Airdrie, AB Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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27%

Household income NAT. AVG.

8%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

20%

In labour force NAT. AVG.

Index	Airdrie	Alberta	National
Median household income	$104,991	$94,624	$82,436
Unemployment rate	5.9%	5.1%	6.4%
In labour force	76.9%	70.9%	63.9%

Key findings

The median household income in Airdrie is 27% higher than the national average
The unemployment rate in Airdrie is 8% lower than the national average
In Airdrie 3.1% of people earn $20,000 or less
In Airdrie 12.7% of people earn between $80,000 and $100,000
In Airdrie 3.1% of people earn $300,000 or more

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am i middle class

$69,987 $104,991 $209,982

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.

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Airdrie median earnings by income bracket

Airdrie employment by industry

Labour Type	Percent
Construction industry	9.0%
Manufacturing sector	4.2%
Financial & insurance services	2.2%
Wholesale & retail services	12.7%
Public administration	4.7%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	7.4%
Education, health & social services	11.7%
Other	24.1%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Rocky View County, AB	44,056	$164,301	99.3%
Crossfield, AB	3,477	$91,040	10.4%
Airdrie, AB	79,163	$104,991	27.4%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Drummondville, QC	79,029	$62,762	23.9%
New Rochelle, NY	79,367	n/a
Plymouth, MN	78,879	n/a
Flower Mound, TX	78,854	n/a
Folsom, CA	79,584	n/a
Airdrie, AB	79,163	$104,991	27.4%

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