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Average total income by economic family types
(2000 to 2004)
  2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
  $ constant 2004
Economic families1,  two people or more 73,800 75,000 74,800 74,300 76,100
Elderly families2 50,300 50,500 51,200 51,000 52,000
Married couples only 48,800 49,600 49,600 50,100 51,800
All other elderly families 55,800 53,900 57,100 54,600 53,000
Non-elderly families3 77,700 79,000 78,600 78,200 80,300
Married couples only 71,800 76,300 74,800 72,800 73,600
No earner 34,900 39,900 36,600 34,900 34,600
One earner 57,600 62,600 57,200 58,000 61,300
Two earners 81,800 85,800 85,900 82,200 81,600
Two parent families with children4 84,800 85,800 86,300 87,400 90,600
No earner 22,800 25,100 25,400 23,400 25,000
One earner 62,400 63,000 66,600 68,400 65,900
Two earners 86,200 86,700 86,800 87,300 90,400
Three or more earners 106,000 107,800 105,500 107,000 112,800
Married couples with other relatives 107,400 104,000 103,500 103,100 106,400
Lone-parent families4 37,600 38,400 36,600 37,400 37,500
Male lone-parent families 55,200 51,900 52,200 56,500 52,900
Female lone-parent families 34,000 35,600 32,900 33,100 34,100
No earner 16,400 17,200 16,500 16,200 17,500
One earner 34,000 35,400 33,300 32,700 33,900
Two or more earners 54,900 56,900 49,800 52,200 49,600
All other non-elderly families 65,900 66,100 67,800 62,600 66,100
Unattached individuals 29,300 30,100 30,700 31,300 31,200
Elderly male 27,400 29,200 28,900 30,200 29,500
Non-earner 25,500 27,400 26,200 26,400 27,500
Earner 37,600 40,100 40,300 43,400 37,000
Elderly female 24,000 24,900 25,500 25,300 26,100
Non-earner 23,200 23,800 24,900 24,400 25,200
Earner 35,100 39,400 32,600 32,400 34,600
Non-elderly male 33,800 34,400 34,600 35,500 34,800
Non-earner 10,300 12,200 11,900 12,600 12,200
Earner 38,200 38,600 39,300 40,300 38,900
Non-elderly female 27,000 27,700 29,200 29,400 29,500
Non-earner 10,900 12,400 12,300 13,200 13,200
Earner 32,400 32,800 34,400 34,100 34,100
Note: Average total income refers to income from all sources including government transfers and before deduction of federal and provincial income taxes. It may also called income before tax (but after transfers).
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 (for fee) 202-0403 and Catalogue no. 75-202-XIE.
Last modified: 2006-03-28.

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