Riverhead, NL Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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39%

Household income NAT. AVG.

16%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

36%

In labour force NAT. AVG.

Index	Riverhead	Newfoundland and Labrador	National
Median household income	$50,118	$73,940	$82,436
Unemployment rate	7.5%	10.8%	6.4%
In labour force	41.0%	57.3%	63.9%

Key findings

The median household income in Riverhead is 39% lower than the national average
The unemployment rate in Riverhead is 16% higher than the national average
In Riverhead 14.5% of people earn $20,000 or less
In Riverhead 8.4% of people earn between $80,000 and $100,000
In Riverhead 1.2% of people earn $300,000 or more

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am i middle class

$33,408 $50,118 $100,236

City

$49,288 $73,940 $147,880

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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Riverhead employment by industry

Labour Type	Percent
Construction industry	12.4%
Manufacturing sector	6.2%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	6.2%
Public administration	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	0.0%
Education, health & social services	0.0%
Other	16.1%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Mount Carmel-Mitchells Brook-St. Catherine's, NL	361	$70,803	14.1%
Division No. 1, Subd. W, NL	414	$59,064	28.4%
St. Mary's, NL	336	$56,015	32.1%
Gaskiers-Point La Haye, NL	228	$51,024	38.1%
St. Joseph's, NL	113	$50,904	38.3%
Riverhead, NL	173	$50,118	39.2%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Chickaloon, AK	173	n/a
Tanana, AK	173	n/a
Riverview, AL	173	n/a
Bodcaw, AR	173	n/a
Houston, AR	173	n/a
Riverhead, NL	173	$50,118	39.2%

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