.9
36.3
39.4
38.8
36.0
29.1
Single persons
37.3
35.1
32.9
29.5
29.6
30.1
30.4
Percentage of persons in low income (1992 base after-tax income low income cut-off)
1996
1998
2000
2002
2003
2004
2005
%
Persons under 18 years old
18.6
15.5
13.8
12.2
12.5
13.0
11.7
In two-parent families
12.4
9.9
9.5
7.3
7.9
8.4
7.8
In female lone-parent families
55.8
46.1
40.1
43.0
41.2
40.4
33.4
Person 18 to 64 years old
15.7
13.9
12.9
12.1
12.2
11.9
11.4
Person 65 and over
9.8
8.6
7.6
7.6
6.8
5.6
6.1
Selected income concepts for economic families of two persons or more by province, 2005
