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Clark County, Washington
516,959 residents · Updated Nov 12, 2026
Rental availability, asking rents against HUD Fair Market Rent, and community services in Clark County, from the data behind Range Lab’s tools, refreshed daily.
Clark County
Washington
516,959 residents
20 ZIP codes with listings
485 services listed
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181,383
▼ 0.1%
vs. a year ago · Q1 2026
$1,522
▲ 4.1%
vs. a year ago · $38.05/hr
$32.60/hr
34 hrs/week
at the average wage to afford it
3.9%
▼ 0.8 pts
vs. a year ago · July 2026
$97,536
8.0%
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 104.9 | Rent 99.6 |
| Q1 2024 | Wages 107.0 | Rent 99.5 |
| Q2 2024 | Wages 101.8 | Rent 100.1 |
| Q3 2024 | Wages 105.0 | Rent 100.6 |
| Q4 2024 | Wages 112.0 | Rent 101.4 |
| Q1 2025 | Wages 111.3 | Rent 102.2 |
| Q2 2025 | Wages 106.3 | Rent 102.8 |
| Q3 2025 | Wages 109.7 | Rent 103.0 |
| Q4 2025 | Wages 114.9 | Rent 103.4 |
| Q1 2026 | Wages 115.9 | Rent 103.4 |
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 | 4.7% | 4.6% | 5.0% |
| February | 5.2% | 5.1% | 5.3% |
| March | 4.6% | 4.5% | 5.0% |
| April | 3.8% | 4.1% | 5.1% |
| May | 4.2% | 4.3% | 4.8% |
| June | 3.7% | 3.8% | 4.4% |
| July | 4.8% | 4.7% | 3.9% |
| August | 4.7% | 4.8% | — |
| September | 3.7% | 4.1% | — |
| October | 4.0% | — | — |
| November | 4.2% | 4.8% | — |
| December | 4.4% | 5.1% | — |
3.9%
▼ 0.8 pts
vs. July 2025
9,853
unemployed of a 249,621 labor force
July 2026
Who earns the housing wage?
Out of 100 Portland metro workers, how many are paid enough to afford each unit size at 30% of income. Estimated from BLS wage percentiles.
61 of 100
Studio
$25.96/hr · $1,350 rent
51 of 100
1 bedroom
$28.81/hr · $1,498 rent
45 of 100
2 bedroom
$32.60/hr · $1,695 rent
23 of 100
3 bedroom
$47.98/hr · $2,495 rent
Hourly pay, all workers
10th$29.18
Median$65.83
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.
| Management Occupations | $65.59/hr | 80,700 jobs |
|---|---|---|
| Computer and Mathematical Occupations | $60.64/hr | 47,850 jobs |
| Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations | $59.46/hr | 64,540 jobs |
| Architecture and Engineering Occupations | $51.62/hr | 35,670 jobs |
| Legal Occupations | $47.59/hr | 9,650 jobs |
| Business and Financial Operations Occupations | $43.38/hr | 92,070 jobs |
| Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations | $41.67/hr | 12,590 jobs |
| Construction and Extraction Occupations | $36.29/hr | 57,870 jobs |
| Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations | $32.99/hr | 22,020 jobs |
| Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations | $31.63/hr | 42,280 jobs |
| Educational Instruction and Library Occupations | $31.50/hr | 69,610 jobs |
| Community and Social Service Occupations | $30.23/hr | 29,630 jobs |
| Protective Service Occupations | $26.23/hr | 22,330 jobs |
| Office and Administrative Support Occupations | $25.40/hr | 127,020 jobs |
| Production Occupations | $24.94/hr | 67,410 jobs |
| Healthcare Support Occupations | $23.28/hr | 51,440 jobs |
| Transportation and Material Moving Occupations | $22.76/hr | 104,320 jobs |
| Sales and Related Occupations | $21.96/hr | 96,000 jobs |
| Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations | $21.45/hr | 31,750 jobs |
| Personal Care and Service Occupations | $20.00/hr | 33,470 jobs |
| Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations | $18.79/hr | 107,090 jobs |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations | $18.78/hr | 3,090 jobs |
What different jobs pay vs. what’s needed for rent
Hourly pay range for each occupation group against the $32.60/hr housing wage. The last column is the weekly hours the median worker needs to afford a 2-bedroom.
Pay compared with Washington and the U.S.
Median hourly wage for all occupations, then each group’s Portland median against the statewide median, sorted by the gap.
- Portland metro$29.18
- Washington$30.28
- United States$24.51
- Healthcare practitionersPays more by +14%
- Arts, media & sportsPays more by +6%
- Healthcare supportAbout the same: 0%
- Construction & extractionAbout the same: 0%
- Education & libraryPays less by −1%
- Cleaning & groundsPays less by −3%
- Farming, fishing & forestryPays less by −3%
- SalesPays less by −4%
- Architecture & engineeringPays less by −4%
- Installation & repairPays less by −5%
- Transportation & movingPays less by −6%
- ProductionPays less by −6%
- Office & admin supportPays less by −7%
- Community & social servicePays less by −7%
- LegalPays less by −8%
- Computer & mathPays less by −8%
- SciencePays less by −8%
- Business & financePays less by −8%
- Personal care & servicePays less by −12%
- Protective servicePays less by −12%
- Food servicePays less by −12%
- ManagementPays less by −15%
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
Architecture & engineering
1.8× the U.S. share
Least concentrated here
Protective service
0.8× the U.S. share
- Architecture & engineering1.8×
- Community & social service1.4×
- Arts, media & sports1.4×
- Personal care & service1.3×
- Computer & math1.2×
- Construction & extraction1.2×
- Business & finance1.1×
- Science1.1×
- Production1.0×
- Food service1.0×
- Education & library1.0×
- Transportation & moving1.0×
- Legal0.9×
- Management0.9×
- Office & admin support0.9×
- Sales0.9×
- Farming, fishing & forestry0.9×
- Cleaning & grounds0.9×
- Installation & repair0.9×
- Healthcare practitioners0.8×
- Healthcare support0.8×
- Protective service0.8×
Key takeaways
What this means for Clark County.
Wages are rising
The average weekly wage is $1,522, up 4.1% from a year ago.
The biggest job groups pay the least
Office & admin support, food service and transportation & moving are 28% of jobs; all have median pay under $26/hr.
Most workers fall short of the housing wage
About 45 in 100 workers earn the $32.60/hr needed to afford a 2-bedroom at 30% of income.
Unemployment is falling
3.9% in July 2026, 0.8 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, Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area, which covers 7 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.