Fort Saskatchewan, AB Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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36%

Household income NAT. AVG.

27%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

15%

In labour force NAT. AVG.

Index	Fort Saskatchewan	Alberta	National
Median household income	$111,710	$94,624	$82,436
Unemployment rate	4.7%	5.1%	6.4%
In labour force	73.5%	70.9%	63.9%

Key findings

The median household income in Fort Saskatchewan is 36% higher than the national average
The unemployment rate in Fort Saskatchewan is 27% lower than the national average
In Fort Saskatchewan 3.0% of people earn $20,000 or less
In Fort Saskatchewan 10.8% of people earn between $80,000 and $100,000
In Fort Saskatchewan 4.4% of people earn $300,000 or more

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am i middle class

$74,465 $111,710 $223,420

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.

Fort Saskatchewan median earnings by income bracket

Fort Saskatchewan employment by industry

Labour Type	Percent
Construction industry	9.4%
Manufacturing sector	7.9%
Financial & insurance services	1.6%
Wholesale & retail services	9.3%
Public administration	5.4%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	4.7%
Education, health & social services	10.8%
Other	23.5%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Sturgeon County, AB	24,881	$129,660	57.3%
Strathcona County, AB	106,316	$127,349	54.5%
Bon Accord, AB	1,800	$98,129	19.0%
Gibbons, AB	3,425	$97,469	18.2%
Bruderheim, AB	1,427	$88,774	7.7%
Fort Saskatchewan, AB	28,368	$111,710	35.5%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Harrison, NY	28,363	n/a
Englewood, NJ	28,390	n/a
Saugus, MA	28,326	n/a
Temescal Valley, CA	28,420	n/a
Aberdeen, SD	28,315	n/a
Fort Saskatchewan, AB	28,368	$111,710	35.5%

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