Kensington, PE Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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17%

Household income NAT. AVG.

28%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

2%

In labour force NAT. AVG.

Index	Kensington	Prince Edward Island	National
Median household income	$68,159	$74,036	$82,436
Unemployment rate	8.2%	7.3%	6.4%
In labour force	65.0%	67.6%	63.9%

Key findings

The median household income in Kensington is 17% lower than the national average
The unemployment rate in Kensington is 28% higher than the national average
In Kensington 8.3% of people earn $20,000 or less
In Kensington 11.8% of people earn between $80,000 and $100,000
In Kensington 0.6% of people earn $300,000 or more

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am i middle class

$45,434 $68,159 $136,318

City

$49,352 $74,036 $148,072

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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Kensington median earnings by income bracket

Kensington employment by industry

Labour Type	Percent
Construction industry	3.5%
Manufacturing sector	8.3%
Financial & insurance services	0.6%
Wholesale & retail services	11.4%
Public administration	8.4%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	2.0%
Education, health & social services	10.2%
Other	20.5%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Resort Mun. Stan.B.-Hope R.-Bayv.-Cavend.-N.Rust., PE	364	$101,576	23.2%
Lot 22, PE	680	$94,468	14.6%
Lot 18, PE	1,085	$90,615	9.9%
Lot 21, PE	932	$90,315	9.6%
Lot 20, PE	931	$90,198	9.4%
Kensington, PE	1,787	$68,159	17.3%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Juarez, TX	1,787	n/a
East Saanich 2, BC	1,787	$58,263	29.3%
Frisco City, AL	1,786	n/a
Ackley, IA	1,788	n/a
Minneapolis, KS	1,786	n/a
Kensington, PE	1,787	$68,159	17.3%

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