Thunder Bay, ON Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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9%

Household income NAT. AVG.

58%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

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In labour force NAT. AVG.

Index	Thunder Bay	Ontario	National
Median household income	$75,398	$87,353	$82,436
Unemployment rate	2.7%	4.2%	6.4%
In labour force	63.6%	61.7%	63.9%

Key findings

The median household income in Thunder Bay is 9% lower than the national average
The unemployment rate in Thunder Bay is 58% lower than the national average
In Thunder Bay 8.2% of people earn $20,000 or less
In Thunder Bay 11.2% of people earn between $80,000 and $100,000
In Thunder Bay 2.1% of people earn $300,000 or more

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am i middle class

$50,260 $75,398 $150,796

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.

Thunder Bay median earnings by income bracket

Thunder Bay employment by industry

Labour Type	Percent
Construction industry	4.4%
Manufacturing sector	3.4%
Financial & insurance services	1.4%
Wholesale & retail services	9.2%
Public administration	5.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	3.8%
Education, health & social services	16.8%
Other	18.6%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Oliver Paipoonge, ON	6,433	$108,705	31.9%
Fort William 52, ON	1,071	$44,952	45.5%
Thunder Bay, ON	111,499	$75,398	8.5%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Antioch, CA	111,468	n/a
Centennial, CO	111,331	n/a
Lowell, MA	111,311	n/a
Downey, CA	111,263	n/a
Pueblo, CO	111,776	n/a
Thunder Bay, ON	111,499	$75,398	8.5%

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