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Lane County, Oregon
384,207 residents · Updated Nov 12, 2026
Rental availability, asking rents against HUD Fair Market Rent, and community services in Lane County, from the data behind Range Lab’s tools, refreshed daily.
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154,702
▼ 1.2%
vs. a year ago · Q1 2026
$1,209
▲ 4.1%
vs. a year ago · $30.23/hr
$30.67/hr
41 hrs/week
at the average wage to afford it
5.4%
▼ 0.1 pts
vs. a year ago · July 2026
$71,544
15.3%
below the poverty line · ACS 2024
Are wages keeping up with rent?
Average weekly wage and typical rent, both indexed to Q3 2023 = 100.
+4.1%wages vs. a year ago
| Q3 2023 | Wages 100.0 | Rent 100.0 |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2023 | Wages 104.2 | Rent 100.2 |
| Q1 2024 | Wages 104.1 | Rent 100.6 |
| Q2 2024 | Wages 103.4 | Rent 102.4 |
| Q3 2024 | Wages 104.9 | Rent 103.1 |
| Q4 2024 | Wages 110.6 | Rent 103.7 |
| Q1 2025 | Wages 108.2 | Rent 104.8 |
| Q2 2025 | Wages 108.7 | Rent 105.6 |
| Q3 2025 | Wages 109.6 | Rent 106.4 |
| Q4 2025 | Wages 116.0 | Rent 107.7 |
| Q1 2026 | Wages 112.7 | Rent 108.4 |
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 | 4.8% | 5.3% | 5.8% |
| February | 4.7% | 5.1% | 5.6% |
| March | 4.4% | 5.1% | 5.1% |
| April | 3.7% | 4.3% | 4.6% |
| May | 3.8% | 4.7% | 4.8% |
| June | 4.2% | 5.2% | 5.3% |
| July | 4.7% | 5.5% | 5.4% |
| August | 4.6% | 5.6% | — |
| September | 4.2% | 5.4% | — |
| October | 4.2% | — | — |
| November | 4.2% | 4.9% | — |
| December | 4.6% | 5.0% | — |
5.4%
▼ 0.1 pts
vs. July 2025
10,094
unemployed of a 187,027 labor force
July 2026
Who earns the housing wage?
Out of 100 Eugene metro workers, how many are paid enough to afford each unit size at 30% of income. Estimated from BLS wage percentiles.
46 of 100
Studio
$25.67/hr · $1,335 rent
46 of 100
1 bedroom
$25.96/hr · $1,350 rent
36 of 100
2 bedroom
$30.67/hr · $1,595 rent
19 of 100
3 bedroom
$42.21/hr · $2,195 rent
Hourly pay, all workers
10th$23.88
Median$51.77
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 | 10,140 jobs |
|---|---|---|
| Management Occupations | $50.88/hr | 9,290 jobs |
| Computer and Mathematical Occupations | $44.55/hr | 3,210 jobs |
| Architecture and Engineering Occupations | $41.47/hr | 1,580 jobs |
| Legal Occupations | $39.10/hr | 830 jobs |
| Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations | $36.83/hr | 1,790 jobs |
| Business and Financial Operations Occupations | $36.70/hr | 8,600 jobs |
| Construction and Extraction Occupations | $29.24/hr | 5,680 jobs |
| Educational Instruction and Library Occupations | $29.18/hr | 10,570 jobs |
| Community and Social Service Occupations | $29.11/hr | 4,950 jobs |
| Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations | $28.17/hr | 6,390 jobs |
| Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations | $27.71/hr | 2,170 jobs |
| Protective Service Occupations | $24.51/hr | 2,660 jobs |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations | $23.57/hr | 700 jobs |
| Office and Administrative Support Occupations | $23.31/hr | 18,360 jobs |
| Production Occupations | $22.47/hr | 9,230 jobs |
| Healthcare Support Occupations | $21.67/hr | 8,410 jobs |
| Transportation and Material Moving Occupations | $21.10/hr | 12,720 jobs |
| Personal Care and Service Occupations | $20.00/hr | 5,510 jobs |
| Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations | $18.47/hr | 4,830 jobs |
| Sales and Related Occupations | $18.09/hr | 13,470 jobs |
| Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations | $17.26/hr | 16,610 jobs |
What different jobs pay vs. what’s needed for rent
Hourly pay range for each occupation group against the $30.67/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 Eugene median against the statewide median, sorted by the gap.
- Eugene metro$23.88
- Oregon$27.40
- United States$24.51
- Farming, fishing & forestryPays more by +32%
- Personal care & serviceAbout the same: 0%
- Education & libraryPays less by −1%
- Community & social servicePays less by −2%
- Office & admin supportPays less by −4%
- SciencePays less by −5%
- Food servicePays less by −5%
- Healthcare supportPays less by −5%
- Installation & repairPays less by −5%
- Transportation & movingPays less by −5%
- ProductionPays less by −6%
- Construction & extractionPays less by −8%
- Cleaning & groundsPays less by −9%
- Healthcare practitionersPays less by −10%
- Business & financePays less by −10%
- SalesPays less by −10%
- Arts, media & sportsPays less by −10%
- LegalPays less by −11%
- Protective servicePays less by −14%
- ManagementPays less by −15%
- Computer & mathPays less by −16%
- Architecture & engineeringPays less by −17%
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
Community & social service
1.8× the U.S. share
Least concentrated here
Architecture & engineering
0.6× the U.S. share
- Community & social service1.8×
- Personal care & service1.7×
- Farming, fishing & forestry1.6×
- Science1.2×
- Food service1.2×
- Education & library1.1×
- Production1.1×
- Healthcare support1.1×
- Cleaning & grounds1.1×
- Installation & repair1.0×
- Arts, media & sports1.0×
- Healthcare practitioners1.0×
- Office & admin support1.0×
- Sales1.0×
- Transportation & moving0.9×
- Construction & extraction0.9×
- Management0.8×
- Business & finance0.8×
- Protective service0.7×
- Legal0.6×
- Computer & math0.6×
- Architecture & engineering0.6×
Key takeaways
What this means for Lane County.
Wages are rising
The average weekly wage is $1,209, up 4.1% from a year ago.
The biggest job groups pay the least
Office & admin support, food service and sales are 31% of jobs; all have median pay under $24/hr.
Most workers fall short of the housing wage
About 36 in 100 workers earn the $30.67/hr needed to afford a 2-bedroom at 30% of income.
Unemployment is steady
5.4% in July 2026, 0.1 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, Eugene-Springfield, OR metro area) · 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.