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Pacific Coast Scenic Byway - Oregon - Tillamook County Pastures - NARA - 7720945, Tillamook County, Oregon

Pacific Coast Scenic Byway - Oregon - Tillamook County Pastures - NARA - 7720945 · Photo: U.S. National Archives and Records Administration · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Tillamook County, Oregon

27,496 residents · Updated Nov 12, 2026

Rental availability, asking rents against HUD Fair Market Rent, and community services in Tillamook County, from the data behind Range Lab’s tools, refreshed daily.

Tillamook County

Oregon

27,496 residents

5 ZIP codes with listings

113 services listed

All Oregon counties

Pacific Coast Scenic Byway - Oregon - Tillamook County Pastures - NARA - 7720945 · Photo: U.S. National Archives and Records Administration · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Total jobs

9,709

▲ 1.1%
vs. a year ago · Q1 2026

Jobs by quarter
Average weekly wage

$1,062

▲ 2.5%
vs. a year ago · $26.55/hr

Average weekly wage by quarter
Housing wage, 2-bedroom

$42.31/hr

64 hrs/week
at the average wage to afford it

Unemployment rate

5.1%

▼ 0.3 pts
vs. a year ago · July 2026

Unemployment rate, last 12 months
Median household income

$69,105

12.7%
below the poverty line · ACS 2024

Wages over time

Average weekly wage, indexed to Q2 2023 = 100. Zillow publishes no rent index for this county.

+2.5%wages vs. a year ago

Average weekly wage (BLS QCEW)
Wages indexed to Q2 2023 = 100
Q2 2023Wages 100.0
Q3 2023Wages 99.4
Q4 2023Wages 99.0
Q1 2024Wages 102.6
Q2 2024Wages 101.6
Q3 2024Wages 102.4
Q4 2024Wages 105.5
Q1 2025Wages 105.9
Q2 2025Wages 109.1
Q3 2025Wages 107.1
Q4 2025Wages 107.7
Q1 2026Wages 108.6

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.

Monthly unemployment rate by year
Month202420252026
January5.4%5.8%6.1%
February5.2%5.8%6.0%
March4.7%5.5%5.4%
April3.7%4.7%4.8%
May3.8%5.0%4.9%
June4.1%5.2%5.2%
July4.7%5.4%5.1%
August4.3%5.2%—
September4.1%5.3%—
October4.1%——
November4.4%5.3%—
December4.9%5.3%—

5.1%

▼ 0.3 pts

vs. July 2025

617

unemployed of a 12,193 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.

37 of 100

1 bedroom

$26.92/hr · $1,400 rent

14 of 100

2 bedroom

$42.31/hr · $2,200 rent

<10 of 100

3 bedroom

$49.98/hr · $2,599 rent

Hourly pay, all workers

Oregon median: $27.40U.S. median: $24.51Middle half of workers

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.

BLS OEWS May 2025, Coast Oregon nonmetro · 114,190 jobs
Jobs and median hourly wage by occupation group
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations$51.25/hr6,190 jobs
Management Occupations$47.65/hr5,620 jobs
Architecture and Engineering Occupations$42.69/hr800 jobs
Computer and Mathematical Occupations$39.08/hr1,040 jobs
Legal Occupations$38.34/hr440 jobs
Business and Financial Operations Occupations$36.03/hr4,070 jobs
Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations$32.76/hr1,510 jobs
Community and Social Service Occupations$29.28/hr3,380 jobs
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations$28.13/hr1,180 jobs
Construction and Extraction Occupations$28.00/hr4,860 jobs
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations$27.22/hr5,100 jobs
Protective Service Occupations$26.84/hr2,950 jobs
Educational Instruction and Library Occupations$25.25/hr6,670 jobs
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations$23.79/hr720 jobs
Production Occupations$23.19/hr6,430 jobs
Office and Administrative Support Occupations$22.32/hr13,020 jobs
Transportation and Material Moving Occupations$21.31/hr10,640 jobs
Healthcare Support Occupations$21.28/hr5,040 jobs
Personal Care and Service Occupations$20.00/hr3,560 jobs
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations$18.18/hr5,750 jobs
Sales and Related Occupations$17.53/hr10,470 jobs
Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations$17.48/hr14,760 jobs

What different jobs pay vs. what’s needed for rent

Hourly pay range for each occupation group against the $42.31/hr housing wage. The last column is the weekly hours the median worker needs to afford a 2-bedroom.

MedianMiddle half10th–90th percentileHousing wage $42.31
Occupation groupMedianHrs/week
Healthcare practitioners$51.25Affordable in 40 hours or less:33 hrs
Education & library$25.25Needs more than 40 hours:67 hrs
Production$23.19Needs more than 40 hours:73 hrs
Office & admin support$22.32Needs more than 40 hours:76 hrs
Transportation & moving$21.31Needs more than 40 hours:79 hrs
Cleaning & grounds$18.18Needs more than 40 hours:93 hrs
Sales$17.53Needs more than 40 hours:97 hrs
Food service$17.48Needs more than 40 hours:97 hrs

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
Coast Oregon nonmetroOregonPays more than Oregon
  • 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

More common than U.S.Less common
  • 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 Tillamook County.

  • Wages are rising

    The average weekly wage is $1,062, up 2.5% 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 14 in 100 workers earn the $42.31/hr needed to afford a 2-bedroom at 30% of income.

  • Unemployment is falling

    5.1% 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.