Vancouver, BC Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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1%

Household income NAT. AVG.

45%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

7%

In labour force NAT. AVG.

Index	Vancouver	British Columbia	National
Median household income	$82,918	$86,325	$82,436
Unemployment rate	3.6%	3.9%	6.4%
In labour force	68.4%	64.2%	63.9%

Key findings

The median household income in Vancouver is 1% higher than the national average
The unemployment rate in Vancouver is 45% lower than the national average
In Vancouver 10.6% of people earn $20,000 or less
In Vancouver 10.1% of people earn between $80,000 and $100,000
In Vancouver 5.0% of people earn $300,000 or more

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am i middle class

$55,273 $82,918 $165,836

City

$57,544 $86,325 $172,650

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.

Vancouver median earnings by income bracket

Vancouver employment by industry

Labour Type	Percent
Construction industry	3.2%
Manufacturing sector	3.2%
Financial & insurance services	3.3%
Wholesale & retail services	9.0%
Public administration	2.3%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	2.7%
Education, health & social services	12.7%
Other	30.7%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Belcarra, BC	695	$221,709	168.9%
Anmore, BC	2,569	$186,538	126.3%
Lions Bay, BC	1,463	$155,925	89.1%
North Vancouver, BC	94,662	$132,873	61.2%
West Vancouver, BC	46,220	$129,268	56.8%
Vancouver, BC	694,440	$82,918	0.6%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Boston, MA	689,326	n/a
Washington, DC	701,974	n/a
El Paso, TX	679,879	n/a
Denver, CO	715,878	n/a
Detroit, MI	672,351	n/a
Vancouver, BC	694,440	$82,918	0.6%

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