Strathcona County, AB Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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54%

Household income NAT. AVG.

35%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

11%

In labour force NAT. AVG.

Index	Strathcona County	Alberta	National
Median household income	$127,349	$94,624	$82,436
Unemployment rate	4.2%	5.1%	6.4%
In labour force	71.1%	70.9%	63.9%

Key findings

The median household income in Strathcona County is 54% higher than the national average
The unemployment rate in Strathcona County is 35% lower than the national average
In Strathcona County 2.4% of people earn $20,000 or less
In Strathcona County 10.2% of people earn between $80,000 and $100,000
In Strathcona County 7.8% of people earn $300,000 or more

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am i middle class

$84,890 $127,349 $254,698

City

$63,076 $94,624 $189,248

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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Strathcona County median earnings by income bracket

Strathcona County employment by industry

Labour Type	Percent
Construction industry	8.7%
Manufacturing sector	5.1%
Financial & insurance services	2.4%
Wholesale & retail services	10.4%
Public administration	5.2%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	4.2%
Education, health & social services	12.9%
Other	21.5%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Beaumont, AB	21,267	$138,779	68.3%
Fort Saskatchewan, AB	28,368	$111,710	35.5%
Lamont, AB	1,823	$84,635	2.7%
Improvement District No. 13 Elk Island, AB	3	$55,000	33.3%
Strathcona County, AB	106,316	$127,349	54.5%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Jurupa Valley, CA	106,646	n/a
Tyler, TX	105,859	n/a
West Covina, CA	105,808	n/a
Highlands Ranch, CO	107,017	n/a
Davie, FL	105,594	n/a
Strathcona County, AB	106,316	$127,349	54.5%

Source: The Strathcona County, AB data and statistics displayed above are derived from Statistics Canada and updated for 2021 by Environics Analytics.