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Owner households and tenant households by major payments and gross rent as a percentage of 2000 household income, by census metropolitan areas (2001 Census)

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2001
  St. John's Halifax Saint John Saguenay Québec
  number of households
Owner's major payments 45,005 89,045 32,435 38,665 162,985
Less than 15% of household income 20,860 42,430 17,720 21,470 87,570
15-19% 8,615 17,730 5,755 6,635 30,015
20-24% 6,070 11,205 3,120 3,990 16,520
25-29% 3,235 6,125 1,770 1,930 9,205
30-34% 1,950 3,255 920 1,060 5,060
35-39% 1,000 1,795 600 610 3,290
40-49% 1,020 2,040 735 695 3,070
50% and over 2,255 4,465 1,810 2,275 8,250
Tenant's gross rent 19,735 55,035 15,670 23,385 130,855
Less than 15% of household income 4,190 9,195 3,950 7,045 34,100
15-19% 2,610 8,450 2,370 3,095 22,310
20-24% 2,130 7,555 1,885 2,430 15,500
25-29% 1,935 5,790 1,515 1,940 13,010
30-34% 1,425 4,560 1,245 1,735 8,700
35-39% 1,150 2,990 970 1,050 6,420
40-49% 1,905 4,365 1,295 1,605 8,560
50% and over 4,380 12,130 2,445 4,485 22,265
Source: Statistics Canada, Census of Population.
Last modified: 2005-01-19.

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