East Sooke, BC Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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18%

Household income NAT. AVG.

61%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

6%

In labour force NAT. AVG.

Index	East Sooke	Victoria	British Columbia
Median household income	$96,874	$66,907	$86,325
Unemployment rate	2.5%	3.1%	3.9%
In labour force	60.2%	67.7%	64.2%

Key findings

The median household income in East Sooke is 18% higher than the national average
The unemployment rate in East Sooke is 61% lower than the national average
In East Sooke 6.2% of people earn $20,000 or less
In East Sooke 12.0% of people earn between $80,000 and $100,000
In East Sooke 4.0% of people earn $300,000 or more

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am i middle class

$44,600 $66,907 $133,814

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.

East Sooke median earnings by income bracket

East Sooke employment by industry

Labour Type	Percent
Construction industry	7.6%
Manufacturing sector	4.4%
Financial & insurance services	0.4%
Wholesale & retail services	4.1%
Public administration	6.5%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	3.3%
Education, health & social services	12.0%
Other	20.4%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Highlands, BC	2,398	$125,122	51.8%
Colwood, BC	19,837	$108,189	31.2%
Metchosin, BC	4,998	$103,781	25.9%
View Royal, BC	12,511	$101,389	23.0%
Langford, BC	42,691	$95,998	16.5%
Victoria, BC	94,229	$66,907	18.8%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Lynn, MA	94,201	n/a
Concord, NC	94,147	n/a
Dearborn, MI	94,328	n/a
Plantation, FL	94,366	n/a
Quincy, MA	94,389	n/a
Victoria, BC	94,229	$66,907	18.8%

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

East Sooke, Victoria, BC Employment