New Westminster, BC Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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4%

Household income NAT. AVG.

42%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

9%

In labour force NAT. AVG.

Index	New Westminster	British Columbia	National
Median household income	$79,358	$86,325	$82,436
Unemployment rate	3.8%	3.9%	6.4%
In labour force	69.8%	64.2%	63.9%

Key findings

The median household income in New Westminster is 4% lower than the national average
The unemployment rate in New Westminster is 42% lower than the national average
In New Westminster 8.6% of people earn $20,000 or less
In New Westminster 11.3% of people earn between $80,000 and $100,000
In New Westminster 2.2% of people earn $300,000 or more

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am i middle class

$52,900 $79,358 $158,716

City

$57,544 $86,325 $172,650

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.

New Westminster median earnings by income bracket

New Westminster employment by industry

Labour Type	Percent
Construction industry	4.9%
Manufacturing sector	4.2%
Financial & insurance services	3.0%
Wholesale & retail services	10.1%
Public administration	3.5%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	4.4%
Education, health & social services	12.9%
Other	25.4%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Belcarra, BC	695	$221,709	168.9%
Anmore, BC	2,569	$186,538	126.3%
North Vancouver, BC	94,662	$132,873	61.2%
West Vancouver, BC	46,220	$129,268	56.8%
Burrard Inlet 3, BC	2,132	$121,158	47.0%
New Westminster, BC	82,940	$79,358	3.7%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Chino Hills, CA	82,800	n/a
Kennewick, WA	82,633	n/a
Sioux City, IA	82,535	n/a
Trenton, NJ	83,387	n/a
Fort Myers, FL	83,505	n/a
New Westminster, BC	82,940	$79,358	3.7%

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