Spirit River, AB Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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17%

Household income NAT. AVG.

69%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

1%

In labour force NAT. AVG.

Index	Spirit River	Alberta	National
Median household income	$96,121	$94,624	$82,436
Unemployment rate	2.0%	5.1%	6.4%
In labour force	64.5%	70.9%	63.9%

Key findings

The median household income in Spirit River is 17% higher than the national average
The unemployment rate in Spirit River is 69% lower than the national average
In Spirit River 4.8% of people earn $20,000 or less
In Spirit River 10.8% of people earn between $80,000 and $100,000
In Spirit River 4.6% of people earn $300,000 or more

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am i middle class

$64,074 $96,121 $192,242

City

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

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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Spirit River employment by industry

Labour Type	Percent
Construction industry	5.1%
Manufacturing sector	0.7%
Financial & insurance services	2.1%
Wholesale & retail services	6.4%
Public administration	4.3%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	6.3%
Education, health & social services	11.9%
Other	27.7%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Spirit River No. 133, AB	718	$86,431	4.8%
Rycroft, AB	597	$59,452	27.9%
Spirit River, AB	1,096	$96,121	16.6%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Healy, AK	1,096	n/a
Newhall, IA	1,096	n/a
Convoy, OH	1,096	n/a
Melbourne, QC	1,096	$75,449	8.5%
Oyen, AB	1,096	$73,055	11.4%
Spirit River, AB	1,096	$96,121	16.6%

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