What share of adults in Brampton work?

66.8% of people aged 15 and over in Brampton were in the labour force in May 2021 and 57.9% were employed, a participation rate joint 14th highest of 69 Canadian cities and metropolitan areas on this site (Canada: 63.7% and 57.1%).

Economy, jobs and prices in Brampton, Canada: official figures

The median total income of households in Brampton was C$111,000 in 2020, as reported in the 2021 Census, 6th highest of 69 Canadian cities and metropolitan areas on this site; the median for Canada was C$84,000.

Median household income (2020)

C$111,000

2020

Unemployment rate (Census, May 2021)

13.3%

2021

What is the median after-tax household income in Brampton?

After income taxes, the median household in Brampton had C$98,000 in 2020 (6th highest of 69 Canadian cities and metropolitan areas on this site; Canada: C$73,000).

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What is the median salary in Brampton?

People in Brampton who worked full-year, full-time in 2020 had median employment income of C$57,600, joint 10th lowest of 69 Canadian cities and metropolitan areas on this site (Canada: C$63,600).

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What was the unemployment rate in Brampton at the 2021 Census?

At the 2021 Census, taken in May 2021 during the COVID-19 pandemic, the unemployment rate in Brampton was 13.3%, joint 11th highest of 69 Canadian cities and metropolitan areas on this site, above the national 10.3%; 47,405 people aged 15 and over were looking for work.

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What industries do people in Brampton work in?

In 2021, 8.6% of the labour force in Brampton worked in health care and social assistance, 11.3% in retail trade, 11.9% in manufacturing and 7.9% in professional, scientific and technical services (Canada: 12.7%, 11.1%, 8.0% and 8.1%).

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How do people in Brampton get to work?

Of employed residents of Brampton commuting to a usual or no fixed workplace in May 2021, 85.9% went by car, truck or van, 10.3% by public transit and 1.4% on foot; 22.3% of all employed residents worked at home (Canada: 7.7% by transit, 24.3% at home).

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What is the unemployment rate in Brampton now?

In the three months July to September 2026, the Labour Force Survey put the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in the Toronto census metropolitan area, which includes Brampton, at 6.9%, joint 8th highest of 41 metropolitan areas in the survey, against 8.8% a year earlier and 6.5% for Canada; 62.1% of people aged 15 and over were employed.

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How much is a house worth in Brampton?

Owners in Brampton valued their homes at a median C$900,000 in 2021, joint 14th highest of 69 Canadian cities and metropolitan areas on this site (Canada: C$472,000); median monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings were C$2,300 and 77.2% of owner households had a mortgage.

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How much is rent in Brampton?

Renter households in Brampton paid median monthly shelter costs of C$1,520 in 2021, 12th highest of 69 Canadian cities and metropolitan areas on this site (Canada: C$1,070); 21.9% of households rented their home (Canada: 33.1%).

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How Brampton compares with other cities in Canada

Median total household income, 2020 (2021 Census) (2020)

Brampton ranks 6 of 69, highest first.

Rank	City	Median total household income, 2020 (2021 Census)
3	Vaughan	C$124,000
4	Whitby	C$123,000
5	Ajax	C$119,000
6	Brampton	C$111,000
7	Burlington	C$110,000
8	Langley	C$108,000
9	Delta	C$108,000

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Median employment income of full-year, full-time workers, 2020 (2021 Census) (2020)

Brampton ranks 59 of 69, highest first.

Rank	City	Median employment income of full-year, full-time workers, 2020 (2021 Census)
56	Winnipeg	C$58,000
57	Longueuil	C$58,000
58	Abbotsford	C$58,000
59	Brampton	C$57,600
60	Belleville	C$57,600
61	St. Catharines	C$57,200
62	Saguenay	C$57,200

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Unemployment rate, census reference week of May 2021 (2021)

Brampton ranks 11 of 69, highest first.

Rank	City	Unemployment rate, census reference week of May 2021
8	Toronto	13.9%
9	Markham	13.8%
10	Ajax	13.4%
11	Brampton	13.3%
12	London	13.3%
13	Kingston	13.2%
14	Richmond Hill	13.1%

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Labour force participation rate, May 2021 (2021 Census) (2021)

Brampton ranks 14 of 69, highest first.

Rank	City	Labour force participation rate, May 2021 (2021 Census)
11	Whitby	67.0%
12	Red Deer	67.0%
13	Ajax	66.9%
14	Brampton	66.8%
15	Kitchener	66.8%
16	Langley	66.7%
17	Gatineau	66.6%

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Median value of owned dwellings, 2021 Census (2021)

Brampton ranks 15 of 69, highest first.

Rank	City	Median value of owned dwellings, 2021 Census
12	Milton	C$950,000
13	Saanich	C$930,000
14	Toronto	C$900,000
15	Brampton	C$900,000
16	Mississauga	C$900,000
17	Burlington	C$900,000
18	Abbotsford-Mission	C$850,000

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Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings, 2021 Census (2021)

Brampton ranks 12 of 69, highest first.

Rank	City	Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings, 2021 Census
9	Ajax	C$1,600
10	Vancouver	C$1,570
11	Coquitlam	C$1,530
12	Brampton	C$1,520
13	Barrie	C$1,510
14	Toronto	C$1,500
15	Langley	C$1,500

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Sources

Statistics Canada: Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population (98-316-X2021001): census subdivisions, selected characteristics (Census Profile SDMX API extract, dataflow DF_CSD, gender total, counts and rates), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 46d086943a5e…)
Statistics Canada: Table 14-10-0459-01: Labour force characteristics by census metropolitan area, three-month moving average, seasonally adjusted (Web Data Service extract: unemployment and employment rates, latest 13 months; request saved as lfs-14100459-cma.request.json, geography names in lfs-14100459-metadata.json), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 5f4399c9fdfa…)

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