Kingston, ON Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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5%

Household income NAT. AVG.

41%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

4%

In labour force NAT. AVG.

Index	Kingston	Ontario	National
Median household income	$78,358	$87,353	$82,436
Unemployment rate	3.8%	4.2%	6.4%
In labour force	61.5%	61.7%	63.9%

Key findings

The median household income in Kingston is 5% lower than the national average
The unemployment rate in Kingston is 41% lower than the national average
In Kingston 8.6% of people earn $20,000 or less
In Kingston 11.4% of people earn between $80,000 and $100,000
In Kingston 2.6% of people earn $300,000 or more

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am i middle class

$52,233 $78,358 $156,716

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.

Kingston median earnings by income bracket

Kingston employment by industry

Labour Type	Percent
Construction industry	3.2%
Manufacturing sector	2.2%
Financial & insurance services	1.7%
Wholesale & retail services	8.1%
Public administration	7.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	1.7%
Education, health & social services	18.0%
Other	18.0%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Frontenac Islands, ON	1,906	$112,586	36.6%
South Frontenac, ON	20,491	$102,801	24.7%
Loyalist, ON	17,983	$96,415	17.0%
Gananoque, ON	5,615	$66,383	19.5%
Kingston, ON	132,155	$78,358	4.9%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Langley, BC	132,088	$110,266	33.8%
Sterling Heights, MI	132,296	n/a
Visalia, CA	133,100	n/a
Cedar Rapids, IA	133,125	n/a
Coral Springs, FL	133,370	n/a
Kingston, ON	132,155	$78,358	4.9%

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