Island Lake, AB Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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23%

Household income NAT. AVG.

39%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

2%

In labour force NAT. AVG.

Index	Island Lake	Alberta	National
Median household income	$101,003	$94,624	$82,436
Unemployment rate	3.9%	5.1%	6.4%
In labour force	62.6%	70.9%	63.9%

Key findings

The median household income in Island Lake is 23% higher than the national average
The unemployment rate in Island Lake is 39% lower than the national average
In Island Lake 2.2% of people earn $20,000 or less
In Island Lake 12.9% of people earn between $80,000 and $100,000
In Island Lake 4.3% of people earn $300,000 or more

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am i middle class

$67,328 $101,003 $202,006

City

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

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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Island Lake median earnings by income bracket

Island Lake employment by industry

Labour Type	Percent
Construction industry	14.8%
Manufacturing sector	0.0%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	6.9%
Public administration	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	0.0%
Education, health & social services	17.7%
Other	23.2%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Whispering Hills, AB	149	$91,004	10.4%
Sunset Beach, AB	51	$89,162	8.2%
South Baptiste, AB	71	$85,096	3.2%
Island Lake South, AB	56	$82,532	0.1%
Athabasca, AB	3,104	$74,703	9.4%
Island Lake, AB	226	$101,003	22.5%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Fredonia, AL	226	n/a
Keo, AR	226	n/a
Lynn, AR	226	n/a
Sierra Village, CA	226	n/a
Volga, IA	226	n/a
Island Lake, AB	226	$101,003	22.5%

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