Melbourne, QC Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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8%

Household income NAT. AVG.

67%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

14%

In labour force NAT. AVG.

Index	Melbourne	Quebec	National
Median household income	$75,449	$72,311	$82,436
Unemployment rate	2.2%	3.7%	6.4%
In labour force	55.0%	64.3%	63.9%

Key findings

The median household income in Melbourne is 8% lower than the national average
The unemployment rate in Melbourne is 67% lower than the national average
In Melbourne 4.8% of people earn $20,000 or less
In Melbourne 12.4% of people earn between $80,000 and $100,000
In Melbourne 0.8% of people earn $300,000 or more

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am i middle class

$50,294 $75,449 $150,898

City

$48,202 $72,311 $144,622

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.

Melbourne median earnings by income bracket

Melbourne employment by industry

Labour Type	Percent
Construction industry	3.8%
Manufacturing sector	12.9%
Financial & insurance services	1.2%
Wholesale & retail services	5.5%
Public administration	1.3%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	3.0%
Education, health & social services	9.4%
Other	17.0%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Saint-Denis-de-Brompton, QC	4,642	$95,859	16.3%
Racine, QC	1,174	$84,282	2.2%
Ulverton, QC	417	$78,280	5.0%
Saint-Claude, QC	1,219	$77,910	5.5%
Val-Joli, QC	1,762	$76,385	7.3%
Melbourne, QC	1,096	$75,449	8.5%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Healy, AK	1,096	n/a
Newhall, IA	1,096	n/a
Convoy, OH	1,096	n/a
Oyen, AB	1,096	$73,055	11.4%
Spirit River, AB	1,096	$96,121	16.6%
Melbourne, QC	1,096	$75,449	8.5%

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