Wellington, NB Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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15%

Household income NAT. AVG.

2%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

12%

In labour force NAT. AVG.

Index	Wellington	New Brunswick	National
Median household income	$70,337	$70,223	$82,436
Unemployment rate	6.6%	5.4%	6.4%
In labour force	56.4%	60.7%	63.9%

Key findings

The median household income in Wellington is 15% lower than the national average
The unemployment rate in Wellington is 2% higher than the national average
In Wellington 5.8% of people earn $20,000 or less
In Wellington 12.5% of people earn between $80,000 and $100,000
In Wellington 0.5% of people earn $300,000 or more

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am i middle class

$46,886 $70,337 $140,674

City

$46,810 $70,223 $140,446

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.

Wellington median earnings by income bracket

Wellington employment by industry

Labour Type	Percent
Construction industry	9.1%
Manufacturing sector	8.7%
Financial & insurance services	1.1%
Wholesale & retail services	7.2%
Public administration	3.1%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	2.4%
Education, health & social services	7.8%
Other	16.6%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Dundas, NB	3,812	$80,860	1.9%
Cocagne, NB	2,772	$75,482	8.4%
Saint-Charles, NB	2,062	$72,127	12.5%
Saint-Antoine, NB	1,783	$71,494	13.3%
Saint Mary, NB	2,046	$71,478	13.3%
Wellington, NB	3,185	$70,337	14.7%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Penrose, CO	3,185	n/a
Verona, MS	3,185	n/a
Lesslie, SC	3,185	n/a
Casa Conejo, CA	3,184	n/a
Chico, WA	3,184	n/a
Wellington, NB	3,185	$70,337	14.7%

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