Cardigan, PE Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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9%

Household income NAT. AVG.

20%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

6%

In labour force NAT. AVG.

Index	Cardigan	Prince Edward Island	National
Median household income	$74,796	$74,036	$82,436
Unemployment rate	7.7%	7.3%	6.4%
In labour force	67.7%	67.6%	63.9%

Key findings

The median household income in Cardigan is 9% lower than the national average
The unemployment rate in Cardigan is 20% higher than the national average
In Cardigan 8.5% of people earn $20,000 or less
In Cardigan 10.2% of people earn between $80,000 and $100,000
In Cardigan 2.5% of people earn $300,000 or more

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am i middle class

$49,859 $74,796 $149,592

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.

Cardigan median earnings by income bracket

Cardigan employment by industry

Labour Type	Percent
Construction industry	16.4%
Manufacturing sector	3.2%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	7.7%
Public administration	7.3%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	3.6%
Education, health & social services	10.5%
Other	19.1%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Mount Stewart, PE	235	$86,276	4.7%
Scotchfort 4, PE	252	$86,164	4.5%
Lot 38, PE	584	$85,860	4.2%
Lot 54, PE	312	$83,357	1.1%
Lot 40, PE	462	$82,819	0.5%
Cardigan, PE	273	$74,796	9.3%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Chidester, AR	273	n/a
Russell, AR	273	n/a
Valley Springs, AR	273	n/a
Westcreek, CO	273	n/a
Culloden, GA	273	n/a
Cardigan, PE	273	$74,796	9.3%

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