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Giving housing professionals and researchers key household characteristics from across Canada. Find data on home equity, income, housing types, tenure, core housing need and demographics.

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These tables give housing professionals, researchers and stakeholders an in-depth look at the key characteristics of households across Canada. This includes data and analysis on home equity, household incomes, housing types and tenure, household demographics and core housing need.

Household equity, income and financial health

Home equity and household net worth

  • Home Equity and Net Worth by Tenure: Canada and Provinces
  • Home Equity and Net Worth by Tenure and Age Group: Canada

Household incomes

  • Real Median Household Income (After-Tax), by Tenure, 2006 – 2022
  • Real Median After-Tax Household Income (1990 – 2011)
  • Real Median After-Tax Household Income: Owner Households (1990 – 2011)
  • Real Median After-Tax Household Income: Renter Households (1990 – 2011)
  • Real Median Total Household Income (Before Taxes), by Tenure, 2006 – 2022
  • Real Median Total Household Income (Before Taxes) (1990 – 2011)
  • Real Median Total Household Income (Before Taxes): Owners (1990 – 2011)
  • Real Median Total Household Income (Before Taxes): Renters (1990 – 2011)
  • Real Average Household Income (Before-tax) by Tenure, 2006 – 2022
  • Real Average Household Income (After-Tax), by Tenure, 2006 – 2022
  • Real Average After-Tax Household Income Quintiles by Tenure, 2006 – 2022
  • Real Average Before-tax Household Income Quintiles by tenure, 2006 – 2022

Number, type and tenure of households

Number of households

  • Number of Households: Canada, Provinces and Territories 1976 – 2036
  • Summary Urban Housing Conditions: Canada and Provinces
  • Household Growth Summary: Canada, Provinces, Territories and CMAs
  • Number of Households: Canada, Provinces and Select Metropolitan Areas

Type and tenure

  • Number of Renter Households: Canada, Provinces and CMAs
  • Number of Owner Households: Canada, Provinces and CMAs
  • Number of Households by Household Type: 1976 – 2036
  • Number of Households by Detailed Household Type: 1976 – 2036
  • Number of Households by Tenure and Ownership Rate: 1976 – 2036
  • Households by Type and Tenure
  • Household Count and Size by Age of Maintainer and Tenure
  • Dwelling Condition by Tenure and Period of Construction
  • Occupied Housing Stock by Structure Type and Tenure
  • Ownership Rates: Canada, Provinces, Territories and Metropolitan Areas (archived)

Core housing need

  • Number of Households in Core Housing Need
  • Number of Urban Households in Core Housing Need
  • Characteristics of Households in Core Housing Need by Tenure
  • Characteristics of Population in Core Housing Need by Gender
  • Incidence (%) and Number of Households in Core Housing Need 2012 – 2022

Demographics and social data

Indigenous housing

  • Census Appendix — Housing Conditions: Off-Reserve Status Indians
  • Characteristics of On-Reserve Indigenous Households by Tenure
  • Housing Conditions of Indigenous Households Living on Reserve
  • Housing Conditions of Indigenous Households Living Off Reserve
  • Housing Conditions of Indigenous Households Outside Reserves: Canada
  • Indigenous Households in Canada by Location and Tenure
  • Indigenous Population in Canada by Indigenous Identity, Location and Tenure

Seniors

  • Senior-led Households
  • Population in Senior-led Households

Youth

  • Youth-Led Households
  • Population in Youth-Led Households

Visible minorities

  • Household Characteristics of Visible Minority Groups
  • Household Income, Shelter Costs and Shelter-Cost-to-Income Ratio (STIRs) of Visible Minority Groups by Core Need Status
  • Adequacy, Suitability and Affordability Statistics for Visible Minority Groups

Demographics by gender and sex

  • Total Population and Population Living in Households in Core Housing Need by Gender and Living Arrangement
  • Housing Profile of One-person and One-parent Households by Gender
  • Total Population and Population in Core Housing Need by Sex and Tenure
  • Total Population and Population in Core Housing Need by Income and Sex
  • Characteristics of Population in Core Housing Need by Gender
  • Total Population and Population in Core Housing Need by Age and Sex

People with disabilities

The tables for this section (People with disabilities) have been archived in our Housing Knowledge Centre.

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