Digby, NS Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

F

30%

Household income NAT. AVG.

63%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

28%

In labour force NAT. AVG.

Index	Digby	Nova Scotia	National
Median household income	$57,901	$71,343	$82,436
Unemployment rate	10.5%	5.7%	6.4%
In labour force	46.1%	61.2%	63.9%

Key findings

The median household income in Digby is 30% lower than the national average
The unemployment rate in Digby is 63% higher than the national average
In Digby 16.9% of people earn $20,000 or less
In Digby 7.1% of people earn between $80,000 and $100,000
In Digby 0.1% of people earn $300,000 or more

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am i middle class

$38,596 $57,901 $115,802

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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Digby employment by industry

Labour Type	Percent
Construction industry	2.7%
Manufacturing sector	3.6%
Financial & insurance services	1.8%
Wholesale & retail services	8.4%
Public administration	3.3%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	1.0%
Education, health & social services	8.2%
Other	15.6%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Bear River 6B, NS	20	$178,158	116.1%
Annapolis Royal, NS	528	$49,971	39.4%
Annapolis, Subd. A, NS	5,937	$49,566	39.9%
Bear River (Part) 6, NS	159	$42,682	48.2%
Digby, NS	7,269	$57,901	29.8%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Valley Falls, SC	7,269	n/a
Dade City, FL	7,270	n/a
Nebraska City, NE	7,270	n/a
Williston Park, NY	7,266	n/a
Dunlap, IN	7,273	n/a
Digby, NS	7,269	$57,901	29.8%

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