South River, NL Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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13%

Household income NAT. AVG.

39%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

9%

In labour force NAT. AVG.

Index	South River	Newfoundland and Labrador	National
Median household income	$93,322	$73,940	$82,436
Unemployment rate	8.9%	10.8%	6.4%
In labour force	58.2%	57.3%	63.9%

Key findings

The median household income in South River is 13% higher than the national average
The unemployment rate in South River is 39% higher than the national average
In South River 4.1% of people earn $20,000 or less
In South River 10.2% of people earn between $80,000 and $100,000
In South River 4.4% of people earn $300,000 or more

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am i middle class

$62,208 $93,322 $186,644

City

$49,288 $73,940 $147,880

State

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

Nation

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South River employment by industry

Labour Type	Percent
Construction industry	6.3%
Manufacturing sector	6.7%
Financial & insurance services	0.3%
Wholesale & retail services	4.8%
Public administration	2.6%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	4.3%
Education, health & social services	14.0%
Other	17.8%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Bryant's Cove, NL	390	$105,538	28.0%
Harbour Main-Chapel's Cove-Lakeview, NL	1,051	$105,207	27.6%
Conception Bay South, NL	26,497	$99,956	21.3%
Colliers, NL	612	$95,459	15.8%
Holyrood, NL	2,647	$86,748	5.2%
South River, NL	639	$93,322	13.2%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Norfolk, CT	639	n/a
Swea City, IA	639	n/a
Apple Canyon Lake, IL	639	n/a
New Market, IN	639	n/a
Sicily Island, LA	639	n/a
South River, NL	639	$93,322	13.2%

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