Northern Lights County, AB Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

B

3%

Household income NAT. AVG.

59%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

4%

In labour force NAT. AVG.

Index	Northern Lights County	Alberta	National
Median household income	$84,720	$94,624	$82,436
Unemployment rate	2.6%	5.1%	6.4%
In labour force	61.3%	70.9%	63.9%

Key findings

The median household income in Northern Lights County is 3% higher than the national average
The unemployment rate in Northern Lights County is 59% lower than the national average
In Northern Lights County 8.7% of people earn $20,000 or less
In Northern Lights County 10.6% of people earn between $80,000 and $100,000
In Northern Lights County 0.6% of people earn $300,000 or more

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am i middle class

$56,474 $84,720 $169,440

City

$63,076 $94,624 $189,248

State

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

Nation

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Northern Lights County employment by industry

Labour Type	Percent
Construction industry	5.5%
Manufacturing sector	4.0%
Financial & insurance services	0.7%
Wholesale & retail services	4.8%
Public administration	3.7%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	5.5%
Education, health & social services	7.3%
Other	29.0%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Northern Lights County, AB	4,053	$84,720	2.8%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
St. Joseph, IL	4,053	n/a
Cannon Falls, MN	4,053	n/a
St. James, MO	4,053	n/a
Mount Olive, AL	4,052	n/a
Singac, NJ	4,054	n/a
Northern Lights County, AB	4,053	$84,720	2.8%

Source: The Northern Lights County, AB data and statistics displayed above are derived from Statistics Canada and updated for 2021 by Environics Analytics.