Chatham, ON Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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23%

Household income NAT. AVG.

16%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

11%

In labour force NAT. AVG.

Index	Chatham	Chatham-Kent	Ontario
Median household income	$63,127	$67,774	$87,353
Unemployment rate	5.4%	5.0%	4.2%
In labour force	56.7%	57.6%	61.7%

Key findings

The median household income in Chatham is 23% lower than the national average
The unemployment rate in Chatham is 16% lower than the national average
In Chatham 10.6% of people earn $20,000 or less
In Chatham 10.5% of people earn between $80,000 and $100,000
In Chatham 1.1% of people earn $300,000 or more

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am i middle class

$45,178 $67,774 $135,548

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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Chatham employment by industry

Labour Type	Percent
Construction industry	3.2%
Manufacturing sector	6.3%
Financial & insurance services	1.3%
Wholesale & retail services	8.9%
Public administration	2.9%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	4.0%
Education, health & social services	11.5%
Other	16.9%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Chatham-Kent, ON	105,414	$67,774	17.8%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Columbia, MD	105,412	n/a
League City, TX	105,410	n/a
Santa Maria, CA	105,528	n/a
Davie, FL	105,594	n/a
Brantford, ON	105,103	$72,288	12.3%
Chatham-Kent, ON	105,414	$67,774	17.8%

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

Chatham, Chatham-Kent, ON Employment