Fort St. James, BC Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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18%

Household income NAT. AVG.

51%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

12%

In labour force NAT. AVG.

Index	Fort St. James	British Columbia	National
Median household income	$97,328	$86,325	$82,436
Unemployment rate	3.1%	3.9%	6.4%
In labour force	71.9%	64.2%	63.9%

Key findings

The median household income in Fort St. James is 18% higher than the national average
The unemployment rate in Fort St. James is 51% lower than the national average
In Fort St. James 3.3% of people earn $20,000 or less
In Fort St. James 13.4% of people earn between $80,000 and $100,000
In Fort St. James 2.7% of people earn $300,000 or more

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am i middle class

$64,878 $97,328 $194,656

City

$57,544 $86,325 $172,650

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.

Fort St. James median earnings by income bracket

Fort St. James employment by industry

Labour Type	Percent
Construction industry	2.4%
Manufacturing sector	17.1%
Financial & insurance services	2.8%
Wholesale & retail services	6.3%
Public administration	5.3%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	3.8%
Education, health & social services	16.4%
Other	17.1%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Mission Lands 17, BC	5	$112,043	35.9%
Williams Prairie Meadow 1A, BC	19	$70,749	14.2%
Nak'azdli (Necoslie 1), BC	588	$60,725	26.3%
Binche 2 (Pinchie 2), BC	235	$57,367	30.4%
Sowchea 3, BC	10	$6,681	91.9%
Fort St. James, BC	1,648	$97,328	18.1%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Nora Springs, IA	1,648	n/a
Cambridge City, IN	1,648	n/a
Smethport, PA	1,648	n/a
Evadale, TX	1,648	n/a
Searles Valley, CA	1,647	n/a
Fort St. James, BC	1,648	$97,328	18.1%

Source: The Fort St. James, BC data and statistics displayed above are derived from Statistics Canada and updated for 2021 by Environics Analytics.