Ponoka, AB Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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4%

Household income NAT. AVG.

49%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

1%

In labour force NAT. AVG.

Index	Ponoka	Alberta	National
Median household income	$79,031	$94,624	$82,436
Unemployment rate	3.3%	5.1%	6.4%
In labour force	64.4%	70.9%	63.9%

Key findings

The median household income in Ponoka is 4% lower than the national average
The unemployment rate in Ponoka is 49% lower than the national average
In Ponoka 6.7% of people earn $20,000 or less
In Ponoka 11.8% of people earn between $80,000 and $100,000
In Ponoka 1.8% of people earn $300,000 or more

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am i middle class

$52,682 $79,031 $158,062

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.

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Ponoka employment by industry

Labour Type	Percent
Construction industry	5.2%
Manufacturing sector	3.3%
Financial & insurance services	1.6%
Wholesale & retail services	8.9%
Public administration	2.5%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	2.6%
Education, health & social services	18.9%
Other	20.3%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Gull Lake, AB	208	$169,680	105.8%
Samson 137A, AB	23	$125,000	51.6%
Lacombe, AB	13,889	$96,494	17.1%
Ponoka County, AB	10,437	$92,809	12.6%
Clive, AB	764	$84,051	2.0%
Ponoka, AB	7,631	$79,031	4.1%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
South Weber, UT	7,631	n/a
Fairfax, CA	7,629	n/a
North Weeki Wachee, FL	7,626	n/a
Park City, IL	7,636	n/a
Montrose, VA	7,639	n/a
Ponoka, AB	7,631	$79,031	4.1%

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