Golden, BC Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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Household income NAT. AVG.

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Unemployment NAT. AVG.

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In labour force NAT. AVG.

Index	Golden	British Columbia	National
Median household income	$86,321	$86,325	$82,436
Unemployment rate	6.5%	3.9%	6.4%
In labour force	68.6%	64.2%	63.9%

Key findings

The median household income in Golden is 5% higher than the national average
The unemployment rate in Golden is 1% higher than the national average
In Golden 5.6% of people earn $20,000 or less
In Golden 12.4% of people earn between $80,000 and $100,000
In Golden 1.5% of people earn $300,000 or more

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am i middle class

$57,541 $86,321 $172,642

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.

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Golden employment by industry

Labour Type	Percent
Construction industry	5.2%
Manufacturing sector	5.6%
Financial & insurance services	1.0%
Wholesale & retail services	7.2%
Public administration	3.4%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	6.1%
Education, health & social services	9.7%
Other	30.2%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Golden, BC	4,115	$86,321	4.7%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Rossland, BC	4,115	$100,890	22.4%
Elroy, NC	4,114	n/a
Scottdale, PA	4,116	n/a
Crawfordville, FL	4,113	n/a
Forest City, IA	4,117	n/a
Golden, BC	4,115	$86,321	4.7%

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