Wells, BC Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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54%

Household income NAT. AVG.

14%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

5%

In labour force NAT. AVG.

Index	Wells	British Columbia	National
Median household income	$37,865	$86,325	$82,436
Unemployment rate	7.3%	3.9%	6.4%
In labour force	67.2%	64.2%	63.9%

Key findings

The median household income in Wells is 54% lower than the national average
The unemployment rate in Wells is 14% higher than the national average
In Wells 30.8% of people earn $20,000 or less
In Wells 8.3% of people earn between $80,000 and $100,000
In Wells 0.0% of people earn $300,000 or more

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am i middle class

$25,240 $37,865 $75,730

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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Wells employment by industry

Labour Type	Percent
Construction industry	0.0%
Manufacturing sector	0.0%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	10.7%
Public administration	0.6%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	0.6%
Education, health & social services	7.3%
Other	48.0%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Cariboo C, BC	1,297	$80,162	2.8%
Wells, BC	222	$37,865	54.1%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Newtok, AK	222	n/a
Wales, AK	222	n/a
Goshen, AL	222	n/a
Raiford, FL	222	n/a
Corwith, IA	222	n/a
Wells, BC	222	$37,865	54.1%

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