Grand Lake Road, NS Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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64%

Household income NAT. AVG.

80%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

21%

In labour force NAT. AVG.

Index	Grand Lake Road	Cape Breton	Nova Scotia
Median household income	$135,108	$60,933	$71,343
Unemployment rate	1.3%	7.7%	5.7%
In labour force	50.6%	51.1%	61.2%

Key findings

The median household income in Grand Lake Road is 64% higher than the national average
The unemployment rate in Grand Lake Road is 80% lower than the national average
In Grand Lake Road 7.7% of people earn $20,000 or less
In Grand Lake Road 12.4% of people earn between $80,000 and $100,000
In Grand Lake Road 0.6% of people earn $300,000 or more

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am i middle class

$40,617 $60,933 $121,866

City

$47,557 $71,343 $142,686

State

$54,951 $82,436 $164,872

Nation

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Grand Lake Road median earnings by income bracket

Grand Lake Road employment by industry

Labour Type	Percent
Construction industry	1.6%
Manufacturing sector	0.3%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	13.3%
Public administration	7.3%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	1.9%
Education, health & social services	15.8%
Other	7.6%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Membertou 28B, NS	1,070	$45,792	44.5%
Cape Breton, NS	94,573	$60,933	26.1%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Sunrise, FL	94,657	n/a
North Vancouver, BC	94,662	$132,873	61.2%
Quincy, MA	94,389	n/a
Plantation, FL	94,366	n/a
Dearborn, MI	94,328	n/a
Cape Breton, NS	94,573	$60,933	26.1%

Source: The Grand Lake Road, Cape Breton, NS data and statistics displayed above are derived from Statistics Canada and updated for 2021 by Environics Analytics.

Grand Lake Road, Cape Breton, NS Employment