Watt Section, NS Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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42%

Household income NAT. AVG.

43%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

30%

In labour force NAT. AVG.

Index	Watt Section	Halifax	Nova Scotia
Median household income	$47,916	$80,863	$71,343
Unemployment rate	9.2%	5.1%	5.7%
In labour force	44.4%	67.3%	61.2%

Key findings

The median household income in Watt Section is 42% lower than the national average
The unemployment rate in Watt Section is 43% higher than the national average
In Watt Section 16.2% of people earn $20,000 or less
In Watt Section 9.0% of people earn between $80,000 and $100,000
In Watt Section 0.0% of people earn $300,000 or more

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am i middle class

$53,903 $80,863 $161,726

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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Watt Section median earnings by income bracket

Watt Section employment by industry

Labour Type	Percent
Construction industry	2.4%
Manufacturing sector	2.9%
Financial & insurance services	1.0%
Wholesale & retail services	6.8%
Public administration	1.5%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	2.4%
Education, health & social services	10.6%
Other	15.5%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Sheet Harbour 36, NS	37	$65,313	20.8%
Beaver Lake 17, NS	23	$63,320	23.2%
Halifax, NS	451,852	$80,863	1.9%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Virginia Beach, VA	450,882	n/a
Laval, QC	445,050	$84,211	2.2%
Miami, FL	461,080	n/a
Long Beach, CA	462,081	n/a
Raleigh, NC	469,698	n/a
Halifax, NS	451,852	$80,863	1.9%

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

Watt Section, Halifax, NS Employment