Armstrong, BC Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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5%

Household income NAT. AVG.

26%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

9%

In labour force NAT. AVG.

Index	Armstrong	British Columbia	National
Median household income	$78,059	$86,325	$82,436
Unemployment rate	4.8%	3.9%	6.4%
In labour force	58.4%	64.2%	63.9%

Key findings

The median household income in Armstrong is 5% lower than the national average
The unemployment rate in Armstrong is 26% lower than the national average
In Armstrong 5.7% of people earn $20,000 or less
In Armstrong 12.9% of people earn between $80,000 and $100,000
In Armstrong 0.8% of people earn $300,000 or more

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am i middle class

$52,034 $78,059 $156,118

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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Armstrong employment by industry

Labour Type	Percent
Construction industry	4.7%
Manufacturing sector	8.1%
Financial & insurance services	1.6%
Wholesale & retail services	10.3%
Public administration	2.9%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	3.1%
Education, health & social services	10.2%
Other	16.4%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Coldstream, BC	11,728	$122,627	48.8%
North Okanagan C, BC	4,428	$104,345	26.6%
Spallumcheen, BC	5,232	$85,784	4.1%
North Okanagan B, BC	3,689	$84,455	2.4%
Columbia-Shuswap D, BC	4,370	$73,213	11.2%
Armstrong, BC	5,660	$78,059	5.3%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel, QC	5,659	$71,685	13.0%
Media, PA	5,658	n/a
Holdenville, OK	5,662	n/a
Meadow Lake, SK	5,663	$85,742	4.0%
Surfside, FL	5,665	n/a
Armstrong, BC	5,660	$78,059	5.3%

Source: The Armstrong, BC data and statistics displayed above are derived from Statistics Canada.