Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Belleville - Quinte West, Census metropolitan area
Median after-tax income of households
$69,500
In 2020, the median after-tax income of households in Belleville - Quinte West (CMA) was $69,500, a change of 12.8% from $61,600 in 2015Footnote 1.
Median after-tax income of households, Canada, Ontario [PR], Belleville - Quinte West (CMA), 2015 to 2020
Distribution of households by household after-tax income, Canada, Ontario [PR], Belleville - Quinte West (CMA), 2020
Number and median after-tax income of households, Belleville - Quinte West (CMA) and its census subdivisions, 2015 and 2020
| Geography | Number of households | Median after-tax income of households | ||||
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| 2016 | 2021 | % change | 2015 | 2020 | % change | |
| Belleville - Quinte West (CMA) | 42,985 | 46,215 | 7.5 | 61,600 | 69,500 | 12.8 |
| Belleville (CY) | 21,730 | 23,535 | 8.3 | 57,600 | 66,000 | 14.6 |
| Quinte West (CY) | 17,830 | 19,060 | 6.9 | 64,500 | 72,500 | 12.4 |
| Stirling-Rawdon (TP) | 1,895 | 1,970 | 4.0 | 64,000 | 72,000 | 12.5 |
| Tyendinaga (TP) | 1,525 | 1,650 | 8.2 | 78,000 | 86,000 | 10.3 |
Employment income and labour market related income and benefits in 2019 and 2020
Employment income
Nationally, the number of persons aged 15 and over with no or low employment income increased substantially in 2020 compared with before the pandemic in 2019. In Belleville - Quinte West (CMA), 555 more people in 2020 than in 2019 had no employment income, while 1,260 more people had employment income between $1 and $19,999 and 2,280 fewer people had employment income between $20,000 and $59,999 in 2020 than in 2019.
Labour market related income
As for labour market related income, which comprises employment income, emergency and recovery benefits, and employment insurance (EI) benefits, there typically were far fewer null and low amounts. In Belleville - Quinte West (CMA), 2,160 fewer people in 2020 than in 2019 had no labour market related income, while 1,705 fewer, 3,270 more and 710 more people had labour market related income between $1 and $14,999, between $15,000 and $59,999, and at or over $60,000, respectively, in 2020 than in 2019.
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Distribution of employment income, Belleville - Quinte West (CMA), 2019 and 2020
Distribution of employment income, Belleville - Quinte West (CMA), 2019 and 2020
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Distribution of labour market related income, Belleville - Quinte West (CMA), 2019 and 2020
Distribution of labour market related income, Belleville - Quinte West (CMA), 2019 and 2020
Pandemic-related income support benefits
68.9%
In 2020, the percentage of persons 15 years and older in Belleville - Quinte West (CMA) with income from any COVID-19 government income support and benefits was 68.9%,Footnote 2 while the percentage with income from earning replacement benefits was 26.4%.Footnote 3
Prevalence of and median income from COVID-19 income and support benefits and earning replacement benefits, Canada, Ontario [PR], Belleville - Quinte West (CMA) and its census subdivisions, 2020
| Geography | Percent with COVID-19 related benefits | Median COVID-19 related benefits | Percent with COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits | Median COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits | Percent with earning replacement benefits | Median earning replacement benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 68.4 | 970 | 27.6 | 8,000 | 31.2 | 8,700 |
| Ontario [PR] | 66.2 | 1,040 | 28.2 | 8,000 | 31.0 | 9,000 |
| Belleville - Quinte West (CMA) | 68.9 | 880 | 23.6 | 8,000 | 26.4 | 8,000 |
| Belleville (CY) | 71.0 | 880 | 25.0 | 8,000 | 27.5 | 8,000 |
| Quinte West (CY) | 67.1 | 860 | 22.0 | 8,000 | 24.9 | 8,100 |
| Stirling-Rawdon (TP) | 67.4 | 890 | 23.7 | 8,000 | 26.7 | 8,000 |
| Tyendinaga (TP) | 63.1 | 960 | 23.6 | 7,500 | 28.1 | 8,000 |
Percentage of persons with income from each COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefit, Belleville - Quinte West (CMA), 2020
Prevalence of total income, employment income, labour market related income, and earning replacement benefits for the population aged 25 to 59, by gender, Belleville - Quinte West (CMA), 2020 Footnote 4
| Geography | Total income | Employment income | Labour market related income | Earning replacement benefits | ||||
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| Men+ | Women+ | Men+ | Women+ | Men+ | Women+ | Men+ | Women+ | |
| Canada | 98.7 | 98.3 | 88.5 | 83.9 | 92.3 | 88.0 | 36.7 | 38.1 |
| Ontario [PR] | 98.4 | 98.2 | 87.8 | 82.6 | 91.8 | 87.0 | 35.3 | 38.1 |
| Belleville - Quinte West (CMA) | 98.7 | 98.6 | 85.4 | 80.3 | 88.9 | 84.8 | 30.4 | 38.2 |
Median total income, employment income, labour market related income, and earning replacement benefits for the population aged 25 to 59, by gender, Belleville - Quinte West (CMA), 2020 Footnote 4
| Geography | Total income | Employment income | Labour market related income | Earning replacement benefits | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men+ | Women+ | Men+ | Women+ | Men+ | Women+ | Men+ | Women+ | |
| Canada | 57,200 | 46,400 | 56,400 | 41,600 | 56,800 | 43,200 | 8,500 | 10,000 |
| Ontario [PR] | 57,200 | 46,800 | 57,600 | 43,200 | 57,200 | 44,400 | 9,000 | 10,500 |
| Belleville - Quinte West (CMA) | 54,000 | 43,600 | 54,000 | 38,400 | 54,400 | 40,000 | 8,000 | 10,000 |
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