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Personal and Household Income

Fort Smith Region

 

Personal Income

 

Historical Personal Income Statistics

Fort Smith Region All Returns Total Income ($'000) Average Income ($) Taxable Returns (No.)
1997 19,100 676,611 35,425 14,030
1996 19,320 680,415 35,218 14,260
1995 19,420 683,446 35,193 14,440
1994 19,190 704,937 36,735 14,380
1993 19,080 654,831 34,320 14,260
1992 17,640 607,291 34,427 13,260
1991 17,070 576,850 33,793 13,070
1990 16,340 541,197 33,121 12,890
1989 15,520 490,913 31,631 12,450
1988 14,870 451,423 30,358 11,820
1987 14,320 390,091 27,241 11,640
1986 14,300 336,164 23,508 11,620
1985 14,372 327,667 22,799 11,610
1984 14,560 320,568 22,017 11,746
1983 13,756 277,211 20,152 10,986

 Source: Revenue Canada, Personal Income Tax Statistics Prepared by: NWT Bureau of Statistics

 

Comparison of Personal Income Statistics, 1997

Fort Smith Region Northwest Territories  Canada
All Returns 19,100 24,190 21,084,180
Total Income ($'000) 676,611 815,499 579,104,439
Taxable Returns 14,030 17,130 14,430,980
Average Income ($) 35,425 33,712 27,466

 Source: Revenue Canada, Personal Income Tax Statistics Prepared by: NWT Bureau of Statistics

 

Household Income

Fort Smith Region

 

 

Private Household, Income Distribution

1996 % 1991  %  1986  %
All Households 9,700 100.0 8,525 100.0 7,550 100.0
<$10,000 515 5.3 480 5.6 570 7.5
$10,000 - $19,999 925 9.5 795 9.3 890 11.8
$20,000 - $29,999 780 8.0 710 8.3 965 12.8
$30,000 - $39,999 745 7.7 760 8.9 1,120 14.8
$40,000 - $49,999 755 7.8 790 9.3 1,185 15.7
$50,000 & Over 5,975 61.6 5,000 58.7 2,805 37.2

 Source: Statistics Canada, Census Years '86-'96 Prepared by: NWT Bureau of Statistics

Average & Median Household Income

1996  1991  1986 
Average Income ($) 69,649 64,079 45,237
Median Income ($) 63,609 58,999 41,223

 Source: Statistics Canada, Census Years '86-'96 Prepared by: NWT Bureau of Statistics 

 

 

Comparison of Household Income, 1996

Fort Smith Region % Northwest Territories  %  Canada  %
All Households 9,700 100.0 12,605 100.0 10,820,050 100.0
<$10,000 515 5.3 825 6.5 865,955 8.0
$10,000 - $19,999 925 9.5 1,335 10.6 1,724,510 15.9
$20,000 - $29,999 780 8.0 1,135 9.0 1,453,680 13
$30,000 - $39,999 745 7.7 1,015 8.1 1,340,905 12
$40,000 - $49,999 755 7.8 1,030 8 1,215,060 11
$50,000 & Over 5,975 61.6 7,250 57.5 4,219,955 39

 Source: Statistics Canada, Census Years '86-'96 Prepared by: NWT Bureau of Statistics 

Average & Median Household Income

Fort Smith Region Northwest Territories Canada
Average Income ($) 69,649 65,550 48,552
Median Income ($) 63,609 59,310 40,209

 Source: Statistics Canada, Census '96 Prepared by: NWT Bureau of Statistics 

 

 

 IMPORTANT
To ensure confidentiality, data from the census are independently random rounded by Statistics Canada.
As a result, all numbers from the census end in the digit 0 or 5.
In some cases, this will result in totals that are inconsistent with their sums, particularly in smaller communities.

 

 

Last Update: June 26, 2000