Core Housing Need

Income, Shelter Cost and STIR

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Alberta — 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
Alberta	32,720	1,235	29,600	1,140
Bonnyville No. 87 MD	41,400	1,204	40,800	1,050
Brooks	26,600	940	24,800	870
Calgary	32,920	1,316	31,000	1,230
Camrose	25,440	966	24,800	890
Canmore	27,000	1,170	25,400	1,030
Clearwater County MD	42,900	1,364	38,400	1,260
Edmonton	31,760	1,223	29,400	1,110
Foothills County MD	22,000	1,010	22,200	900
Grande Prairie	32,440	1,273	31,000	1,180
Grande Prairie County No. 1 MD	43,500	1,592	45,200	1,550
High River	28,600	1,216	27,600	1,150
Lac Ste. Anne County MD	43,600	1,296	43,200	1,240
Lacombe	25,700	1,044	24,800	900
Lethbridge	28,280	1,061	26,400	1,000
Lloydminster	29,300	1,110	25,600	1,010
Mackenzie County SM	28,000	960	26,000	830
Medicine Hat	24,460	982	24,600	900
Mountain View County MD	22,000	1,040	22,400	1,000
Okotoks	27,700	1,305	26,400	1,100
Red Deer County MD	29,500	1,112	26,800	1,090
Strathmore	28,700	1,164	26,000	1,200
Sylvan Lake	30,000	1,248	28,200	1,200
Wetaskiwin	30,600	1,030	26,600	950
Wetaskiwin County No. 10 MD	45,300	1,520	45,200	1,440
Wood Buffalo	38,800	1,480	37,200	1,330

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).