Prince Rupert, BC Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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11%

Household income NAT. AVG.

74%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

11%

In labour force NAT. AVG.

Index	Prince Rupert	British Columbia	National
Median household income	$91,162	$86,325	$82,436
Unemployment rate	1.7%	3.9%	6.4%
In labour force	70.9%	64.2%	63.9%

Key findings

The median household income in Prince Rupert is 11% higher than the national average
The unemployment rate in Prince Rupert is 74% lower than the national average
In Prince Rupert 5.8% of people earn $20,000 or less
In Prince Rupert 11.0% of people earn between $80,000 and $100,000
In Prince Rupert 2.7% of people earn $300,000 or more

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am i middle class

$60,768 $91,162 $182,324

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.

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Prince Rupert employment by industry

Labour Type	Percent
Construction industry	4.9%
Manufacturing sector	3.8%
Financial & insurance services	1.6%
Wholesale & retail services	8.6%
Public administration	5.9%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	12.1%
Education, health & social services	12.1%
Other	20.1%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Port Edward, BC	428	$92,792	12.6%
Skeena-Queen Charlotte A, BC	50	$65,804	20.2%
S1/2 Tsimpsean 2, BC	97	$54,839	33.5%
Lax Kw'alaams 1, BC	659	$39,615	51.9%
Prince Rupert, BC	13,113	$91,162	10.6%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Newton, NC	13,106	n/a
Black Forest, CO	13,103	n/a
Harrison, AR	13,124	n/a
Monfort Heights, OH	13,124	n/a
Sharon, PA	13,101	n/a
Prince Rupert, BC	13,113	$91,162	10.6%

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