Downtown, NL Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

F

40%

Household income NAT. AVG.

83%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

16%

In labour force NAT. AVG.

Index	Downtown	St. John's	Newfoundland and Labrador
Median household income	$49,509	$79,167	$73,940
Unemployment rate	11.8%	9.3%	10.8%
In labour force	74.3%	63.4%	57.3%

Key findings

The median household income in Downtown is 40% lower than the national average
The unemployment rate in Downtown is 83% higher than the national average
In Downtown 17.8% of people earn $20,000 or less
In Downtown 8.2% of people earn between $80,000 and $100,000
In Downtown 2.4% of people earn $300,000 or more

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am i middle class

$52,772 $79,167 $158,334

City

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

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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Downtown employment by industry

Labour Type	Percent
Construction industry	1.3%
Manufacturing sector	1.9%
Financial & insurance services	1.5%
Wholesale & retail services	8.4%
Public administration	4.3%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	2.2%
Education, health & social services	15.4%
Other	37.9%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove, NL	2,289	$125,000	51.6%
Paradise, NL	23,144	$120,560	46.2%
Portugal Cove-St. Philip's, NL	8,634	$119,098	44.5%
Flatrock, NL	1,904	$118,365	43.6%
Torbay, NL	8,388	$116,831	41.7%
St. John's, NL	109,566	$79,167	4.0%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Billings, MT	109,705	n/a
Inglewood, CA	109,309	n/a
Richmond, CA	110,051	n/a
Broken Arrow, OK	108,875	n/a
Lakeland, FL	110,335	n/a
St. John's, NL	109,566	$79,167	4.0%

Source: The Downtown, St. John's, NL data and statistics displayed above are derived from Statistics Canada.

Downtown, St. John's, NL Employment