Empress, AB Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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21%

Household income NAT. AVG.

70%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

26%

In labour force NAT. AVG.

Index	Empress	Alberta	National
Median household income	$64,900	$94,624	$82,436
Unemployment rate	1.9%	5.1%	6.4%
In labour force	47.1%	70.9%	63.9%

Key findings

The median household income in Empress is 21% lower than the national average
The unemployment rate in Empress is 70% lower than the national average
In Empress 11.8% of people earn $20,000 or less
In Empress 11.8% of people earn between $80,000 and $100,000
In Empress 0.0% of people earn $300,000 or more

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am i middle class

$43,262 $64,900 $129,800

City

$63,076 $94,624 $189,248

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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Empress employment by industry

Labour Type	Percent
Construction industry	5.8%
Manufacturing sector	0.0%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	5.8%
Public administration	8.7%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	0.0%
Education, health & social services	5.8%
Other	21.2%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Chesterfield No. 261, SK	530	$106,865	29.6%
Deer Forks No. 232, SK	208	$84,811	2.9%
Acadia No. 34, AB	508	$68,549	16.8%
Empress, AB	120	$64,900	21.3%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Haleburg, AL	120	n/a
Haynes, AR	120	n/a
Pike, CA	120	n/a
Nunez, GA	120	n/a
Makaha Valley, HI	120	n/a
Empress, AB	120	$64,900	21.3%

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