What share of adults in Chatham-Kent work?

57.4% of people aged 15 and over in Chatham-Kent were in the labour force in May 2021 and 51.2% were employed, a participation rate 5th lowest of 69 Canadian cities and metropolitan areas on this site (Canada: 63.7% and 57.1%).

Economy, jobs and prices in Chatham-Kent, Canada: official figures

The median total income of households in Chatham-Kent was C$72,000 in 2020, as reported in the 2021 Census, 13th lowest of 69 Canadian cities and metropolitan areas on this site; the median for Canada was C$84,000.

Median household income (2020)

C$72,000

2020

Unemployment rate (Census, May 2021)

10.7%

2021

What is the median after-tax household income in Chatham-Kent?

After income taxes, the median household in Chatham-Kent had C$65,000 in 2020 (joint 13th lowest of 69 Canadian cities and metropolitan areas on this site; Canada: C$73,000).

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What is the median salary in Chatham-Kent?

People in Chatham-Kent who worked full-year, full-time in 2020 had median employment income of C$54,800, 6th 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 Chatham-Kent at the 2021 Census?

At the 2021 Census, taken in May 2021 during the COVID-19 pandemic, the unemployment rate in Chatham-Kent was 10.7%, joint 33rd lowest of 69 Canadian cities and metropolitan areas on this site, above the national 10.3%; 5,240 people aged 15 and over were looking for work.

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What industries do people in Chatham-Kent work in?

In 2021, 13.6% of the labour force in Chatham-Kent worked in health care and social assistance, 12.1% in retail trade, 12.8% in manufacturing and 3.4% in professional, scientific and technical services (Canada: 12.7%, 11.1%, 8.0% and 8.1%).

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How do people in Chatham-Kent get to work?

Of employed residents of Chatham-Kent commuting to a usual or no fixed workplace in May 2021, 93.0% went by car, truck or van, 0.4% by public transit and 4.2% on foot; 16.2% of all employed residents worked at home (Canada: 7.7% by transit, 24.3% at home).

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How much is a house worth in Chatham-Kent?

Owners in Chatham-Kent valued their homes at a median C$348,000 in 2021, joint 16th lowest of 69 Canadian cities and metropolitan areas on this site (Canada: C$472,000); median monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings were C$860 and 53.8% of owner households had a mortgage.

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How much is rent in Chatham-Kent?

Renter households in Chatham-Kent paid median monthly shelter costs of C$870 in 2021, joint 9th lowest of 69 Canadian cities and metropolitan areas on this site (Canada: C$1,070); 28.0% of households rented their home (Canada: 33.1%).

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How Chatham-Kent compares with other cities in Canada

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

Chatham-Kent ranks 57 of 69, highest first.

Rank	City	Median total household income, 2020 (2021 Census)
54	St. John's	C$75,000
55	Belleville	C$73,000
56	St. Catharines	C$72,500
57	Chatham-Kent	C$72,000
58	Longueuil	C$71,500
59	Peterborough	C$71,500
60	Québec	C$70,500

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

Chatham-Kent ranks 64 of 69, highest first.

Rank	City	Median employment income of full-year, full-time workers, 2020 (2021 Census)
61	St. Catharines	C$57,200
62	Saguenay	C$57,200
63	Windsor	C$56,800
64	Chatham-Kent	C$54,800
65	Sherbrooke	C$54,400
66	Trois-Rivières	C$54,400
67	Cape Breton	C$54,000

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

Chatham-Kent ranks 37 of 69, highest first.

Rank	City	Unemployment rate, census reference week of May 2021
34	Richmond	10.8%
35	Guelph	10.8%
36	Burlington	10.7%
37	Chatham-Kent	10.7%
38	Greater Sudbury / Grand Sudbury	10.4%
39	Montréal	10.3%
40	Ottawa	10.3%

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

Chatham-Kent ranks 65 of 69, highest first.

Rank	City	Labour force participation rate, May 2021 (2021 Census)
62	Thunder Bay	58.5%
63	St. Catharines	58.4%
64	St. Catharines-Niagara	57.9%
65	Chatham-Kent	57.4%
66	Peterborough	57.2%
67	Windsor	56.3%
68	Belleville	55.8%

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Median value of owned dwellings, 2021 Census (2021)

Chatham-Kent ranks 54 of 69, highest first.

Rank	City	Median value of owned dwellings, 2021 Census
51	Halifax	C$348,000
52	Greater Sudbury / Grand Sudbury	C$348,000
53	Terrebonne	C$348,000
54	Chatham-Kent	C$348,000
55	Winnipeg	C$340,000
56	Regina	C$340,000
57	Red Deer	C$340,000

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

Chatham-Kent ranks 61 of 69, highest first.

Rank	City	Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings, 2021 Census
58	Laval	C$910
59	Gatineau	C$900
60	Montréal	C$870
61	Chatham-Kent	C$870
62	Longueuil	C$840
63	Québec	C$830
64	Saint John	C$830

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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…)

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