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Umatilla County, Oregon
79,940 residents · Updated Nov 12, 2026
Rental availability, asking rents against HUD Fair Market Rent, and community services in Umatilla County, from the data behind Range Lab’s tools, refreshed daily.
Umatilla County
Oregon
79,940 residents
7 ZIP codes with listings
251 services listed
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33,515
▲ 5.3%
vs. a year ago · Q1 2026
$1,143
▲ 3.4%
vs. a year ago · $28.57/hr
$23.85/hr
33 hrs/week
at the average wage to afford it
5.6%
▼ 0.3 pts
vs. a year ago · July 2026
$67,728
11.8%
below the poverty line · ACS 2024
Are wages keeping up with rent?
Average weekly wage and typical rent, both indexed to Q3 2023 = 100.
+3.4%wages vs. a year ago
| Q3 2023 | Wages 100.0 | Rent 100.0 |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2023 | Wages 103.1 | Rent 98.2 |
| Q1 2024 | Wages 103.5 | Rent 98.8 |
| Q2 2024 | Wages 107.1 | Rent 99.5 |
| Q3 2024 | Wages 106.3 | Rent 100.0 |
| Q4 2024 | Wages 110.9 | Rent 101.7 |
| Q1 2025 | Wages 110.6 | Rent 103.6 |
| Q2 2025 | Wages 112.8 | Rent 103.8 |
| Q3 2025 | Wages 113.7 | Rent 104.0 |
| Q4 2025 | Wages 121.8 | Rent 104.3 |
| Q1 2026 | Wages 114.4 | Rent 104.0 |
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 | 5.9% | 6.5% | 6.4% |
| February | 5.8% | 7.4% | 6.1% |
| March | 4.8% | 5.5% | 5.3% |
| April | 3.8% | 5.4% | 4.6% |
| May | 3.7% | 4.7% | 4.7% |
| June | 4.3% | 5.3% | 5.4% |
| July | 5.0% | 5.9% | 5.6% |
| August | 4.6% | 5.3% | — |
| September | 4.2% | 5.1% | — |
| October | 4.0% | — | — |
| November | 4.4% | 4.9% | — |
| December | 5.2% | 5.5% | — |
5.6%
▼ 0.3 pts
vs. July 2025
2,088
unemployed of a 37,182 labor force
July 2026
Who earns the housing wage?
Out of 100 Eastern Oregon nonmetro workers, how many are paid enough to afford each unit size at 30% of income. Estimated from BLS wage percentiles.
83 of 100
Studio
$16.54/hr · $860 rent
70 of 100
1 bedroom
$19.13/hr · $995 rent
49 of 100
2 bedroom
$23.85/hr · $1,240 rent
24 of 100
3 bedroom
$34.58/hr · $1,798 rent
Hourly pay, all workers
10th$23.35
Median$47.67
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 | $50.07/hr | 3,340 jobs |
|---|---|---|
| Management Occupations | $47.80/hr | 3,550 jobs |
| Architecture and Engineering Occupations | $43.50/hr | 480 jobs |
| Legal Occupations | $39.01/hr | 290 jobs |
| Computer and Mathematical Occupations | $38.64/hr | 1,670 jobs |
| Protective Service Occupations | $36.79/hr | 2,890 jobs |
| Business and Financial Operations Occupations | $36.19/hr | 2,540 jobs |
| Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations | $30.35/hr | 1,810 jobs |
| Community and Social Service Occupations | $29.62/hr | 2,550 jobs |
| Construction and Extraction Occupations | $29.19/hr | 3,360 jobs |
| Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations | $28.68/hr | 3,550 jobs |
| Educational Instruction and Library Occupations | $26.74/hr | 5,420 jobs |
| Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations | $25.00/hr | 510 jobs |
| Production Occupations | $24.06/hr | 4,030 jobs |
| Office and Administrative Support Occupations | $22.53/hr | 8,260 jobs |
| Transportation and Material Moving Occupations | $20.97/hr | 8,160 jobs |
| Personal Care and Service Occupations | $20.00/hr | 1,730 jobs |
| Healthcare Support Occupations | $19.54/hr | 2,790 jobs |
| Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations | $18.11/hr | 2,230 jobs |
| Sales and Related Occupations | $17.48/hr | 5,730 jobs |
| Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations | $16.88/hr | 6,630 jobs |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations | $16.08/hr | 2,220 jobs |
What different jobs pay vs. what’s needed for rent
Hourly pay range for each occupation group against the $23.85/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 Eastern Oregon nonmetro median against the statewide median, sorted by the gap.
- Eastern Oregon nonmetro$23.35
- Oregon$27.40
- United States$24.51
- Protective servicePays more by +29%
- ProductionPays more by +1%
- Personal care & serviceAbout the same: 0%
- Community & social serviceAbout the same: 0%
- Installation & repairPays less by −4%
- Transportation & movingPays less by −6%
- Food servicePays less by −7%
- Office & admin supportPays less by −7%
- Construction & extractionPays less by −8%
- Education & libraryPays less by −9%
- Farming, fishing & forestryPays less by −10%
- Cleaning & groundsPays less by −11%
- Business & financePays less by −11%
- LegalPays less by −12%
- Healthcare practitionersPays less by −12%
- Architecture & engineeringPays less by −13%
- SalesPays less by −13%
- Healthcare supportPays less by −14%
- Arts, media & sportsPays less by −19%
- ManagementPays less by −20%
- SciencePays less by −21%
- Computer & mathPays less by −27%
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
10.8× the U.S. share
Least concentrated here
Architecture & engineering
0.4× the U.S. share
- Farming, fishing & forestry10.8×
- Science2.6×
- Community & social service2.0×
- Protective service1.6×
- Education & library1.3×
- Transportation & moving1.3×
- Installation & repair1.2×
- Personal care & service1.1×
- Construction & extraction1.1×
- Cleaning & grounds1.0×
- Food service1.0×
- Production1.0×
- Office & admin support1.0×
- Sales0.9×
- Healthcare support0.7×
- Healthcare practitioners0.7×
- Management0.7×
- Computer & math0.7×
- Arts, media & sports0.5×
- Business & finance0.5×
- Legal0.5×
- Architecture & engineering0.4×
Key takeaways
What this means for Umatilla County.
Wages are rising
The average weekly wage is $1,143, up 3.4% from a year ago.
The biggest job groups pay the least
Office & admin support, transportation & moving and food service are 31% of jobs; all have median pay under $23/hr.
Most workers fall short of the housing wage
About 49 in 100 workers earn the $23.85/hr needed to afford a 2-bedroom at 30% of income.
Unemployment is falling
5.6% 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, Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area, which covers 8 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.