Whitby, ON Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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45%

Household income NAT. AVG.

23%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

1%

In labour force NAT. AVG.

Index	Whitby	Ontario	National
Median household income	$119,855	$87,353	$82,436
Unemployment rate	4.9%	4.2%	6.4%
In labour force	63.2%	61.7%	63.9%

Key findings

The median household income in Whitby is 45% higher than the national average
The unemployment rate in Whitby is 23% lower than the national average
In Whitby 3.6% of people earn $20,000 or less
In Whitby 10.7% of people earn between $80,000 and $100,000
In Whitby 5.6% of people earn $300,000 or more

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am i middle class

$79,895 $119,855 $239,710

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.

Whitby median earnings by income bracket

Whitby employment by industry

Labour Type	Percent
Construction industry	4.3%
Manufacturing sector	4.6%
Financial & insurance services	4.6%
Wholesale & retail services	9.9%
Public administration	3.9%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	4.0%
Education, health & social services	11.8%
Other	18.7%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Uxbridge, ON	22,892	$115,501	40.1%
Pickering, ON	96,267	$115,170	39.7%
Ajax, ON	138,303	$110,972	34.6%
Scugog, ON	22,436	$106,320	29.0%
Oshawa, ON	176,009	$79,846	3.1%
Whitby, ON	142,607	$119,855	45.4%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
McAllen, TX	142,557	n/a
Syracuse, NY	142,553	n/a
Mesquite, TX	142,429	n/a
Milton, ON	142,128	$122,506	48.6%
Pasadena, CA	142,017	n/a
Whitby, ON	142,607	$119,855	45.4%

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