Baker Lake, NU Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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20%

Household income NAT. AVG.

187%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

5%

In labour force NAT. AVG.

Index	Baker Lake	Nunavut	National
Median household income	$99,172	$116,500	$82,436
Unemployment rate	18.4%	14.7%	6.4%
In labour force	66.9%	63.8%	63.9%

Key findings

The median household income in Baker Lake is 20% higher than the national average
The unemployment rate in Baker Lake is 187% higher than the national average
In Baker Lake 11.1% of people earn $20,000 or less
In Baker Lake 7.4% of people earn between $80,000 and $100,000
In Baker Lake 4.0% of people earn $300,000 or more

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am i middle class

$66,108 $99,172 $198,344

City

$77,658 $116,500 $233,000

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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Baker Lake employment by industry

Labour Type	Percent
Construction industry	3.2%
Manufacturing sector	0.4%
Financial & insurance services	0.1%
Wholesale & retail services	8.4%
Public administration	9.7%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	6.6%
Education, health & social services	12.4%
Other	18.7%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Baker Lake, NU	2,293	$99,172	20.3%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Midway South, TX	2,293	n/a
Rosemount, OH	2,292	n/a
Riverdale, MB	2,292	$76,410	7.3%
Okanagan-Similkameen H, BC	2,292	$74,214	10.0%
Sardis, MS	2,294	n/a
Baker Lake, NU	2,293	$99,172	20.3%

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