Plateau, QC Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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29%

Household income NAT. AVG.

44%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

16%

In labour force NAT. AVG.

Index	Plateau	Québec	Quebec
Median household income	$58,365	$72,319	$72,311
Unemployment rate	3.6%	2.8%	3.7%
In labour force	74.3%	69.6%	64.3%

Key findings

The median household income in Plateau is 29% lower than the national average
The unemployment rate in Plateau is 44% lower than the national average
In Plateau 9.0% of people earn $20,000 or less
In Plateau 11.3% of people earn between $80,000 and $100,000
In Plateau 0.6% of people earn $300,000 or more

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am i middle class

$48,207 $72,319 $144,638

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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Plateau median earnings by income bracket

Plateau employment by industry

Labour Type	Percent
Construction industry	1.9%
Manufacturing sector	4.7%
Financial & insurance services	4.5%
Wholesale & retail services	11.2%
Public administration	8.1%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	2.4%
Education, health & social services	15.9%
Other	24.5%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Lac-Beauport, QC	8,037	$145,653	76.7%
Lac-Delage, QC	684	$125,630	52.4%
Boischatel, QC	8,556	$124,474	51.0%
Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, QC	21,143	$122,678	48.8%
Shannon, QC	6,530	$113,616	37.8%
Québec, QC	548,244	$72,319	12.3%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Tucson, AZ	545,340	n/a
Surrey, BC	560,150	$93,885	13.9%
Albuquerque, NM	560,447	n/a
Fresno, CA	526,147	n/a
Mesa, AZ	508,918	n/a
Québec, QC	548,244	$72,319	12.3%

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

Plateau, Québec, QC Employment