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Average Incomes of Families and Unattached Individuals, Canada, 1951-1995

YearAverage Family Income (constant 1995 $)Average Income of Unattached Individuals (constant 1995 $)
1951*22,4018,644
1954*25,70110,236
1957*27,55210,673
1959*28,33411,156
1961*29,74811,878
196533,98714,940
196736,82315,776
196939,75617,725
197143,43718,208
197245,20018,288
197347,23119,125
197449,66820,422
197550,20819,932
197653,43421,421
197752,34021,492
197853,58321,912
197953,98922,986
198055,06123,018
198154,21424,246
198252,86924,056
198352,30422,972
198452,13523,077
198553,47223,647
198654,46223,673
198755,15624,120
198856,36624,425
198958,02425,192
199057,13325,456
199155,77124,153
199255,46524,497
199354,32524,061
199455,34224,268
199555,24724,166

*Figures exclude self-employment farm income.
Source: Prepared by the Centre for International Statistics, using Statistics Canada,
Income Distributions by Size in Canada, 1995

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Example: In 1951, the average family income was $22,401, while the average income of an unattached individual was $8,644. By 1995, average family income had increased to $55,247, and average income for unattached individuals had rised to $24,166. All of the dollar amounts in this table have been adjusted for inflation up to 1995.

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