How many renters in Ola, AR pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

Name: Rent burden in Ola, AR, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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50.4% (±22.8 points) of renting households in Ola, AR spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

35.9% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 30.1% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 50.4% (±22.8 points)
Paying 35% or more: 35.9% (±18.1 points)
Median share of income: 30.1% (±7.5 points)

Rent as a share of income in Ola

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Ola	Yell County	Arkansas	United States
Less than 15%	6.5% (±10.2 points)	22.8%	16.5%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	7.3% (±9.3 points)	17.7%	14.3%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	24.6% (±19.5 points)	13.2%	13.4%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	11.3% (±12.7 points)	11.1%	11.0%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	14.5% (±13.8 points)	5.4%	8.9%	9.2%
35% or more	35.9% (±18.1 points)	29.8%	35.9%	41.9%

Households whose income could not be measured against their rent (for example, those reporting no income) are left out of these shares, as the Census Bureau leaves them out.

Ola against Yell County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Ola	Yell County	Arkansas	United States
Paying 30% or more	50.4% (±22.8 points)	35.2% (±8.5 points)	44.8% (±0.8 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	35.9% (±18.1 points)	29.8% (±7.7 points)	35.9% (±0.7 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	30.1% (±7.5 points)	23.6% (±3.4 points)	27.6% (±0.4 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$23,682 (±$4,400)	$35,054 (±$6,624)	$39,315 (±$589)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$574 (±$63)	$735 (±$84)	$947 (±$6)	$1,413

In Ola, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Yell County (35.2%).

It is not measurably different from Arkansas (44.8%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (51.1%).

In Yell County, Ola ranks 1 of 7 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 173 of 475.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

Renters paying 30% or more of income in places near Ola

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Ola
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Ola	—	50.4% (±22.8 points)	—
Plainview	5.1 mi	22.1% (±21.7 points)	Not measurably different
Danville	9.6 mi	26.6% (±16.6 points)	Not measurably different
Casa	10 mi	27.3% (±113.6 points)	Not measurably different
Corinth	11 mi	0.0% (±141.4 points)	Not measurably different
Belleville	13 mi	20.5% (±55.2 points)	Not measurably different
Dardanelle	14 mi	36.2% (±14.3 points)	Not measurably different
Pottsville	17 mi	59.2% (±24.5 points)	Not measurably different
Russellville	18 mi	42.6% (±6.9 points)	Not measurably different

None of the nearby places differs measurably from this one on this figure.

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Renters paying 30% or more of income across Yell County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Ola	50.4% (±22.8 points)
2	Dardanelle	36.2% (±14.3 points)
3	Danville	26.6% (±16.6 points)
4	Havana	25.0% (±115.3 points)
5	Plainview	22.1% (±21.7 points)
6	Belleville	20.5% (±55.2 points)
7	Corinth	0.0% (±141.4 points)

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Ola

Are renters in Ola rent-burdened?

50.4% of renting households in Ola pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What share of income do renters in Ola spend on rent?

The median renting household in Ola, AR spends 30.1% (±7.5 points) of its household income on gross rent.

Sources

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DP04_0136E, DP04_0136M, DP04_0137PE, DP04_0137PM, DP04_0138PE, DP04_0138PM, DP04_0139PE, DP04_0139PM, DP04_0140PE, DP04_0140PM, DP04_0141PE, DP04_0141PM, DP04_0142PE, DP04_0142PM, B25071_001E, B25071_001M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M

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