Deer Lake, NL Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

F

21%

Household income NAT. AVG.

57%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

14%

In labour force NAT. AVG.

Index	Deer Lake	Newfoundland and Labrador	National
Median household income	$64,803	$73,940	$82,436
Unemployment rate	10.1%	10.8%	6.4%
In labour force	54.8%	57.3%	63.9%

Key findings

The median household income in Deer Lake is 21% lower than the national average
The unemployment rate in Deer Lake is 57% higher than the national average
In Deer Lake 10.0% of people earn $20,000 or less
In Deer Lake 10.1% of people earn between $80,000 and $100,000
In Deer Lake 1.8% of people earn $300,000 or more

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am i middle class

$43,197 $64,803 $129,606

City

$49,288 $73,940 $147,880

State

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

Nation

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Deer Lake median earnings by income bracket

Deer Lake employment by industry

Labour Type	Percent
Construction industry	6.5%
Manufacturing sector	2.3%
Financial & insurance services	1.2%
Wholesale & retail services	7.8%
Public administration	3.1%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	4.8%
Education, health & social services	8.7%
Other	18.8%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Division No. 5, Subd. F, NL	857	$112,394	36.3%
Pasadena, NL	3,611	$88,366	7.2%
Reidville, NL	511	$75,357	8.6%
Cormack, NL	566	$63,005	23.6%
Division No. 5, Subd. E, NL	219	$45,936	44.3%
Deer Lake, NL	5,214	$64,803	21.4%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
DeWitt, IA	5,215	n/a
McGregor, TX	5,212	n/a
Ranson, WV	5,217	n/a
Brewton, AL	5,210	n/a
Anthony, TX	5,210	n/a
Deer Lake, NL	5,214	$64,803	21.4%

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