Forestburg, AB Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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6%

Household income NAT. AVG.

32%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

17%

In labour force NAT. AVG.

Index	Forestburg	Alberta	National
Median household income	$77,469	$94,624	$82,436
Unemployment rate	4.3%	5.1%	6.4%
In labour force	53.2%	70.9%	63.9%

Key findings

The median household income in Forestburg is 6% lower than the national average
The unemployment rate in Forestburg is 32% lower than the national average
In Forestburg 6.3% of people earn $20,000 or less
In Forestburg 11.9% of people earn between $80,000 and $100,000
In Forestburg 1.5% of people earn $300,000 or more

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am i middle class

$51,640 $77,469 $154,938

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.

Forestburg median earnings by income bracket

Forestburg employment by industry

Labour Type	Percent
Construction industry	8.7%
Manufacturing sector	2.8%
Financial & insurance services	0.6%
Wholesale & retail services	5.0%
Public administration	3.2%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	6.3%
Education, health & social services	8.5%
Other	16.7%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Flagstaff County, AB	3,506	$86,748	5.2%
Heisler, AB	159	$75,300	8.7%
Killam, AB	948	$73,745	10.5%
Alliance, AB	146	$71,541	13.2%
Forestburg, AB	890	$77,469	6.0%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Hot Sulphur Springs, CO	890	n/a
Royal Center, IN	890	n/a
Walker, MN	890	n/a
El Rancho Vela, TX	890	n/a
Argyle, WI	890	n/a
Forestburg, AB	890	$77,469	6.0%

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