Tignish, PE Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

F

29%

Household income NAT. AVG.

85%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

4%

In labour force NAT. AVG.

Index	Tignish	Prince Edward Island	National
Median household income	$58,551	$74,036	$82,436
Unemployment rate	11.9%	7.3%	6.4%
In labour force	61.2%	67.6%	63.9%

Key findings

The median household income in Tignish is 29% lower than the national average
The unemployment rate in Tignish is 85% higher than the national average
In Tignish 11.2% of people earn $20,000 or less
In Tignish 9.9% of people earn between $80,000 and $100,000
In Tignish 1.0% of people earn $300,000 or more

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am i middle class

$39,030 $58,551 $117,102

City

$49,352 $74,036 $148,072

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.

Tignish median earnings by income bracket

Tignish employment by industry

Labour Type	Percent
Construction industry	3.9%
Manufacturing sector	11.9%
Financial & insurance services	0.7%
Wholesale & retail services	9.2%
Public administration	3.5%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	6.0%
Education, health & social services	5.7%
Other	20.2%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Lot 5, PE	1,386	$92,834	12.6%
Lot 3, PE	820	$89,417	8.5%
Lot 1, PE	1,731	$88,443	7.3%
Lot 2, PE	1,655	$77,111	6.5%
Lot 4, PE	1,241	$72,664	11.9%
Tignish, PE	752	$58,551	29.0%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Salt Creek, CO	752	n/a
Wingo, KY	752	n/a
Deerwood, MN	752	n/a
Palatine Bridge, NY	752	n/a
Ohio City, OH	752	n/a
Tignish, PE	752	$58,551	29.0%

Source: The Tignish, PE data and statistics displayed above are derived from Statistics Canada.