Fossil, OR Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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20%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

24%

Household income NAT. AVG.

53%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Fossil	Oregon	National
Income per capita	$35,835	$42,527	$44,883
Median household income	$61,891	$79,687	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$66,776	$102,799	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$42,460	$50,552	$52,080
Median earnings male	$64,257	$50,609	$54,343
Median earnings female	$30,267	$35,883	$38,439
Unemployment rate	2.3%	6.2%	4.9%
Poverty level	16.6%	15.7%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Fossil is 20% lower than the national average
The median household income in Fossil is 24% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Fossil is 53% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Fossil is 10% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$41,256 $61,891 $123,782

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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Fossil median earnings by income bracket

Fossil employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	29.5%	29.5%
Manufacturing sector	18.0%	18.0%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	0.0%	0.0%
Public administration	23.0%	23.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	6.6%	6.6%
Education, health & social services	0.0%	0.0%
Other	23.0%	23.0%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Fossil, OR	435	$61,891	23.9%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Blanca, CO	435	$66,696	18.0%
Crawford, MS	435	$41,649	48.8%
Frazer, MT	435	$46,171	43.2%
Strasburg, ND	435	$70,998	12.7%
Eakly, OK	435	$59,812	26.5%
Fossil, OR	435	$61,891	23.9%

Source: The Fossil, 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.