Average income after tax by economic family types (2006 to 2010)

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Average income after tax by economic family types
(2006 to 2010)
  2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
  $ constant 2010
Economic families1,  two people or more 72,300 75,300 76,300 76,400 76,600
Elderly families2 53,500 57,000 56,800 56,300 56,200
  Married couples only 51,700 55,500 54,500 55,000 55,900
  All other elderly families 59,900 62,400 65,300 61,700 57,400
Non-elderly families3 75,700 78,600 79,800 80,300 80,600
  Married couples only 70,400 73,300 73,500 74,000 73,100
    No earner 36,500 37,000 33,000 43,500 39,800
    One earner 56,200 59,000 58,200 59,400 59,200
    Two earners 78,800 81,200 82,400 81,600 80,500
  Two parent families with children4 81,600 85,800 86,500 86,400 88,900
    No earner 28,300 30,400 28,800 32,200 51,400E
    One earner 58,900 61,500 61,200 62,100 62,000
    Two earners 80,900 85,100 86,600 87,200 89,600
    Three or more earners 103,100 107,100 108,700 106,500 108,600
  Married couples with other relatives 104,600 105,900 111,300 112,500 110,600
  Lone-parent families4 43,000 43,700 44,700 46,600 46,800
    Male lone-parent families 57,300 54,600 55,200 56,900 56,900
    Female lone-parent families 39,700 41,300 42,200 44,500 44,800
      No earner 21,300 18,800 21,300 20,500 22,200
      One earner 38,900 41,100 39,900 43,700 45,200
      Two or more earners 54,200 56,500 59,300 63,800 61,000
  All other non-elderly families 63,400 65,400 67,900 66,400 64,200
Unattached individuals 30,400 31,100 31,600 31,900 32,100
Elderly male 29,600 32,400 33,500 33,000 33,800
  Non-earner 26,600 28,900 31,100 30,700 29,600
  Earner 40,900 44,700 42,900 43,800 47,200
Elderly female 27,100 27,000 27,400 29,000 28,500
  Non-earner 26,200 25,800 26,300 27,400 26,300
  Earner 34,300 35,500 34,900 39,800 42,100
Non-elderly male 33,800 34,100 35,100 34,000 35,200
  Non-earner 12,600 14,000 13,600 12,300 12,400
  Earner 37,400 37,900 39,300 38,500 39,900
Non-elderly female 27,700 28,900 28,700 30,500 29,300
  Non-earner 14,400 14,200 14,600 16,200 14,600
  Earner 31,100 32,700 32,800 34,000 33,700
E : use with caution.
Note: Average income after tax is total income, which includes government transfers, less income tax.
1. An economic family is a group of individuals sharing a common dwelling unit who are related by blood, marriage (including common-law relationships) or adoption.
2. Families in which the major income earner is 65 years of age and over.
3. Families in which the major income earner is less than 65 years of age.
4. With children less than 18 years of age.
Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM, table 202-0603 and Catalogue no. 75-202-X.
Last modified: 2012-06-18.

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