Prairie Creek, AB Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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109%

Household income NAT. AVG.

2%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

31%

In labour force NAT. AVG.

Index	Prairie Creek	Wood Buffalo	Alberta
Median household income	$172,602	$193,893	$94,624
Unemployment rate	6.5%	6.7%	5.1%
In labour force	84.0%	78.4%	70.9%

Key findings

The median household income in Prairie Creek is 109% higher than the national average
The unemployment rate in Prairie Creek is 2% higher than the national average
In Prairie Creek 3.2% of people earn $20,000 or less
In Prairie Creek 4.6% of people earn between $80,000 and $100,000
In Prairie Creek 7.2% of people earn $300,000 or more

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am i middle class

$129,249 $193,893 $387,786

City

$63,076 $94,624 $189,248

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.

Prairie Creek median earnings by income bracket

Prairie Creek employment by industry

Labour Type	Percent
Construction industry	5.4%
Manufacturing sector	2.8%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	14.9%
Public administration	5.9%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	7.4%
Education, health & social services	10.1%
Other	37.2%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Gregoire Lake 176A, AB	135	$60,000	27.2%
Wood Buffalo, AB	74,298	$193,893	135.2%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Jacksonville, NC	74,313	n/a
Bolingbrook, IL	74,319	n/a
Pasco, WA	74,266	n/a
Rochester Hills, MI	74,340	n/a
Sault Ste. Marie, ON	74,249	$71,102	13.7%
Wood Buffalo, AB	74,298	$193,893	135.2%

Source: The Prairie Creek, Wood Buffalo, AB data and statistics displayed above are derived from Statistics Canada and updated for 2021 by Environics Analytics.

Prairie Creek, Wood Buffalo, AB Employment