N.W.T.’s nation-leading incomes concentrated in larger communities and non-Indigenous population – CBC

Household income in Norman Wells about 3 times higher than smaller communities: census

Nov 03, 2017

The Northwest Territories has the highest median personal income in Canada, with that income concentrated in its largest communities, and among its non-Indigenous residents, according to data provided by the N.W.T. Bureau of Statistics.

The bureau released new data from the 2016 census in three reports on Thursday.

It found that the N.W.T. has a median personal income of $50,618 compared to a national average of $30,359. The territory also had the highest median personal income in the 2006 census.