Mahone Bay, NS Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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26%

Household income NAT. AVG.

4%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

26%

In labour force NAT. AVG.

Index	Mahone Bay	Nova Scotia	National
Median household income	$61,042	$71,343	$82,436
Unemployment rate	6.7%	5.7%	6.4%
In labour force	47.2%	61.2%	63.9%

Key findings

The median household income in Mahone Bay is 26% lower than the national average
The unemployment rate in Mahone Bay is 4% higher than the national average
In Mahone Bay 10.5% of people earn $20,000 or less
In Mahone Bay 10.1% of people earn between $80,000 and $100,000
In Mahone Bay 0.6% of people earn $300,000 or more

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am i middle class

$40,690 $61,042 $122,084

City

$47,557 $71,343 $142,686

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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Mahone Bay employment by industry

Labour Type	Percent
Construction industry	4.6%
Manufacturing sector	4.5%
Financial & insurance services	1.6%
Wholesale & retail services	7.9%
Public administration	1.5%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	0.1%
Education, health & social services	9.4%
Other	16.4%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Lunenburg, NS	25,205	$68,959	16.3%
Chester, NS	10,450	$68,364	17.1%
Bridgewater, NS	9,016	$55,063	33.2%
Gold River 21, NS	107	$37,691	54.3%
Mahone Bay, NS	1,160	$61,042	26.0%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Mount Ida, AR	1,160	n/a
Third Lake, IL	1,160	n/a
Mahnomen, MN	1,160	n/a
Atglen, PA	1,160	n/a
Avonmore, PA	1,160	n/a
Mahone Bay, NS	1,160	$61,042	26.0%

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