Low, QC Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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20%

Household income NAT. AVG.

39%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

13%

In labour force NAT. AVG.

Index	Low	Quebec	National
Median household income	$65,854	$72,311	$82,436
Unemployment rate	3.9%	3.7%	6.4%
In labour force	55.8%	64.3%	63.9%

Key findings

The median household income in Low is 20% lower than the national average
The unemployment rate in Low is 39% lower than the national average
In Low 10.5% of people earn $20,000 or less
In Low 10.1% of people earn between $80,000 and $100,000
In Low 0.4% of people earn $300,000 or more

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am i middle class

$43,898 $65,854 $131,708

City

$48,202 $72,311 $144,622

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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Low employment by industry

Labour Type	Percent
Construction industry	6.9%
Manufacturing sector	2.0%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	7.3%
Public administration	9.8%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	1.6%
Education, health & social services	8.2%
Other	20.1%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
La Pêche, QC	8,341	$86,858	5.4%
Denholm, QC	471	$72,013	12.6%
Lac-Sainte-Marie, QC	530	$54,195	34.3%
Kazabazua, QC	1,016	$51,730	37.2%
Alleyn-et-Cawood, QC	163	$49,986	39.4%
Low, QC	1,035	$65,854	20.1%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Sloan, IA	1,035	n/a
Winfield, IA	1,035	n/a
Theresa, NY	1,035	n/a
Ivyland, PA	1,035	n/a
Rio Vista, TX	1,035	n/a
Low, QC	1,035	$65,854	20.1%

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