Table 1 
Total and median net worth by age and family type 

Total and median net worth by age and family type
2012 – Total net worth2016 – Total net worth2012 – Median net worth2016 – Median net worth2012 to 2016 – Median net worth
  millions of dollarsmillions of dollars dollarsdollars % change
Economic families and persons not in an economic family 8,518,064 10,272,540 257,200 295,100 14.7
Age of major income recipient          
under 35 552,788 615,976 26,600 35,200 32.3
35 to 44 1,114,318 1,265,370 192,500 219,600 14.1
45 to 54 2,124,921 2,274,438 399,200 432,100 8.2
55 to 64 2,424,722 3,137,595 563,000 669,500 18.9
65 and older 2,301,314 2,979,160 486,000 517,100 6.4
Economic families 7,119,494 8,510,473 402,300 478,600 19.0
Senior families  1,714,355 2,149,110 686,200 762,900 11.2
Non-senior families 5,405,140 6,361,363 336,200 407,100 21.1
Couples only 1,920,658 2,199,546 385,300 456,200 18.4
Couples with children under 18 1,902,341 2,074,458 318,700 361,400 13.4
Lone-parent families 134,262 175,934 39,000 57,200 46.7
Other non-senior families 1,447,879 1,911,425 446,300 549,700 23.2
Persons not in an economic family 1,398,569 1,762,067 51,700 77,200 49.3
Seniors  586,960 830,050 259,500 277,000 6.7
Non-seniors 811,610 932,017 23,900 37,700 57.7
Provinces          
Newfoundland and Labrador 84,655 101,683 177,100 211,800 19.6
Prince Edward Island 19,254 30,919 158,600 204,000 28.6
Nova Scotia 171,693 199,473 202,900 225,200 11.0
New Brunswick 130,035 136,765 184,700 158,400 -14.2
Quebec 1,795,615 1,886,065 208,900 208,900 0.0
Ontario 3,307,696 4,229,651 280,300 365,700 30.5
Manitoba 249,412 299,876 237,200 320,800 35.2
Saskatchewan 284,152 317,141 286,300 293,500 2.5
Alberta 1,028,198 1,243,063 282,200 290,500 2.9
British Columbia 1,447,355 1,827,905 362,900 429,400 18.3
Note(s):
All dolllar amounts are in constant 2016 dollars.
Source(s):
Survey of Financial Security.
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