Alert Bay, BC Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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17%

Household income NAT. AVG.

51%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

21%

In labour force NAT. AVG.

Index	Alert Bay	British Columbia	National
Median household income	$68,331	$86,325	$82,436
Unemployment rate	3.2%	3.9%	6.4%
In labour force	50.2%	64.2%	63.9%

Key findings

The median household income in Alert Bay is 17% lower than the national average
The unemployment rate in Alert Bay is 51% lower than the national average
In Alert Bay 9.2% of people earn $20,000 or less
In Alert Bay 10.1% of people earn between $80,000 and $100,000
In Alert Bay 1.6% of people earn $300,000 or more

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am i middle class

$45,549 $68,331 $136,662

City

$57,544 $86,325 $172,650

State

$54,951 $82,436 $164,872

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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Alert Bay employment by industry

Labour Type	Percent
Construction industry	7.8%
Manufacturing sector	0.5%
Financial & insurance services	0.2%
Wholesale & retail services	2.9%
Public administration	1.7%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	5.9%
Education, health & social services	17.8%
Other	12.7%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Port McNeill, BC	2,424	$98,329	19.3%
Dead Point 5, BC	10	$80,238	2.7%
Gwayasdums 1, BC	26	$72,554	12.0%
Nimpkish 2, BC	11	$0	100.0%
Alert Bay, BC	514	$68,331	17.1%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Babbie, AL	514	n/a
Kingsland, AR	514	n/a
Turkey Creek, AZ	514	n/a
Burlington, IL	514	n/a
Cawker City, KS	514	n/a
Alert Bay, BC	514	$68,331	17.1%

Source: The Alert Bay, BC data and statistics displayed above are derived from Statistics Canada and updated for 2021 by Environics Analytics.