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Coos County, Oregon
64,827 residents · Updated Nov 12, 2026
Rental availability, asking rents against HUD Fair Market Rent, and community services in Coos County, from the data behind Range Lab’s tools, refreshed daily.
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22,640
▼ 1.5%
vs. a year ago · Q1 2026
$1,061
▲ 3.1%
vs. a year ago · $26.52/hr
$26.83/hr
40 hrs/week
at the average wage to afford it
6.1%
▼ 0.2 pts
vs. a year ago · July 2026
$62,143
16.1%
below the poverty line · ACS 2024
Are wages keeping up with rent?
Average weekly wage and typical rent, both indexed to Q4 2024 = 100.
+3.1%wages vs. a year ago
| Q4 2024 | Wages 100.0 | Rent 100.0 |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2025 | Wages 98.8 | Rent 100.3 |
| Q2 2025 | Wages 99.7 | Rent 99.3 |
| Q3 2025 | Wages 102.6 | Rent 102.9 |
| Q4 2025 | Wages 105.0 | Rent 105.1 |
| Q1 2026 | Wages 101.9 | Rent 106.1 |
Unemployment, year over year
Not seasonally adjusted, so each year gets its own line. A line above last year’s is the real signal. October 2025 was not published.
| Month | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5.8% | 6.1% | 6.5% |
| February | 5.4% | 5.9% | 6.1% |
| March | 5.2% | 5.9% | 5.8% |
| April | 4.2% | 5.1% | 5.1% |
| May | 4.3% | 5.3% | 5.3% |
| June | 4.6% | 5.6% | 5.7% |
| July | 5.3% | 6.3% | 6.1% |
| August | 5.2% | 6.4% | — |
| September | 4.8% | 5.9% | — |
| October | 4.7% | — | — |
| November | 4.9% | 5.6% | — |
| December | 5.2% | 5.7% | — |
6.1%
▼ 0.2 pts
vs. July 2025
1,640
unemployed of a 27,106 labor force
July 2026
Who earns the housing wage?
Out of 100 Coast Oregon nonmetro workers, how many are paid enough to afford each unit size at 30% of income. Estimated from BLS wage percentiles.
68 of 100
Studio
$19.23/hr · $1,000 rent
53 of 100
1 bedroom
$22.12/hr · $1,150 rent
37 of 100
2 bedroom
$26.83/hr · $1,395 rent
18 of 100
3 bedroom
$38.46/hr · $2,000 rent
Hourly pay, all workers
10th$22.65
Median$46.79
90th
The biggest job groups pay the least
Each bubble is an occupation group: median hourly wage across, jobs up, size by jobs. Red groups’ median worker can’t afford a 2-bedroom.
| Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations | $51.25/hr | 6,190 jobs |
|---|---|---|
| Management Occupations | $47.65/hr | 5,620 jobs |
| Architecture and Engineering Occupations | $42.69/hr | 800 jobs |
| Computer and Mathematical Occupations | $39.08/hr | 1,040 jobs |
| Legal Occupations | $38.34/hr | 440 jobs |
| Business and Financial Operations Occupations | $36.03/hr | 4,070 jobs |
| Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations | $32.76/hr | 1,510 jobs |
| Community and Social Service Occupations | $29.28/hr | 3,380 jobs |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations | $28.13/hr | 1,180 jobs |
| Construction and Extraction Occupations | $28.00/hr | 4,860 jobs |
| Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations | $27.22/hr | 5,100 jobs |
| Protective Service Occupations | $26.84/hr | 2,950 jobs |
| Educational Instruction and Library Occupations | $25.25/hr | 6,670 jobs |
| Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations | $23.79/hr | 720 jobs |
| Production Occupations | $23.19/hr | 6,430 jobs |
| Office and Administrative Support Occupations | $22.32/hr | 13,020 jobs |
| Transportation and Material Moving Occupations | $21.31/hr | 10,640 jobs |
| Healthcare Support Occupations | $21.28/hr | 5,040 jobs |
| Personal Care and Service Occupations | $20.00/hr | 3,560 jobs |
| Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations | $18.18/hr | 5,750 jobs |
| Sales and Related Occupations | $17.53/hr | 10,470 jobs |
| Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations | $17.48/hr | 14,760 jobs |
What different jobs pay vs. what’s needed for rent
Hourly pay range for each occupation group against the $26.83/hr housing wage. The last column is the weekly hours the median worker needs to afford a 2-bedroom.
Pay compared with Oregon and the U.S.
Median hourly wage for all occupations, then each group’s Coast Oregon nonmetro median against the statewide median, sorted by the gap.
- Coast Oregon nonmetro$22.65
- Oregon$27.40
- United States$24.51
- Farming, fishing & forestryPays more by +58%
- Personal care & serviceAbout the same: 0%
- Community & social servicePays less by −2%
- ProductionPays less by −3%
- Food servicePays less by −3%
- Transportation & movingPays less by −5%
- Protective servicePays less by −6%
- Healthcare supportPays less by −7%
- Office & admin supportPays less by −8%
- Installation & repairPays less by −9%
- Healthcare practitionersPays less by −10%
- Cleaning & groundsPays less by −11%
- Business & financePays less by −12%
- Construction & extractionPays less by −12%
- SalesPays less by −13%
- LegalPays less by −13%
- Education & libraryPays less by −14%
- Architecture & engineeringPays less by −15%
- SciencePays less by −15%
- ManagementPays less by −21%
- Arts, media & sportsPays less by −23%
- Computer & mathPays less by −26%
What sets local work apart?
Every occupation group’s share of local jobs compared with its U.S. share (location quotient). 2× means twice as common here; 0.5× means half as common.
Most concentrated here
Farming, fishing & forestry
3.7× the U.S. share
Least concentrated here
Computer & math
0.3× the U.S. share
- Farming, fishing & forestry3.7×
- Community & social service1.7×
- Cleaning & grounds1.7×
- Personal care & service1.5×
- Food service1.5×
- Science1.4×
- Installation & repair1.1×
- Protective service1.1×
- Transportation & moving1.1×
- Sales1.1×
- Construction & extraction1.0×
- Production1.0×
- Education & library1.0×
- Office & admin support1.0×
- Healthcare support0.9×
- Healthcare practitioners0.9×
- Management0.7×
- Business & finance0.5×
- Arts, media & sports0.5×
- Legal0.5×
- Architecture & engineering0.4×
- Computer & math0.3×
Key takeaways
What this means for Coos County.
Wages are rising
The average weekly wage is $1,061, up 3.1% from a year ago.
The biggest job groups pay the least
Food service, office & admin support and transportation & moving are 34% of jobs; all have median pay under $23/hr.
Most workers fall short of the housing wage
About 37 in 100 workers earn the $26.83/hr needed to afford a 2-bedroom at 30% of income.
Unemployment is steady
6.1% in July 2026, 0.2 points below a year earlier.
Sources: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics (through July 2026) · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (Q1 2026) · BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025, Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area, which covers 6 counties; BLS doesn’t publish occupational wages for single counties) · Census ACS 2024 · Range Lab RST listings. The housing wage follows the National Low Income Housing Coalition method: rent × 12 ÷ 0.30 ÷ 2,080 hours. About the data.