Eugene, OR Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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Income/capita NAT. AVG.

3%

Household income NAT. AVG.

2%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Eugene	Oregon	National
Income per capita	$47,686	$42,527	$44,883
Median household income	$79,109	$79,687	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$125,032	$102,799	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$51,501	$50,552	$52,080
Median earnings male	$41,805	$50,609	$54,343
Median earnings female	$33,982	$35,883	$38,439
Unemployment rate	5.0%	6.2%	4.9%
Poverty level	20.3%	15.7%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Eugene is 6% higher than the national average
The median household income in Eugene is 3% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Eugene is 2% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Eugene is 34% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$52,734 $79,109 $158,218

City

$53,119 $79,687 $159,374

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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Eugene median earnings by income bracket

Eugene employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	7.0%	7.0%
Manufacturing sector	12.5%	12.5%
Financial & insurance services	2.7%	2.7%
Wholesale & retail services	15.7%	15.7%
Public administration	2.8%	2.8%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	4.3%	4.3%
Education, health & social services	21.0%	21.0%
Other	32.3%	32.3%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Creswell, OR	5,632	$106,784	31.3%
Junction City, OR	6,305	$88,571	8.9%
Coburg, OR	1,424	$83,880	3.1%
Springfield, OR	64,872	$74,379	8.6%
Veneta, OR	5,149	$73,982	9.0%
Eugene, OR	176,249	$79,109	2.7%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Oshawa, ON	176,009	n/a
Garden Grove, CA	176,551	$111,257	36.8%
Salem, OR	177,138	$88,251	8.5%
Peoria, AZ	177,686	$114,157	40.4%
Pembroke Pines, FL	178,777	$102,488	26.0%
Eugene, OR	176,249	$79,109	2.7%

Source: The Eugene, OR employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.