West Heights, NL Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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42%

Household income NAT. AVG.

61%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

6%

In labour force NAT. AVG.

Index	West Heights	St. John's	Newfoundland and Labrador
Median household income	$48,020	$79,167	$73,940
Unemployment rate	10.4%	9.3%	10.8%
In labour force	60.0%	63.4%	57.3%

Key findings

The median household income in West Heights is 42% lower than the national average
The unemployment rate in West Heights is 61% higher than the national average
In West Heights 16.1% of people earn $20,000 or less
In West Heights 8.5% of people earn between $80,000 and $100,000
In West Heights 1.2% of people earn $300,000 or more

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am i middle class

$52,772 $79,167 $158,334

City

$49,288 $73,940 $147,880

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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West Heights employment by industry

Labour Type	Percent
Construction industry	3.2%
Manufacturing sector	0.9%
Financial & insurance services	1.3%
Wholesale & retail services	13.6%
Public administration	5.2%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	1.4%
Education, health & social services	10.1%
Other	22.7%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove, NL	2,289	$125,000	51.6%
Paradise, NL	23,144	$120,560	46.2%
Portugal Cove-St. Philip's, NL	8,634	$119,098	44.5%
Flatrock, NL	1,904	$118,365	43.6%
Torbay, NL	8,388	$116,831	41.7%
St. John's, NL	109,566	$79,167	4.0%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Billings, MT	109,705	n/a
Inglewood, CA	109,309	n/a
Richmond, CA	110,051	n/a
Broken Arrow, OK	108,875	n/a
Lakeland, FL	110,335	n/a
St. John's, NL	109,566	$79,167	4.0%

Source: The West Heights, St. John's, NL data and statistics displayed above are derived from Statistics Canada and updated for 2021 by Environics Analytics.

West Heights, St. John's, NL Employment