Core Housing Need
Income, Shelter Cost and STIR

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  1. Households in Core Housing Need
  2. Households Tested For Core Housing Need

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  1. Income and Shelter Costs ($)
  2. Shelter-Cost-to-Income-Ratio (STIR) (%)

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Vancouver — Incomes and Shelter Costs (Households in Core Housing Need)

  Average Household Income Before Taxes Average Monthly Shelter Costs Median Household Income Before Taxes Median Monthly Shelter Costs
Vancouver 29,775 1,171 28,053 1,026
West End/Stanley Park 26,858 1,154 26,729 1,144
English Bay 27,527 1,149 26,574 1,185
Downtown 26,425 1,174 25,478 1,127
South Granville/Oak 27,439 1,169 26,734 1,076
Kitsilano/Point Grey 26,999 1,159 25,918 1,074
Westside/Kerrisdale 30,029 1,317 28,783 1,202
Marpole 27,321 1,008 25,452 916
Mount Pleasant/Renfrew Heights 28,561 1,073 26,808 944
East Hastings 22,704 818 18,739 710
Southeast Vancouver 31,639 1,159 29,586 1,002
University Endowment Lands 32,908 1,494 32,728 1,468
Central Park/Metrotown 29,204 1,110 28,043 982
Southeast Burnaby 29,711 1,137 28,048 976
North Burnaby 29,822 1,167 27,906 1,050
New Westminster 27,514 1,041 25,542 916
North Vancouver CY 29,630 1,217 28,043 1,101
North Vancouver DM 30,872 1,320 28,604 1,183
West Vancouver 28,910 1,337 26,893 1,132
Richmond 31,960 1,291 30,489 1,184
Delta 31,846 1,250 30,345 1,076
Surrey 32,645 1,225 30,508 1,024
White Rock 25,699 1,061 23,277 949
Langley City and Langley DM 29,907 1,156 28,183 1,021
Tri-Cities 31,526 1,264 30,079 1,155
Maple Ridge/Pitt Meadows 29,639 1,162 27,960 1,013
Notes:
  • Data include all non-farm, non-band, non-reserve private households reporting positive incomes and shelter cost-to-income ratios less than 100 per cent.
  • A household is in core housing need if its housing does not meet one or more standards for housing adequacy (repair), suitability (crowding), or affordability and if it would have to spend 30 per cent or more of its before-tax income to pay the median rent (including utilities) of appropriately sized alternative local market housing. Adequate housing does not require any major repairs, according to residents. Suitable housing has enough bedrooms for the size and make-up of resident households. Affordable housing costs less than 30 per cent of before-tax household income.
  • For renters, shelter costs include, as applicable, rent and payments for electricity, fuel, water and other municipal services. For owners, shelter costs include, as applicable, mortgage payments (principal and interest), property taxes, condominium fees, and payments for electricity, fuel, water and other municipal services.
  • STIR = Shelter-cost-to-income ratio (based on annual shelter costs and household income before taxes).
Source: CMHC (census-based and NHS-based housing indicators and data) (opens in new window)