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Douglas County, Oregon
112,072 residents · Updated Nov 12, 2026
Rental availability, asking rents against HUD Fair Market Rent, and community services in Douglas County, from the data behind Range Lab’s tools, refreshed daily.
Douglas County
Oregon
112,072 residents
13 ZIP codes with listings
285 services listed
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37,905
▼ 0.5%
vs. a year ago · Q1 2026
$1,070
▲ 2.7%
vs. a year ago · $26.75/hr
$23.08/hr
35 hrs/week
at the average wage to afford it
6.3%
▼ 0.3 pts
vs. a year ago · July 2026
$61,310
16.3%
below the poverty line · ACS 2024
Are wages keeping up with rent?
Average weekly wage and typical rent, both indexed to Q3 2023 = 100.
+2.7%wages vs. a year ago
| Q3 2023 | Wages 100.0 | Rent 100.0 |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2023 | Wages 106.5 | Rent 102.4 |
| Q1 2024 | Wages 104.5 | Rent 101.5 |
| Q2 2024 | Wages 107.5 | Rent 102.4 |
| Q3 2024 | Wages 105.4 | Rent 104.1 |
| Q4 2024 | Wages 113.9 | Rent 103.2 |
| Q1 2025 | Wages 108.2 | Rent 105.8 |
| Q2 2025 | Wages 111.9 | Rent 106.3 |
| Q3 2025 | Wages 111.3 | Rent 107.2 |
| Q4 2025 | Wages 118.5 | Rent 108.3 |
| Q1 2026 | Wages 111.1 | Rent 108.9 |
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 | 6.2% | 6.7% | 7.1% |
| February | 5.9% | 6.5% | 6.7% |
| March | 5.6% | 6.4% | 6.3% |
| April | 4.7% | 5.5% | 5.7% |
| May | 4.7% | 5.7% | 5.7% |
| June | 5.2% | 6.2% | 6.1% |
| July | 6.0% | 6.6% | 6.3% |
| August | 5.8% | 6.6% | — |
| September | 5.1% | 6.2% | — |
| October | 5.0% | — | — |
| November | 5.3% | 5.9% | — |
| December | 5.7% | 6.1% | — |
6.3%
▼ 0.3 pts
vs. July 2025
2,949
unemployed of a 46,832 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.
84 of 100
Studio
$16.35/hr · $850 rent
71 of 100
1 bedroom
$18.75/hr · $975 rent
49 of 100
2 bedroom
$23.08/hr · $1,200 rent
22 of 100
3 bedroom
$34.62/hr · $1,800 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 $23.08/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 Douglas County.
Wages are rising
The average weekly wage is $1,070, up 2.7% 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 49 in 100 workers earn the $23.08/hr needed to afford a 2-bedroom at 30% of income.
Unemployment is falling
6.3% in July 2026, 0.3 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.