Brantford, ON Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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12%

Household income NAT. AVG.

52%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

23%

In labour force NAT. AVG.

Index	Brantford	Ontario	National
Median household income	$72,288	$87,353	$82,436
Unemployment rate	3.1%	4.2%	6.4%
In labour force	49.0%	61.7%	63.9%

Key findings

The median household income in Brantford is 12% lower than the national average
The unemployment rate in Brantford is 52% lower than the national average
In Brantford 7.5% of people earn $20,000 or less
In Brantford 11.9% of people earn between $80,000 and $100,000
In Brantford 1.1% of people earn $300,000 or more

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am i middle class

$48,187 $72,288 $144,576

City

$58,229 $87,353 $174,706

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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Brantford employment by industry

Labour Type	Percent
Construction industry	3.2%
Manufacturing sector	8.5%
Financial & insurance services	1.2%
Wholesale & retail services	8.1%
Public administration	1.7%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	2.9%
Education, health & social services	9.1%
Other	13.4%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
North Dumfries, ON	11,684	$127,191	54.3%
Brant, ON	40,692	$105,051	27.4%
Six Nations (Part) 40, ON	1,016	$86,039	4.4%
New Credit (Part) 40A, ON	184	$35,593	56.8%
Brantford, ON	105,103	$72,288	12.3%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
San Tan Valley, AZ	104,936	n/a
Clarington, ON	104,855	$108,994	32.2%
League City, TX	105,410	n/a
Columbia, MD	105,412	n/a
Chatham-Kent, ON	105,414	$67,774	17.8%
Brantford, ON	105,103	$72,288	12.3%

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