Averages

The average household income in Port Hawkesbury in 1996 was nearly $52,000. That means, if the incomes of all the households in the town were added up, and then divided by the number of households, we would get $52,000. Some household incomes will be higher. Some will be lower. But the average is $52,000.

For example: Suppose there are five households on Elm Street. Each household’s average income in a year is listed below.

Johnston	$35,000
Jardine	$54,000
Smith	$72,000
Young	$40,000
Edwards	$51,000
	$252,000	This total is what we get if we add the five incomes together