Georges River, NS Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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20%

Household income NAT. AVG.

26%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

21%

In labour force NAT. AVG.

Index	Georges River	Cape Breton	Nova Scotia
Median household income	$99,273	$60,933	$71,343
Unemployment rate	8.1%	7.7%	5.7%
In labour force	50.6%	51.1%	61.2%

Key findings

The median household income in Georges River is 20% higher than the national average
The unemployment rate in Georges River is 26% higher than the national average
In Georges River 1.6% of people earn $20,000 or less
In Georges River 12.3% of people earn between $80,000 and $100,000
In Georges River 2.8% of people earn $300,000 or more

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am i middle class

$40,617 $60,933 $121,866

City

$47,557 $71,343 $142,686

State

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

Nation

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Georges River median earnings by income bracket

Georges River employment by industry

Labour Type	Percent
Construction industry	9.2%
Manufacturing sector	2.6%
Financial & insurance services	2.2%
Wholesale & retail services	1.8%
Public administration	1.3%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	7.5%
Education, health & social services	11.2%
Other	13.2%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Membertou 28B, NS	1,070	$45,792	44.5%
Cape Breton, NS	94,573	$60,933	26.1%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Sunrise, FL	94,657	n/a
North Vancouver, BC	94,662	$132,873	61.2%
Quincy, MA	94,389	n/a
Plantation, FL	94,366	n/a
Dearborn, MI	94,328	n/a
Cape Breton, NS	94,573	$60,933	26.1%

Source: The Georges River, Cape Breton, NS data and statistics displayed above are derived from Statistics Canada and updated for 2021 by Environics Analytics.

Georges River, Cape Breton, NS Employment