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Table 8-5
Average income and income shares by after-tax income quintiles, showing different income concepts, Canada — Average after-tax income

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Average after-tax income
  1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
  2007 constant dollars
Average after-tax income  
All family units  
Total 47,900 49,500 50,700 52,700 52,900 52,500 53,500 54,100 55,400 57,400
Lowest quintile 11,500 11,800 11,800 12,700 13,000 12,900 12,800 12,800 13,400 13,900
Second quintile 25,900 26,900 27,200 28,300 28,400 28,200 28,500 28,800 29,700 30,700
Third quintile 39,700 41,400 41,800 43,300 43,300 43,300 43,700 44,600 45,600 47,000
Fourth quintile 58,500 60,200 61,200 63,400 63,500 63,400 64,300 65,400 66,600 68,700
Highest quintile 104,100 107,000 111,500 116,000 116,200 114,800 117,900 119,100 122,000 126,700
Economic families, two persons or more  
Total 59,300 61,100 63,000 65,500 65,600 65,000 66,600 67,500 69,100 71,900
Lowest quintile 20,800 21,800 21,800 23,400 22,900 23,200 23,600 23,800 25,200 26,400
Second quintile 37,400 39,200 39,600 41,100 41,000 40,900 41,500 42,600 43,500 45,200
Third quintile 52,100 53,800 54,700 56,800 56,700 56,700 57,500 58,600 59,800 62,000
Fourth quintile 69,800 71,800 73,400 75,800 76,400 75,900 77,200 78,900 80,300 83,200
Highest quintile 116,500 118,800 125,400 130,600 130,800 128,500 133,200 133,600 136,800 142,600
Unattached individuals  
Total 24,200 25,400 25,600 26,800 27,400 27,700 27,600 28,100 29,100 29,800
Lowest quintile 6,500 6,300 6,500 6,800 7,500 7,200 7,000 7,200 7,100 7,600
Second quintile 14,300 14,700 14,900 15,500 16,000 15,800 15,600 15,700 16,200 16,700
Third quintile 19,800 20,500 21,100 22,100 22,800 22,400 22,600 22,600 23,500 24,200
Fourth quintile 29,200 30,200 30,600 32,000 32,600 32,600 32,900 33,100 34,100 34,900
Highest quintile 51,200 55,500 55,000 57,800 58,400 60,400 59,900 62,100 64,800 65,500
  percent
Income shares  
All family units  
Total 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Lowest quintile 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Second quintile 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11
Third quintile 17 17 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16
Fourth quintile 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24
Highest quintile 43 43 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44
Economic families, two persons or more  
Total 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Lowest quintile 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
Second quintile 13 13 13 12 12 13 12 13 13 13
Third quintile 18 18 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17
Fourth quintile 24 24 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23
Highest quintile 39 39 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40
Unattached individuals  
Total 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Lowest quintile 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Second quintile 12 12 12 12 12 11 11 11 11 11
Third quintile 16 16 16 16 17 16 16 16 16 16
Fourth quintile 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 23 23
Highest quintile 42 44 43 43 43 44 43 44 44 44
Date Modified: 2009-06-03

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