Table 1
Low income cut-offs (1992 base) after tax

Size of family unit Community size
Rural areas outside CMA or CA1 Census Agglomeration (CA) Census Metropolitan Area (CMA)
Less than 30,000 inhabitants2 Between 30,000 and 99,999 inhabitants Between 100,000 and 499,999 inhabitants 500,000 inhabitants or more
Current dollars
1992
1 person 8,848 10,126 11,296 11,439 13,526
2 persons 10,769 12,325 13,749 13,922 16,462
3 persons 13,410 15,346 17,120 17,336 20,499
4 persons 16,729 19,146 21,359 21,628 25,574
5 persons 19,050 21,802 24,322 24,628 29,121
6 persons 21,127 24,179 26,974 27,313 32,296
7 or more persons 23,204 26,556 29,625 29,998 35,471
1993
1 person 9,017 10,319 11,511 11,657 13,784
2 persons 10,974 12,560 14,011 14,187 16,776
3 persons 13,665 15,638 17,446 17,666 20,889
4 persons 17,048 19,511 21,766 22,040 26,061
5 persons 19,413 22,217 24,785 25,097 29,676
6 persons 21,529 24,640 27,488 27,833 32,911
7 or more persons 23,646 27,062 30,189 30,569 36,147
1994
1 person 9,027 10,331 11,525 11,671 13,800
2 persons 10,987 12,574 14,027 14,204 16,795
3 persons 13,681 15,657 17,466 17,687 20,914
4 persons 17,068 19,533 21,791 22,066 26,092
5 persons 19,436 22,243 24,814 25,126 29,710
6 persons 21,555 24,668 27,520 27,866 32,950
7 or more persons 23,674 27,093 30,225 30,605 36,189
1995
1 person 9,227 10,560 11,780 11,929 14,106
2 persons 11,231 12,853 14,338 14,519 17,168
3 persons 13,985 16,004 17,854 18,079 21,378
4 persons 17,446 19,967 22,274 22,555 26,670
5 persons 19,866 22,736 25,364 25,683 30,369
6 persons 22,032 25,215 28,130 28,484 33,680
7 or more persons 24,198 27,694 30,895 31,284 36,991
1996
1 person 9,364 10,717 11,955 12,106 14,315
2 persons 11,397 13,044 14,551 14,734 17,422
3 persons 14,192 16,241 18,119 18,347 21,695
4 persons 17,705 20,263 22,605 22,890 27,066
5 persons 20,161 23,074 25,741 26,065 30,820
6 persons 22,359 25,589 28,547 28,906 34,180
7 or more persons 24,558 28,105 31,353 31,748 37,540
1997
1 person 9,522 10,898 12,157 12,311 14,557
2 persons 11,589 13,264 14,797 14,983 17,716
3 persons 14,432 16,515 18,424 18,657 22,061
4 persons 18,004 20,605 22,986 23,276 27,522
5 persons 20,501 23,463 26,175 26,504 31,340
6 persons 22,737 26,021 29,029 29,394 34,757
7 or more persons 24,972 28,579 31,882 32,284 38,174
1998
1 person 9,617 11,006 12,278 12,433 14,701
2 persons 11,705 13,396 14,944 15,132 17,893
3 persons 14,575 16,680 18,608 18,843 22,280
4 persons 18,183 20,810 23,215 23,508 27,797
5 persons 20,706 23,697 26,436 26,768 31,652
6 persons 22,963 26,280 29,318 29,687 35,103
7 or more persons 25,221 28,864 32,200 32,605 38,554
1999
1 person 9,785 11,199 12,493 12,651 14,959
2 persons 11,910 13,631 15,206 15,397 18,206
3 persons 14,831 16,972 18,934 19,173 22,671
4 persons 18,501 21,175 23,622 23,920 28,284
5 persons 21,068 24,112 26,899 27,237 32,206
6 persons 23,365 26,741 29,832 30,207 35,718
7 or more persons 25,663 29,370 32,764 33,176 39,229
2000
1 person 10,049 11,500 12,829 12,991 15,362
2 persons 12,231 13,998 15,615 15,811 18,696
3 persons 15,230 17,429 19,443 19,689 23,281
4 persons 18,999 21,744 24,258 24,563 29,045
5 persons 21,635 24,761 27,623 27,970 33,073
6 persons 23,994 27,460 30,635 31,020 36,679
7 or more persons 26,353 30,160 33,646 34,069 40,285
2001
1 person 10,302 11,790 13,152 13,318 15,748
2 persons 12,538 14,350 16,008 16,209 19,166
3 persons 15,613 17,867 19,933 20,184 23,867
4 persons 19,477 22,291 24,868 25,181 29,775
5 persons 22,180 25,384 28,318 28,674 33,905
6 persons 24,598 28,151 31,405 31,800 37,602
7 or more persons 27,016 30,919 34,492 34,926 41,298
2002
1 person 10,533 12,055 13,448 13,618 16,102
2 persons 12,820 14,673 16,368 16,574 19,598
3 persons 15,964 18,269 20,381 20,638 24,404
4 persons 19,915 22,793 25,427 25,748 30,445
5 persons 22,679 25,955 28,955 29,319 34,668
6 persons 25,151 28,785 32,112 32,515 38,448
7 or more persons 27,624 31,614 35,268 35,712 42,227
2003
1 person 10,828 12,392 13,824 13,999 16,553
2 persons 13,179 15,083 16,826 17,038 20,146
3 persons 16,411 18,781 20,952 21,216 25,087
4 persons 20,473 23,431 26,139 26,469 31,298
5 persons 23,314 26,681 29,765 30,140 35,639
6 persons 25,855 29,590 33,011 33,426 39,524
7 or more persons 28,397 32,499 36,255 36,712 43,410
2004
1 person 11,028 12,621 14,080 14,258 16,859
2 persons 13,423 15,362 17,137 17,353 20,519
3 persons 16,715 19,128 21,339 21,608 25,551
4 persons 20,852 23,864 26,622 26,958 31,876
5 persons 23,744 27,175 30,316 30,697 36,297
6 persons 26,333 30,137 33,621 34,044 40,255
7 or more persons 28,922 33,100 36,925 37,390 44,212
2005
1 person 11,271 12,899 14,389 14,571 17,230
2 persons 13,718 15,700 17,514 17,734 20,969
3 persons 17,082 19,548 21,808 22,083 26,112
4 persons 21,310 24,388 27,207 27,550 32,576
5 persons 24,266 27,772 30,982 31,371 37,095
6 persons 26,912 30,799 34,360 34,792 41,139
7 or more persons 29,557 33,827 37,737 38,212 45,183
2006
1 person 11,492 13,152 14,671 14,857 17,568
2 persons 13,987 16,008 17,857 18,082 21,381
3 persons 17,417 19,932 22,236 22,516 26,624
4 persons 21,728 24,867 27,741 28,091 33,216
5 persons 24,742 28,317 31,590 31,987 37,823
6 persons 27,440 31,404 35,034 35,474 41,946
7 or more persons 30,138 34,491 38,477 38,962 46,070
2007
1 person 11,745 13,441 14,994 15,184 17,954
2 persons 14,295 16,360 18,250 18,480 21,851
3 persons 17,800 20,370 22,725 23,011 27,210
4 persons 22,206 25,414 28,352 28,709 33,946
5 persons 25,287 28,940 32,285 32,691 38,655
6 persons 28,044 32,095 35,805 36,255 42,869
7 or more persons 30,801 35,250 39,324 39,819 47,084
2008
1 person 12,019 13,754 15,344 15,538 18,373
2 persons 14,628 16,741 18,676 18,911 22,361
3 persons 18,215 20,845 23,255 23,548 27,844
4 persons 22,724 26,007 29,013 29,378 34,738
5 persons 25,876 29,614 33,037 33,453 39,556
6 persons 28,698 32,843 36,640 37,100 43,869
7 or more persons 31,519 36,072 40,241 40,747 48,181
2009
1 person 12,050 13,791 15,384 15,579 18,421
2 persons 14,666 16,785 18,725 18,960 22,420
3 persons 18,263 20,900 23,316 23,610 27,918
4 persons 22,783 26,075 29,089 29,455 34,829
5 persons 25,944 29,692 33,124 33,541 39,660
6 persons 28,773 32,929 36,736 37,198 43,984
7 or more persons 31,602 36,167 40,346 40,854 48,308
2010
1 person 12,271 14,044 15,666 15,865 18,759
2 persons 14,936 17,094 19,069 19,308 22,831
3 persons 18,598 21,283 23,744 24,043 28,430
4 persons 23,202 26,554 29,623 29,996 35,469
5 persons 26,421 30,237 33,732 34,157 40,388
6 persons 29,301 33,534 37,410 37,881 44.791
7 or more persons 32,182 36,831 41,087 41,604 49,195
  1. Can include some small population centres.
  2. Includes population centres with less than 10,000 inhabitants.
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