City Commercial Core, ON Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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33%

Household income NAT. AVG.

54%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

21%

In labour force NAT. AVG.

Index	City Commercial Core	Kitchener	Ontario
Median household income	$55,374	$80,625	$87,353
Unemployment rate	2.9%	3.5%	4.2%
In labour force	77.4%	68.3%	61.7%

Key findings

The median household income in City Commercial Core is 33% lower than the national average
The unemployment rate in City Commercial Core is 54% lower than the national average
In City Commercial Core 15.3% of people earn $20,000 or less
In City Commercial Core 10.2% of people earn between $80,000 and $100,000
In City Commercial Core 1.0% of people earn $300,000 or more

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am i middle class

$53,744 $80,625 $161,250

City

$58,229 $87,353 $174,706

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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City Commercial Core median earnings by income bracket

City Commercial Core employment by industry

Labour Type	Percent
Construction industry	2.8%
Manufacturing sector	6.6%
Financial & insurance services	6.7%
Wholesale & retail services	9.3%
Public administration	1.1%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	2.7%
Education, health & social services	11.7%
Other	35.7%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Guelph/Eramosa, ON	13,999	$129,939	57.6%
North Dumfries, ON	11,684	$127,191	54.3%
Woolwich, ON	28,438	$114,928	39.4%
Wellesley, ON	12,358	$114,303	38.7%
Wilmot, ON	22,827	$110,384	33.9%
Kitchener, ON	259,162	$80,625	2.2%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Burnaby, BC	258,827	$79,480	3.6%
Madison, WI	258,366	n/a
Laredo, TX	260,571	n/a
Chandler, AZ	257,076	n/a
Lubbock, TX	257,013	n/a
Kitchener, ON	259,162	$80,625	2.2%

Source: The City Commercial Core, Kitchener, ON data and statistics displayed above are derived from Statistics Canada and updated for 2021 by Environics Analytics.

City Commercial Core, Kitchener, ON Employment