Income

Median income, income distribution, and low-income prevalence. — 2016 Census of Population

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Median Household Income

Median total income of households in 2020

Distribution by riding

Median household income by federal riding, 2016 Census. Median $69,954; range $43,347 (Bourassa) to $155,906 (Fort McMurray—Cold Lake); half of ridings between $60,091 and $82,443.

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Median riding $69,954

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Vertical axis: Median household income ($)

Each dot is one federal riding (338 with a figure; 2013 Representation Order), placed by its value and spread across the axis so that dots do not overlap. The line marks the median riding ($69,954). Prairies: Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. Atlantic: New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland and Labrador. North: Yukon, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut.

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population.

Highest and lowest ridings

Median household income by federal riding, 2016 Census. 338 ridings ranked from highest (1) to lowest; tied values share a rank. Bars start at zero on one scale; the vertical line marks the median riding ($69,954).

10 highest

The 10 ridings with the highest values: median household income, 2016 Census
Rank	Riding	Value
1	Fort McMurray—Cold LakeAB	$155,906
2	Sherwood Park—Fort SaskatchewanAB	$124,239
3	Calgary Rocky RidgeAB	$121,462
4	Oakville North—BurlingtonON	$120,556
5	Northwest TerritoriesNT	$117,688
6	CarletonON	$117,649
7	King—VaughanON	$112,829
8	St. Albert—EdmontonAB	$111,469
9	Calgary Signal HillAB	$111,190
10	Calgary ShepardAB	$110,703

10 lowest

The 10 ridings with the lowest values: median household income, 2016 Census, lowest first
Rank	Riding	Value
338	BourassaQC	$43,347
337	PapineauQC	$43,451
336	Hamilton CentreON	$43,717
335	Laurier—Sainte-MarieQC	$45,225
334	SherbrookeQC	$45,481
333	Winnipeg CentreMB	$46,282
332	HochelagaQC	$46,365
331	Trois-RivièresQC	$47,490
330	QuébecQC	$47,907
329	Beauport—LimoilouQC	$47,955

All 338 ridings, ranked

All ridings ranked by median household income, 2016 Census, highest first
Rank	Riding	Province or territory	Value
1	Fort McMurray—Cold Lake	Alberta	$155,906
2	Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan	Alberta	$124,239
3	Calgary Rocky Ridge	Alberta	$121,462
4	Oakville North—Burlington	Ontario	$120,556
5	Northwest Territories	Northwest Territories	$117,688
6	Carleton	Ontario	$117,649
7	King—Vaughan	Ontario	$112,829
8	St. Albert—Edmonton	Alberta	$111,469
9	Calgary Signal Hill	Alberta	$111,190
10	Calgary Shepard	Alberta	$110,703
11	Kanata—Carleton	Ontario	$109,440
12	Labrador	Newfoundland and Labrador	$109,390
13	Banff—Airdrie	Alberta	$109,134
14	Edmonton Riverbend	Alberta	$108,788
15	Sturgeon River—Parkland	Alberta	$108,408
16	Vaughan—Woodbridge	Ontario	$106,699
17	Calgary Midnapore	Alberta	$106,636
18	Aurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond Hill	Ontario	$106,395
19	Orléans	Ontario	$106,391
20	Oakville	Ontario	$106,327
21	Milton	Ontario	$105,236
22	Edmonton—Wetaskiwin	Alberta	$105,035
23	Whitby	Ontario	$103,809
24	Grande Prairie—Mackenzie	Alberta	$103,158
25	Mississauga—Streetsville	Ontario	$103,062
26	Markham—Stouffville	Ontario	$102,961
27	Nepean	Ontario	$101,984
28	Calgary Nose Hill	Alberta	$101,329
29	Dufferin—Caledon	Ontario	$101,189
30	Wellington—Halton Hills	Ontario	$100,564
31	Calgary Heritage	Alberta	$100,463
32	Brampton East	Ontario	$100,296
33	Pickering—Uxbridge	Ontario	$99,580
34	Flamborough—Glanbrook	Ontario	$99,358
35	Newmarket—Aurora	Ontario	$98,293
36	Nunavut	Nunavut	$97,441
37	Foothills	Alberta	$97,257
38	Ajax	Ontario	$96,949
39	Brampton West	Ontario	$96,704
40	Mississauga—Erin Mills	Ontario	$95,921
41	Durham	Ontario	$95,416
42	Kitchener—Conestoga	Ontario	$95,323
43	Edmonton West	Alberta	$94,220
44	Edmonton Mill Woods	Alberta	$93,798
45	Brampton North	Ontario	$93,557
46	Delta	British Columbia	$92,201
47	Edmonton Manning	Alberta	$92,076
48	Regina—Lewvan	Saskatchewan	$91,470
49	Montarville	Quebec	$91,210
50	Thornhill	Ontario	$91,131
51	Lac-Saint-Louis	Quebec	$90,972
52	Niagara West	Ontario	$90,481
53	Bow River	Alberta	$90,475
54	Langley—Aldergrove	British Columbia	$90,176
55	Markham—Unionville	Ontario	$90,141
56	Calgary Skyview	Alberta	$90,129
57	Yellowhead	Alberta	$89,800
58	York—Simcoe	Ontario	$89,463
59	Barrie—Innisfil	Ontario	$88,493
60	Saskatoon—University	Saskatchewan	$88,137
61	Essex	Ontario	$88,045
62	Red Deer—Mountain View	Alberta	$87,825
63	Don Valley West	Ontario	$87,312
64	Prince George—Peace River—Northern Rockies	British Columbia	$87,033
65	Winnipeg South	Manitoba	$86,404
66	Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge	British Columbia	$86,234
67	Hamilton West—Ancaster—Dundas	Ontario	$86,148
68	Marc-Aurèle-Fortin	Quebec	$86,075
69	Pierre-Boucher—Les Patriotes—Verchères	Quebec	$85,837
70	Mississauga—Lakeshore	Ontario	$85,780
71	Markham—Thornhill	Ontario	$85,498
72	Burlington	Ontario	$85,361
73	Saskatoon—Grasswood	Saskatchewan	$85,286
74	Calgary Confederation	Alberta	$85,240
75	Lakeland	Alberta	$85,148
76	Red Deer—Lacombe	Alberta	$84,769
77	Scarborough—Rouge Park	Ontario	$84,577
78	Yukon	Yukon	$84,521
79	La Prairie	Quebec	$84,453
80	Carlton Trail—Eagle Creek /Sentier Carlton—Eagle Creek	Saskatchewan	$84,069
81	Waterloo	Ontario	$83,817
82	Fleetwood—Port Kells	British Columbia	$83,609
83	Sackville—Preston—Chezzetcook	Nova Scotia	$83,175
84	Cloverdale—Langley City	British Columbia	$82,970
85	Peace River—Westlock	Alberta	$82,443
86	Mississauga—Malton	Ontario	$82,406
87	Etobicoke Centre	Ontario	$82,402
88	Port Moody—Coquitlam	British Columbia	$82,195
89	Vaudreuil—Soulanges	Quebec	$81,475
90	Regina—Wascana	Saskatchewan	$81,139
91	Calgary Centre	Alberta	$80,983
92	North Vancouver	British Columbia	$80,838
93	Beloeil—Chambly	Quebec	$80,654
94	South Surrey—White Rock	British Columbia	$80,430
95	St. John's East	Newfoundland and Labrador	$79,933
96	Kitchener South—Hespeler	Ontario	$79,851
97	Nickel Belt	Ontario	$79,777
98	Battle River—Crowfoot	Alberta	$79,164
99	Souris—Moose Mountain	Saskatchewan	$79,148
100	Terrebonne	Quebec	$78,986
101	Glengarry—Prescott—Russell	Ontario	$78,905
102	Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam	British Columbia	$78,713
103	Eglinton—Lawrence	Ontario	$78,670
104	Avalon	Newfoundland and Labrador	$78,336
105	Burnaby North—Seymour	British Columbia	$78,160
106	Saanich—Gulf Islands	British Columbia	$78,123
107	Guelph	Ontario	$77,984
108	Lévis—Lotbinière	Quebec	$77,442
109	Simcoe—Grey	Ontario	$77,431
110	Edmonton Strathcona	Alberta	$77,272
111	Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia—Headingley	Manitoba	$77,239
112	Thérèse-De Blainville	Quebec	$77,138
113	Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier	Quebec	$76,822
114	Spadina—Fort York	Ontario	$76,270
115	Cambridge	Ontario	$76,258
116	Provencher	Manitoba	$76,217
117	Vancouver Quadra	British Columbia	$76,049
118	Pontiac	Quebec	$75,990
119	Kelowna—Lake Country	British Columbia	$75,968
120	Barrie—Springwater—Oro-Medonte	Ontario	$75,790
121	Repentigny	Quebec	$75,558
122	Mirabel	Quebec	$75,459
123	Lethbridge	Alberta	$75,452
124	West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country	British Columbia	$75,449
125	Moose Jaw—Lake Centre—Lanigan	Saskatchewan	$75,320
126	Alfred-Pellan	Quebec	$75,129
127	Kildonan—St. Paul	Manitoba	$75,124
128	Brampton South	Ontario	$75,004
129	Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston	Ontario	$74,725
130	Pierrefonds—Dollard	Quebec	$74,336
131	Brampton Centre	Ontario	$74,110
132	Calgary Forest Lawn	Alberta	$73,804
133	Battlefords—Lloydminster	Saskatchewan	$73,766
134	Rivière-des-Mille-Îles	Quebec	$73,612
135	Brossard—Saint-Lambert	Quebec	$73,584
136	Richmond Hill	Ontario	$73,563
137	Surrey—Newton	British Columbia	$73,371
138	Medicine Hat—Cardston—Warner	Alberta	$73,321
139	Laval—Les Îles	Quebec	$73,245
140	Northumberland—Peterborough South	Ontario	$73,019
141	Cariboo—Prince George	British Columbia	$72,828
142	Esquimalt—Saanich—Sooke	British Columbia	$72,563
143	Louis-Saint-Laurent	Quebec	$72,560
144	Oxford	Ontario	$72,554
145	Mission—Matsqui—Fraser Canyon	British Columbia	$71,956
146	Etobicoke—Lakeshore	Ontario	$71,894
147	Elgin—Middlesex—London	Ontario	$71,540
148	Halifax West	Nova Scotia	$71,495
149	Mississauga Centre	Ontario	$71,494
150	Huron—Bruce	Ontario	$71,410
151	London West	Ontario	$71,369
152	Ottawa South	Ontario	$71,314
153	Sarnia—Lambton	Ontario	$71,267
154	Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou	Quebec	$71,234
155	Toronto—Danforth	Ontario	$71,226
156	Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman	Manitoba	$71,029
157	Winnipeg South Centre	Manitoba	$70,927
158	Lambton—Kent—Middlesex	Ontario	$70,912
159	Saint Boniface—Saint Vital	Manitoba	$70,857
160	Cypress Hills—Grasslands	Saskatchewan	$70,838
161	Fundy Royal	New Brunswick	$70,771
162	Haldimand—Norfolk	Ontario	$70,733
163	Toronto—St. Paul's	Ontario	$70,655
164	Perth—Wellington	Ontario	$70,567
165	Ottawa Centre	Ontario	$70,508
166	St. John's South—Mount Pearl	Newfoundland and Labrador	$70,457
167	Skeena—Bulkley Valley	British Columbia	$70,422
168	Elmwood—Transcona	Manitoba	$70,139
169	Cowichan—Malahat—Langford	British Columbia	$69,954
170	Malpeque	Prince Edward Island	$69,910
171	Beaches—East York	Ontario	$69,829
172	Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo	British Columbia	$69,773
173	Steveston—Richmond East	British Columbia	$69,513
174	University—Rosedale	Ontario	$69,276
175	Hamilton Mountain	Ontario	$68,748
176	Vancouver Kingsway	British Columbia	$68,697
177	Vancouver Granville	British Columbia	$68,659
178	Mississauga East—Cooksville	Ontario	$68,596
179	Châteauguay—Lacolle	Quebec	$68,567
180	Vancouver South	British Columbia	$68,379
181	Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes	Ontario	$68,305
182	Thunder Bay—Superior North	Ontario	$68,125
183	Brantford—Brant	Ontario	$68,049
184	Gatineau	Quebec	$67,866
185	Regina—Qu'Appelle	Saskatchewan	$67,682
186	Ottawa West—Nepean	Ontario	$67,660
187	Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles	Quebec	$67,648
188	Beauport—Côte-de-Beaupré—Île dOrléans—Charlevoix	Quebec	$67,618
189	Edmonton Griesbach	Alberta	$67,588
190	Abbotsford	British Columbia	$67,584
191	Dartmouth—Cole Harbour	Nova Scotia	$67,547
192	Prince Albert	Saskatchewan	$67,470
193	Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke	Ontario	$67,435
194	Saskatoon West	Saskatchewan	$67,399
195	Portage—Lisgar	Manitoba	$67,392
196	Kootenay—Columbia	British Columbia	$67,338
197	Edmonton Centre	Alberta	$67,283
198	Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock	Ontario	$67,217
199	Thunder Bay—Rainy River	Ontario	$67,196
200	Brandon—Souris	Manitoba	$67,040
201	Kenora	Ontario	$66,963
202	Timmins—James Bay	Ontario	$66,856
203	Louis-Hébert	Quebec	$66,701
204	Don Valley North	Ontario	$66,620
205	Scarborough North	Ontario	$66,513
206	Kingston and the Islands	Ontario	$66,346
207	Manicouagan	Quebec	$66,097
208	Hastings—Lennox and Addington	Ontario	$65,956
209	Montcalm	Quebec	$65,941
210	Parkdale—High Park	Ontario	$65,651
211	Oshawa	Ontario	$65,497
212	Beauséjour	New Brunswick	$65,459
213	Cardigan	Prince Edward Island	$65,287
214	Fredericton	New Brunswick	$65,186
215	New Brunswick Southwest	New Brunswick	$64,885
216	Chilliwack—Hope	British Columbia	$64,860
217	Davenport	Ontario	$64,764
218	New Westminster—Burnaby	British Columbia	$64,547
219	Winnipeg North	Manitoba	$63,852
220	Parry Sound—Muskoka	Ontario	$63,813
221	Hamilton East—Stoney Creek	Ontario	$63,631
222	Simcoe North	Ontario	$63,367
223	Niagara Falls	Ontario	$63,301
224	Windsor—Tecumseh	Ontario	$63,190
225	Central Okanagan—Similkameen—Nicola	British Columbia	$62,955
226	North Island—Powell River	British Columbia	$62,817
227	Nanaimo—Ladysmith	British Columbia	$62,804
228	Hull—Aylmer	Quebec	$62,668
229	Saint-Jean	Quebec	$62,386
230	Nipissing—Timiskaming	Ontario	$62,326
231	Peterborough—Kawartha	Ontario	$62,181
232	North Okanagan—Shuswap	British Columbia	$62,153
233	Compton—Stanstead	Quebec	$62,120
234	Bay of Quinte	Ontario	$62,034
235	Sudbury	Ontario	$61,751
236	Jonquière	Quebec	$61,667
237	Burnaby South	British Columbia	$61,660
238	Willowdale	Ontario	$61,653
239	Surrey Centre	British Columbia	$61,620
240	Bellechasse—Les Etchemins—Lévis	Quebec	$61,590
241	Vancouver Centre	British Columbia	$61,359
242	Sault Ste. Marie	Ontario	$61,304
243	Ottawa—Vanier	Ontario	$61,273
244	Longueuil—Saint-Hubert	Quebec	$61,253
245	Etobicoke North	Ontario	$61,247
246	Richmond Centre	British Columbia	$61,154
247	York Centre	Ontario	$61,069
248	Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound	Ontario	$60,856
249	Abitibi—Témiscamingue	Quebec	$60,795
250	Kings—Hants	Nova Scotia	$60,709
251	Yorkton—Melville	Saskatchewan	$60,585
252	Don Valley East	Ontario	$60,431
253	Chatham-Kent—Leamington	Ontario	$60,115
254	Kitchener Centre	Ontario	$60,091
255	Scarborough—Agincourt	Ontario	$60,034
256	London—Fanshawe	Ontario	$59,996
257	Niagara Centre	Ontario	$59,885
258	South Shore—St. Margarets	Nova Scotia	$59,803
259	Churchill—Keewatinook Aski	Manitoba	$59,721
260	Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry	Ontario	$59,534
261	Honoré-Mercier	Quebec	$59,309
262	Courtenay—Alberni	British Columbia	$59,265
263	Scarborough Southwest	Ontario	$59,141
264	Mont-Royal	Quebec	$58,413
265	Scarborough Centre	Ontario	$58,368
266	Central Nova	Nova Scotia	$58,286
267	Victoria	British Columbia	$58,231
268	South Okanagan—West Kootenay	British Columbia	$58,212
269	Beauce	Quebec	$58,200
270	Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Westmount	Quebec	$58,178
271	Bonavista—Burin—Trinity	Newfoundland and Labrador	$58,159
272	Saint-Laurent	Quebec	$58,130
273	Scarborough—Guildwood	Ontario	$57,694
274	St. Catharines	Ontario	$57,692
275	Brome—Missisquoi	Quebec	$57,192
276	Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe	New Brunswick	$57,124
277	Tobique—Mactaquac	New Brunswick	$57,036
278	Rivière-du-Nord	Quebec	$57,009
279	Salaberry—Suroît	Quebec	$56,867
280	Chicoutimi—Le Fjord	Quebec	$56,795
281	Shefford	Quebec	$56,779
282	Long Range Mountains	Newfoundland and Labrador	$56,759
283	Cape Breton—Canso	Nova Scotia	$56,720
284	Argenteuil—La Petite-Nation	Quebec	$56,667
285	Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing	Ontario	$56,626
286	Egmont	Prince Edward Island	$56,514
287	Coast of Bays—Central—Notre Dame	Newfoundland and Labrador	$56,513
288	Halifax	Nova Scotia	$56,207
289	La Pointe-de-l'Île	Quebec	$56,127
290	Lac-Saint-Jean	Quebec	$55,984
291	Saint John—Rothesay	New Brunswick	$55,907
292	Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River	Saskatchewan	$55,833
293	Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot	Quebec	$55,197
294	Dauphin—Swan River—Neepawa	Manitoba	$54,508
295	Vimy	Quebec	$54,418
296	Vancouver East	British Columbia	$54,376
297	Berthier—Maskinongé	Quebec	$54,327
298	Charlottetown	Prince Edward Island	$53,736
299	London North Centre	Ontario	$53,712
300	Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques	Quebec	$53,598
301	Richmond—Arthabaska	Quebec	$53,574
302	Humber River—Black Creek	Ontario	$53,518
303	Bécancour—Nicolet—Saurel	Quebec	$53,401
304	Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup	Quebec	$53,371
305	York South—Weston	Ontario	$53,292
306	Dorval—Lachine—LaSalle	Quebec	$53,230
307	Cumberland—Colchester	Nova Scotia	$53,166
308	Longueuil—Charles-LeMoyne	Quebec	$53,063
309	Windsor West	Ontario	$52,886
310	Acadie—Bathurst	New Brunswick	$52,709
311	Gaspésie—Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine	Quebec	$52,642
312	Miramichi—Grand Lake	New Brunswick	$52,611
313	Drummond	Quebec	$52,580
314	West Nova	Nova Scotia	$52,315
315	Joliette	Quebec	$51,692
316	Ahuntsic-Cartierville	Quebec	$51,608
317	Laurentides—Labelle	Quebec	$51,481
318	Sydney—Victoria	Nova Scotia	$51,306
319	Madawaska—Restigouche	New Brunswick	$51,281
320	Toronto Centre	Ontario	$50,462
321	Mégantic—L'Érable	Quebec	$50,023
322	Saint-Maurice—Champlain	Quebec	$49,752
323	LaSalle—Émard—Verdun	Quebec	$49,724
324	Outremont	Quebec	$49,070
325	Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel	Quebec	$48,731
326	Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie	Quebec	$48,391
327	Ville-Marie—Le Sud-Ouest—Île-des-Soeurs	Quebec	$48,387
328	Avignon—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia	Quebec	$48,172
329	Beauport—Limoilou	Quebec	$47,955
330	Québec	Quebec	$47,907
331	Trois-Rivières	Quebec	$47,490
332	Hochelaga	Quebec	$46,365
333	Winnipeg Centre	Manitoba	$46,282
334	Sherbrooke	Quebec	$45,481
335	Laurier—Sainte-Marie	Quebec	$45,225
336	Hamilton Centre	Ontario	$43,717
337	Papineau	Quebec	$43,451
338	Bourassa	Quebec	$43,347

Value: Median total income of households in 2020. Riding names link to the riding's dissemination-area map for this topic.

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Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population. Adapted from Statistics Canada, Census of Population, 2016. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.