Markham, ON Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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24%

Household income NAT. AVG.

38%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

9%

In labour force NAT. AVG.

Index	Markham	Ontario	National
Median household income	$102,035	$87,353	$82,436
Unemployment rate	4.0%	4.2%	6.4%
In labour force	58.4%	61.7%	63.9%

Key findings

The median household income in Markham is 24% higher than the national average
The unemployment rate in Markham is 38% lower than the national average
In Markham 6.2% of people earn $20,000 or less
In Markham 10.5% of people earn between $80,000 and $100,000
In Markham 5.5% of people earn $300,000 or more

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am i middle class

$68,016 $102,035 $204,070

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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Markham median earnings by income bracket

Markham employment by industry

Labour Type	Percent
Construction industry	2.4%
Manufacturing sector	5.1%
Financial & insurance services	6.0%
Wholesale & retail services	9.7%
Public administration	1.9%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	2.2%
Education, health & social services	8.6%
Other	20.7%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Aurora, ON	61,058	$126,909	53.9%
Vaughan, ON	321,974	$124,187	50.6%
Whitchurch-Stouffville, ON	52,025	$121,118	46.9%
Pickering, ON	96,267	$115,170	39.7%
Ajax, ON	138,303	$110,972	34.6%
Markham, ON	359,111	$102,035	23.8%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Anaheim, CA	353,085	n/a
Honolulu, HI	347,181	n/a
Aurora, CO	379,434	n/a
Bakersfield, CA	379,879	n/a
Cleveland, OH	383,331	n/a
Markham, ON	359,111	$102,035	23.8%

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