Upper Musquodoboit, NS Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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35%

Household income NAT. AVG.

17%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

14%

In labour force NAT. AVG.

Index	Upper Musquodoboit	Halifax	Nova Scotia
Median household income	$53,225	$80,863	$71,343
Unemployment rate	7.5%	5.1%	5.7%
In labour force	54.8%	67.3%	61.2%

Key findings

The median household income in Upper Musquodoboit is 35% lower than the national average
The unemployment rate in Upper Musquodoboit is 17% higher than the national average
In Upper Musquodoboit 10.9% of people earn $20,000 or less
In Upper Musquodoboit 9.8% of people earn between $80,000 and $100,000
In Upper Musquodoboit 0.0% of people earn $300,000 or more

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am i middle class

$53,903 $80,863 $161,726

City

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

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.

Upper Musquodoboit median earnings by income bracket

Upper Musquodoboit employment by industry

Labour Type	Percent
Construction industry	2.7%
Manufacturing sector	3.6%
Financial & insurance services	1.5%
Wholesale & retail services	9.4%
Public administration	0.2%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	7.3%
Education, health & social services	12.3%
Other	17.9%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Colchester, Subd. C, NS	13,273	$68,923	16.4%
Beaver Lake 17, NS	23	$63,320	23.2%
Halifax, NS	451,852	$80,863	1.9%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Virginia Beach, VA	450,882	n/a
Laval, QC	445,050	$84,211	2.2%
Miami, FL	461,080	n/a
Long Beach, CA	462,081	n/a
Raleigh, NC	469,698	n/a
Halifax, NS	451,852	$80,863	1.9%

Source: The Upper Musquodoboit, Halifax, NS data and statistics displayed above are derived from Statistics Canada and updated for 2021 by Environics Analytics.

Upper Musquodoboit, Halifax, NS Employment