Portage la Prairie, MB Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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8%

Household income NAT. AVG.

64%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

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In labour force NAT. AVG.

Index	Portage la Prairie	Manitoba	National
Median household income	$89,123	$81,281	$82,436
Unemployment rate	2.3%	4.6%	6.4%
In labour force	63.7%	65.3%	63.9%

Key findings

The median household income in Portage la Prairie is 8% higher than the national average
The unemployment rate in Portage la Prairie is 64% lower than the national average
In Portage la Prairie 9.3% of people earn $20,000 or less
In Portage la Prairie 11.3% of people earn between $80,000 and $100,000
In Portage la Prairie 0.9% of people earn $300,000 or more

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am i middle class

$59,409 $89,123 $178,246

City

$54,181 $81,281 $162,562

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.

Portage la Prairie median earnings by income bracket

Portage la Prairie employment by industry

Labour Type	Percent
Construction industry	4.3%
Manufacturing sector	5.6%
Financial & insurance services	2.5%
Wholesale & retail services	8.6%
Public administration	5.9%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	3.0%
Education, health & social services	17.3%
Other	15.5%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Long Plain (Part) 6, MB	1,364	$29,350	64.4%
Dakota Tipi 1, MB	175	$28,997	64.8%
Dakota Plains 6A, MB	68	$27,610	66.5%
Portage la Prairie, MB	7,102	$89,123	8.1%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Fort Myers Beach, FL	7,102	n/a
Pinson, AL	7,108	n/a
Glenolden, PA	7,094	n/a
East Shoreham, NY	7,090	n/a
Inverness Highlands South, FL	7,114	n/a
Portage la Prairie, MB	7,102	$89,123	8.1%

Source: The Portage la Prairie, MB data and statistics displayed above are derived from Statistics Canada and updated for 2021 by Environics Analytics.