Barrington, NS Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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14%

Household income NAT. AVG.

33%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

8%

In labour force NAT. AVG.

Index	Barrington	Nova Scotia	National
Median household income	$70,941	$71,343	$82,436
Unemployment rate	8.6%	5.7%	6.4%
In labour force	58.8%	61.2%	63.9%

Key findings

The median household income in Barrington is 14% lower than the national average
The unemployment rate in Barrington is 33% higher than the national average
In Barrington 8.6% of people earn $20,000 or less
In Barrington 11.0% of people earn between $80,000 and $100,000
In Barrington 1.7% of people earn $300,000 or more

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am i middle class

$47,289 $70,941 $141,882

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.

Barrington median earnings by income bracket

Barrington employment by industry

Labour Type	Percent
Construction industry	2.3%
Manufacturing sector	11.0%
Financial & insurance services	0.7%
Wholesale & retail services	9.3%
Public administration	1.3%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	2.4%
Education, health & social services	8.8%
Other	22.5%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Clark's Harbour, NS	729	$60,282	26.9%
Barrington, NS	6,568	$70,941	13.9%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Bondurant, IA	6,567	n/a
Rossford, OH	6,567	n/a
Geneseo, IL	6,566	n/a
Homeland Park, SC	6,570	n/a
South Monrovia Island, CA	6,565	n/a
Barrington, NS	6,568	$70,941	13.9%

Source: The Barrington, NS data and statistics displayed above are derived from Statistics Canada.