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Fossil, Oregon: commercial real estate data.
Fossil is a Census city of 535 people across 0.78 square miles of land, in Wheeler County. Median household income is $54,167, 79.8 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Fossil
What Fossil is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.78 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land684 plus or minus 153
- County holding the largest share of its areaWheeler County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Fossil
How many people live in Fossil
- Population535 plus or minus 120
- Median age48.4
- Population under 1864 plus or minus 35
- Share under 1812.0 percent plus or minus 5.9
- Population 65 and over165 plus or minus 56
- Share 65 and over30.8 percent plus or minus 7.8
- Households248 plus or minus 63
- Family households137 plus or minus 48
- Share of households that are families55.2 percent plus or minus 13.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Fossil
Income and work in Fossil
- Median household income$54,167 plus or minus $12,662
- Per capita income$32,421 plus or minus $7,421
- Civilian labor force227 plus or minus 71
- Employed216 plus or minus 66
- Unemployed11 plus or minus 15
- Unemployment rate4.8 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Adults 25 and over441 plus or minus 104
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher86.6 percent plus or minus 27.9
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher18.8 percent plus or minus 11.1
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree8.2 percent plus or minus 9.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Fossil
Housing in Fossil
- Housing units256 plus or minus 62
- Occupied units248 plus or minus 63
- Vacant units8 plus or minus 13
- Vacancy rate3.1 percent plus or minus 5.0
- Owner occupied198 plus or minus 63
- Renter occupied50 plus or minus 25
- Ownership rate79.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$210,500 plus or minus $62,337
- Median gross rent, monthly$754
- Annual rent as a share of median income16.7 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Single family units229 plus or minus 60
- Share single family89.5 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes27 plus or minus 23
- Median year structure built1957
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Fossil
How Fossil gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute180 plus or minus 62
- Commuting under 15 minutes141 plus or minus 64
- Share commuting under 15 minutes78.3 percent plus or minus 23.1
- Commuting 30 minutes or more19 plus or minus 21
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more10.6 percent plus or minus 11.0
- Drove alone64.1 percent
- Carpooled2.9 percent plus or minus 4.2
- Public transport10.5 percent plus or minus 14.5
- Walked8.6 percent plus or minus 9.2
- Worked from home13.9 percent plus or minus 8.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Fossil
Flood risk in Fossil
- NFIP communityCity of Fossil
- NFIP community number410246
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date05/04/89
The City of Fossil participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 410246 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Wheeler County, not Fossil
Wheeler County context, not Fossil figures
- Establishments in Wheeler County29
- Covered employment, Wheeler County362
- Average annual pay, Wheeler County$42,630
Every figure in this section is published for Wheeler County as a whole and is not a measurement of Fossil.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Fossil questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Fossil, Oregon?
535, in 248 households. Fossil city covers 0.78 square miles of land, which is 684 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Fossil in?
Wheeler County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Fossil?
$54,167. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $210,500. Median gross rent is $754 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Fossil in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Fossil appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Fossil, city of, community 410246, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Fossil figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Wheeler County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Fossil.
Is zoning published for Fossil?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.