Observatory, ON Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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17%

Household income NAT. AVG.

33%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

13%

In labour force NAT. AVG.

Index	Observatory	Richmond Hill	Ontario
Median household income	$68,207	$101,827	$87,353
Unemployment rate	4.3%	4.0%	4.2%
In labour force	55.6%	59.8%	61.7%

Key findings

The median household income in Observatory is 17% lower than the national average
The unemployment rate in Observatory is 33% lower than the national average
In Observatory 13.7% of people earn $20,000 or less
In Observatory 9.9% of people earn between $80,000 and $100,000
In Observatory 2.8% of people earn $300,000 or more

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$67,877 $101,827 $203,654

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.

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Observatory employment by industry

Labour Type	Percent
Construction industry	3.1%
Manufacturing sector	4.5%
Financial & insurance services	4.2%
Wholesale & retail services	8.7%
Public administration	1.1%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	2.8%
Education, health & social services	9.0%
Other	20.0%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
King, ON	27,487	$150,174	82.2%
Aurora, ON	61,058	$126,909	53.9%
Vaughan, ON	321,974	$124,187	50.6%
Whitchurch-Stouffville, ON	52,025	$121,118	46.9%
Newmarket, ON	88,702	$109,574	32.9%
Richmond Hill, ON	215,407	$101,827	23.5%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Des Moines, IA	215,408	n/a
Tacoma, WA	215,766	n/a
Enterprise, NV	214,591	n/a
Modesto, CA	214,485	n/a
San Bernardino, CA	216,784	n/a
Richmond Hill, ON	215,407	$101,827	23.5%

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

Observatory, Richmond Hill, ON Employment