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You're making more: Census
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Glen Morrison - Power 104 - Story:
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May 1, 2008 / 12:15 pm
May 1, 2008 / 12:15 pm
The latest census data suggests the average family in the Kelowna region has a little more in its wallets.
New information from the 2006 census indicates the median income for families in and around Kelowna is $61,044 an increase from the 2001 census when it was $58,709.
The 4.0 per cent increase compares with a national increase in income of 3.7 per cent and a provincial increase of 1.8 per cent.
Men in the Kelowna region typically earned $45,755 compared with $34,210 for women, meaning women made on average only 75 per cent of what men earned. Five years earlier, the gap was 73 per cent in favour of men.
The earnings information released by Statistics Canada is for what's known as the census metropolitan area of Kelowna, which represents the city's core boundary as well as outlying suburban areas.
New information from the 2006 census indicates the median income for families in and around Kelowna is $61,044 an increase from the 2001 census when it was $58,709.
The 4.0 per cent increase compares with a national increase in income of 3.7 per cent and a provincial increase of 1.8 per cent.
Men in the Kelowna region typically earned $45,755 compared with $34,210 for women, meaning women made on average only 75 per cent of what men earned. Five years earlier, the gap was 73 per cent in favour of men.
The earnings information released by Statistics Canada is for what's known as the census metropolitan area of Kelowna, which represents the city's core boundary as well as outlying suburban areas.
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