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Altamont, Oregon.

A community in Klamath County, with no city government of its own. Zillow publishes no home prices for it: see Klamath County’s.

Living in Altamont, Klamath County, Oregon

Altamont, in Klamath County, had 20,233 people in the 2020 census. Half its households earn more than $58,629 a year and half less, against $58,830 across Klamath County; 17% of its people live below the poverty line. 70% of its homes are lived in by their owners and 30% are rented. Unemployment in Klamath County was 6.8% in August 2026, and the county had 0.1% more jobs in 2025 than the year before. The most residents work in schools and health care, then shops.

People 20,233 in the 2020 census; median age 38.0
Household income $58,629 the median, give or take $5,879 · Klamath County: $58,830
Unemployment 6.8% Klamath County, August 2026; 7.2% a year before
Homes 70% lived in by their owners; 30% rented
  • 8,016households
  • 22%of adults have a degree
  • 17%below the poverty line
  • 15 mintypical commute
  • 8%work from home

What residents work in

  • Schools, hospitals and social care24%
  • Shops (retail)17%
  • Government8%
  • Building trades8%
  • Manufacturing8%
  • Transport, warehouses and utilities7%

Employed residents by industry, from the Census survey. Klamath County had 23,884 jobs in 2025, 0.1% more than the year before (Bureau of Labor Statistics).

Weather through the year

Average daily high and low for each month: coldest in December, 40° and 21°; warmest in July, 86° and 48° 20° 40° 60° 80° J F M A M J J 86° 48° A S O N D 40° 21°
Average daily high and low for each month: coldest in December, 40° and 21°; warmest in July, 86° and 48° 20° 40° 60° 80° J F M A M J J 86° 48° A S O N D 40° 21°

Coldest in December, with highs near 40° and lows near 21°; warmest in July, with highs near 86° and lows near 48°. About 11 inches of rain and melted snow a year.

Average daily high and low, 1991–2020, at the Klamath Falls International Airport weather station, 4 miles away (NOAA).

Largest workplaces in Altamont

  1. Klamath Community CollegeTwo-year college312
  2. AlbertsonsSupermarkets and other grocery stores120
  3. Klamath Hospice, Inc. - Thrift Store (Treasures)Thrift shops, used merchandise75
  4. Mazama High SchoolK-1274
  5. Stearns Elementary SchoolK-1259
  6. Peterson Elementary SchoolK-1258
  7. Shasta Elementary SchoolK-1251
  8. Ferguson Elementary SchoolK-1246

Staff on average in 2025, as each workplace reported it to OSHA with its injury records: 14 workplaces with 20 or more staff, 997 people in all. Colleges come from IPEDS (NCES, 2023–24). Not listed: many offices and banks, which need not report to OSHA; military bases, whose staff OPM withholds; and, in about half the states, city and county governments.

Natural hazards

  1. Winter weatherRelatively high
  2. Earthquakesrelatively high in parts of AltamontRelatively moderate
  3. Cold wavesrelatively high in parts of AltamontRelatively moderate
  4. Inland floodingrelatively high in parts of AltamontRelatively moderate
  5. Heat wavesRelatively moderate
  6. LightningRelatively moderate

FEMA’s National Risk Index (December 2025) rates the risk each natural hazard poses to the people, buildings and farms in Altamont’s census tracts, against the rest of the country; all of them together, relatively moderate. It is meant for planning, not a substitute for a local risk assessment or a flood map: FEMA’s index.

From the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2020 census and its American Community Survey (2020–2024 five-year estimates), and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. A survey, so each figure has a margin of error, and figures it is not sure of are left out. More on Klamath County.