St. Mary's, NS Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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30%

Household income NAT. AVG.

24%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

18%

In labour force NAT. AVG.

Index	St. Mary's	Nova Scotia	National
Median household income	$57,928	$71,343	$82,436
Unemployment rate	8.0%	5.7%	6.4%
In labour force	52.4%	61.2%	63.9%

Key findings

The median household income in St. Mary's is 30% lower than the national average
The unemployment rate in St. Mary's is 24% higher than the national average
In St. Mary's 8.0% of people earn $20,000 or less
In St. Mary's 11.1% of people earn between $80,000 and $100,000
In St. Mary's 0.7% of people earn $300,000 or more

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am i middle class

$38,614 $57,928 $115,856

City

$47,557 $71,343 $142,686

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.

St. Mary's median earnings by income bracket

St. Mary's employment by industry

Labour Type	Percent
Construction industry	3.6%
Manufacturing sector	3.4%
Financial & insurance services	0.8%
Wholesale & retail services	5.9%
Public administration	2.7%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	2.4%
Education, health & social services	9.8%
Other	23.0%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
St. Mary's, NS	2,105	$57,928	29.7%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Pawling, NY	2,105	n/a
Balgonie, SK	2,105	$144,479	75.3%
Cascade, IA	2,104	n/a
Saugerties South, NY	2,104	n/a
Richmond, IL	2,106	n/a
St. Mary's, NS	2,105	$57,928	29.7%

Source: The St. Mary's, NS data and statistics displayed above are derived from Statistics Canada.