Sooke River, BC Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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12%

Household income NAT. AVG.

46%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

14%

In labour force NAT. AVG.

Index	Sooke River	Sooke	British Columbia
Median household income	$72,164	$87,035	$86,325
Unemployment rate	3.5%	3.1%	3.9%
In labour force	54.8%	64.8%	64.2%

Key findings

The median household income in Sooke River is 12% lower than the national average
The unemployment rate in Sooke River is 46% lower than the national average
In Sooke River 11.4% of people earn $20,000 or less
In Sooke River 11.4% of people earn between $80,000 and $100,000
In Sooke River 2.1% of people earn $300,000 or more

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am i middle class

$58,017 $87,035 $174,070

City

$57,544 $86,325 $172,650

State

$54,951 $82,436 $164,872

Nation

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Sooke River median earnings by income bracket

Sooke River employment by industry

Labour Type	Percent
Construction industry	4.0%
Manufacturing sector	1.7%
Financial & insurance services	0.6%
Wholesale & retail services	8.6%
Public administration	3.7%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	3.3%
Education, health & social services	10.8%
Other	21.1%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Highlands, BC	2,398	$125,122	51.8%
Central Saanich, BC	18,572	$108,379	31.5%
Colwood, BC	19,837	$108,189	31.2%
Metchosin, BC	4,998	$103,781	25.9%
View Royal, BC	12,511	$101,389	23.0%
Sooke, BC	14,780	$87,035	5.6%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
El Sobrante, CA	14,779	n/a
Fort Leonard Wood, MO	14,779	n/a
Strathmore, AB	14,778	$86,491	4.9%
Grovetown, GA	14,777	n/a
Sterling, IL	14,774	n/a
Sooke, BC	14,780	$87,035	5.6%

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

Sooke River, Sooke, BC Employment