Perth, ON Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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23%

Household income NAT. AVG.

38%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

22%

In labour force NAT. AVG.

Index	Perth	Ontario	National
Median household income	$63,514	$87,353	$82,436
Unemployment rate	4.0%	4.2%	6.4%
In labour force	49.9%	61.7%	63.9%

Key findings

The median household income in Perth is 23% lower than the national average
The unemployment rate in Perth is 38% lower than the national average
In Perth 10.6% of people earn $20,000 or less
In Perth 10.5% of people earn between $80,000 and $100,000
In Perth 1.1% of people earn $300,000 or more

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am i middle class

$42,338 $63,514 $127,028

City

$58,229 $87,353 $174,706

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.

Perth median earnings by income bracket

Perth employment by industry

Labour Type	Percent
Construction industry	4.7%
Manufacturing sector	6.2%
Financial & insurance services	1.6%
Wholesale & retail services	7.7%
Public administration	3.3%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	1.9%
Education, health & social services	9.7%
Other	13.5%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Beckwith, ON	7,986	$121,764	47.7%
Drummond/North Elmsley, ON	8,210	$97,920	18.8%
Tay Valley, ON	5,913	$92,483	12.2%
Montague, ON	4,063	$90,386	9.6%
Rideau Lakes, ON	10,371	$85,725	4.0%
Perth, ON	6,328	$63,514	23.0%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
West Point, NY	6,328	n/a
Chillicothe, IL	6,326	n/a
Carolina Beach, NC	6,324	n/a
Castroville, CA	6,332	n/a
Henderson, TN	6,323	n/a
Perth, ON	6,328	$63,514	23.0%

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