Athabasca, AB Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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9%

Household income NAT. AVG.

62%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

11%

In labour force NAT. AVG.

Index	Athabasca	Alberta	National
Median household income	$74,703	$94,624	$82,436
Unemployment rate	2.4%	5.1%	6.4%
In labour force	71.0%	70.9%	63.9%

Key findings

The median household income in Athabasca is 9% lower than the national average
The unemployment rate in Athabasca is 62% lower than the national average
In Athabasca 7.5% of people earn $20,000 or less
In Athabasca 10.9% of people earn between $80,000 and $100,000
In Athabasca 1.9% of people earn $300,000 or more

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am i middle class

$49,797 $74,703 $149,406

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.

Athabasca median earnings by income bracket

Athabasca employment by industry

Labour Type	Percent
Construction industry	6.5%
Manufacturing sector	6.4%
Financial & insurance services	1.9%
Wholesale & retail services	13.9%
Public administration	2.2%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	2.4%
Education, health & social services	17.4%
Other	18.9%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Island Lake, AB	226	$101,003	22.5%
Whispering Hills, AB	149	$91,004	10.4%
Athabasca County, AB	7,331	$90,771	10.1%
Sunset Beach, AB	51	$89,162	8.2%
South Baptiste, AB	71	$85,096	3.2%
Athabasca, AB	3,104	$74,703	9.4%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Parowan, UT	3,104	n/a
Harbour Grace, NL	3,104	$59,079	28.3%
Homer, NY	3,103	n/a
Westhampton, NY	3,105	n/a
Trois-Pistoles, QC	3,105	$49,002	40.6%
Athabasca, AB	3,104	$74,703	9.4%

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