High Prairie, AB Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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13%

Household income NAT. AVG.

57%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

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In labour force NAT. AVG.

Index	High Prairie	Alberta	National
Median household income	$71,855	$94,624	$82,436
Unemployment rate	2.8%	5.1%	6.4%
In labour force	63.7%	70.9%	63.9%

Key findings

The median household income in High Prairie is 13% lower than the national average
The unemployment rate in High Prairie is 57% lower than the national average
In High Prairie 9.3% of people earn $20,000 or less
In High Prairie 11.4% of people earn between $80,000 and $100,000
In High Prairie 0.0% of people earn $300,000 or more

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am i middle class

$47,898 $71,855 $143,710

City

$63,076 $94,624 $189,248

State

$54,951 $82,436 $164,872

Nation

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High Prairie employment by industry

Labour Type	Percent
Construction industry	3.2%
Manufacturing sector	4.3%
Financial & insurance services	0.6%
Wholesale & retail services	9.6%
Public administration	6.3%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	1.9%
Education, health & social services	18.7%
Other	18.3%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Kapawe'no First Nation (Freeman 150B), AB	179	$42,434	48.5%
Sucker Creek 150A, AB	709	$36,436	55.8%
Kapawe'no First Nation (Pakashan 150D), AB	5	$30,000	63.6%
High Prairie, AB	2,628	$71,855	12.8%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Chappaqua, NY	2,628	n/a
Elkford, BC	2,628	$138,659	68.2%
Centreville, AL	2,627	n/a
Corinth, NY	2,627	n/a
Swan Valley West, MB	2,627	$78,437	4.9%
High Prairie, AB	2,628	$71,855	12.8%

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