I came across some interesting statistics about how much Winnipeg has changed since 1994, when the Jets were still in existence. Special thanks to the Globe and Mail for publishing these figures.
Population:
1994: 676,000
2010: 753,000
Average house value:
1994: $84,000 (Canadian average $158,000)
2009: $227,000 (Canadian average $340,000)
Total value of building permits issued:
1994: $300-million
2009: $1.1-billion
Housing starts:
1994: 972
2010: 3,200
Average household income:
1994: $43,000 (Canadian average $49,000)
2010: $72,000 (Canadian average $70,500)
Unemployment rate
1994: 10.4% (Canadian average 9.5%)
2010: 4.9% (Canadian average 8.1%) (best in Canada)
Total employment
1994: 318,000
2010: 425,000
Retail sales:
1994: $4.3-billion
2010: $9.8-billion
GDP per capita
1994: $21,100 (Canada $26,700)
2009: $37,500 (Canada $39,000)
Personal disposable income per capita:
1994: $17,700
2010: $29,900
Difference: +170% increase
NHL average ticket Prices:
1994: $34
2010: $49
Difference: +140% increase
Corporate head offices, companies of all sizes:
Edmonton: 157
Winnipeg: 129
Ottawa: 101
Corporate head offices, total employment:
Winnipeg: 6,890
Ottawa: 4,667
Edmonton: 3,428
Canada's 800 largest corporations:
Winnipeg: 32 plus three 3 subsidiaries = 35
Edmonton: 25 plus one subsidiary = 26
Quebec City: 16 plus two subsidiaries = 18
Ottawa: 15 plus one subsidiary = 16
I never realized the City of Winnipeg had come so far in the last 16 years. Quite the contrast, when you consider average house price, housing starts, building permits issued, unemployment rate, average household income, retail sales, disposable income, and Gross Domestic Product.
Additionally, we complete with much larger cities (Edmonton and Ottawa), when it comes to large corporations and head offices (total employment and company size). From these figures, you can make a strong argument that Winnipeg would easily support an NHL team.
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