Nehalem, OR Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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20%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

17%

Household income NAT. AVG.

80%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Nehalem	Oregon	National
Income per capita	$36,038	$42,527	$44,883
Median household income	$94,774	$79,687	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$96,800	$102,799	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$76,273	$50,552	$52,080
Median earnings male	$36,087	$50,609	$54,343
Median earnings female	$38,181	$35,883	$38,439
Unemployment rate	8.8%	6.2%	4.9%
Poverty level	12.3%	15.7%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Nehalem is 20% lower than the national average
The median household income in Nehalem is 17% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Nehalem is 80% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Nehalem is 19% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$63,176 $94,774 $189,548

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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Nehalem median earnings by income bracket

Nehalem employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	26.8%	26.8%
Manufacturing sector	18.6%	18.6%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	0.0%	0.0%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	6.2%	6.2%
Education, health & social services	4.1%	4.1%
Other	37.1%	37.1%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Neahkahnie, OR	278	$102,370	25.9%
Bayside Gardens, OR	1,141	$98,755	21.4%
Bay City, OR	2,260	$92,157	13.3%
Manzanita, OR	465	$86,018	5.8%
Cannon Beach, OR	1,606	$82,387	1.3%
Nehalem, OR	380	$94,774	16.5%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Shiloh, AL	380	$75,093	7.7%
Brandon, IA	380	$81,709	0.5%
Farmersburg, IA	380	$62,522	23.1%
Seatonville, IL	380	$59,734	26.6%
Oneida, KY	380	$47,697	41.4%
Nehalem, OR	380	$94,774	16.5%

Source: The Nehalem, 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.