Whitehorse, YT Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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35%

Household income NAT. AVG.

40%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

24%

In labour force NAT. AVG.

Index	Whitehorse	Yukon	National
Median household income	$111,611	$100,046	$82,436
Unemployment rate	3.9%	4.5%	6.4%
In labour force	79.2%	78.1%	63.9%

Key findings

The median household income in Whitehorse is 35% higher than the national average
The unemployment rate in Whitehorse is 40% lower than the national average
In Whitehorse 4.9% of people earn $20,000 or less
In Whitehorse 11.2% of people earn between $80,000 and $100,000
In Whitehorse 3.3% of people earn $300,000 or more

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am i middle class

$74,399 $111,611 $223,222

City

$66,690 $100,046 $200,092

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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Whitehorse median earnings by income bracket

Whitehorse employment by industry

Labour Type	Percent
Construction industry	6.9%
Manufacturing sector	1.2%
Financial & insurance services	1.3%
Wholesale & retail services	9.4%
Public administration	18.7%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	4.4%
Education, health & social services	13.7%
Other	22.4%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Whitehorse, Unorganized, YT	374	$96,436	17.0%
Whitehorse, YT	29,774	$111,611	35.4%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Walnut, CA	29,764	n/a
Sanford, NC	29,758	n/a
East Lake-Orient Park, FL	29,750	n/a
Parkersburg, WV	29,732	n/a
Cornelius, NC	29,836	n/a
Whitehorse, YT	29,774	$111,611	35.4%

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