Stratford, ON Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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6%

Household income NAT. AVG.

62%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

1%

In labour force NAT. AVG.

Index	Stratford	Ontario	National
Median household income	$77,679	$87,353	$82,436
Unemployment rate	2.4%	4.2%	6.4%
In labour force	64.5%	61.7%	63.9%

Key findings

The median household income in Stratford is 6% lower than the national average
The unemployment rate in Stratford is 62% lower than the national average
In Stratford 7.0% of people earn $20,000 or less
In Stratford 12.0% of people earn between $80,000 and $100,000
In Stratford 1.9% of people earn $300,000 or more

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am i middle class

$51,780 $77,679 $155,358

City

$58,229 $87,353 $174,706

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.

Stratford median earnings by income bracket

Stratford employment by industry

Labour Type	Percent
Construction industry	4.0%
Manufacturing sector	12.5%
Financial & insurance services	3.1%
Wholesale & retail services	9.4%
Public administration	1.9%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	2.3%
Education, health & social services	11.3%
Other	19.2%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Wellesley, ON	12,358	$114,303	38.7%
Perth South, ON	4,205	$112,765	36.8%
Zorra, ON	8,659	$101,966	23.7%
Perth East, ON	13,452	$92,365	12.0%
East Zorra-Tavistock, ON	7,870	$92,118	11.7%
Stratford, ON	34,224	$77,679	5.8%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Plainfield, IN	34,224	n/a
Chillum, MD	34,230	n/a
Kennesaw, GA	34,232	n/a
Adelanto, CA	34,238	n/a
Wenatchee, WA	34,249	n/a
Stratford, ON	34,224	$77,679	5.8%

Source: The Stratford, ON data and statistics displayed above are derived from Statistics Canada.