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

60.0% (±20.9 points) of renting households in Oakland, MO spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

54.8% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 50.0% or more of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on .

Paying 30% or more
60.0% (±20.9 points)
Paying 35% or more
54.8% (±20.1 points)
Median share of income
50.0% or more

Rent as a share of income in Oakland

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rentOaklandSt. Louis CountyMissouriUnited States
Less than 15%5.9% (±6.3 points)12.9%15.2%12.6%
15% to 19.9%3.0% (±4.2 points)13.1%14.0%12.2%
20% to 24.9%17.0% (±14.1 points)14.5%13.5%12.6%
25% to 29.9%14.1% (±18.0 points)11.1%11.8%11.5%
30% to 34.9%5.2% (±5.8 points)8.9%9.0%9.2%
35% or more54.8% (±20.1 points)39.5%36.6%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.

Oakland against St. Louis County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
OaklandSt. Louis CountyMissouriUnited States
Paying 30% or more60.0% (±20.9 points)48.4% (±1.4 points)45.6% (±0.6 points)51.1%
Paying 35% or more54.8% (±20.1 points)39.5% (±1.2 points)36.6% (±0.5 points)41.9%
Median share of income50.0% or more29.3% (±0.6 points)28.1% (±0.2 points)30.6%
Median renter household income$105,341 (±$39,940)$49,422 (±$1,284)$43,288 (±$509)$52,966
Median gross rent$2,781 (±$1,025)$1,209 (±$12)$1,033 (±$6)$1,413

In Oakland, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from St. Louis County (48.4%).

It is not measurably different from Missouri (45.6%).

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

In St. Louis County, Oakland ranks 22 of 92 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 184 of 1,105.

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 Oakland

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Oakland
PlaceDistanceRenters paying 30% or more of incomeCompared with this place
Oakland—60.0% (±20.9 points)—
Glendale1.2 mi0.0% (±54.4 points)Lower
Crestwood1.4 mi49.8% (±19.7 points)Not measurably different
Webster Groves1.8 mi55.9% (±12.1 points)Not measurably different
Kirkwood2.0 mi50.6% (±10.4 points)Not measurably different
Rock Hill2.4 mi26.2% (±19.1 points)Lower
Grantwood Village2.4 mi0.0% (±141.4 points)Not measurably different
Marlborough2.5 mi40.3% (±15.3 points)Not measurably different
Shrewsbury3.1 mi49.8% (±17.9 points)Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Glendale, MO (0.0%), Rock Hill, MO (26.2%).

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 St. Louis County, place by place

RankPlaceRenters paying 30% or more of income
15 (tie)Velda City65.4% (±22.9 points)
17Calverton Park64.7% (±31.0 points)
18Ferguson64.6% (±10.9 points)
19Castle Point64.3% (±27.7 points)
20Moline Acres62.2% (±21.7 points)
21 (tie)Bella Villa60.0% (±25.2 points)
21 (tie)Oakland60.0% (±20.9 points)
23Berkeley59.3% (±14.1 points)
24Spanish Lake59.1% (±10.0 points)
25Hazelwood58.6% (±12.3 points)
26Uplands Park58.3% (±76.8 points)
27Country Club Hills58.1% (±25.1 points)
28Webster Groves55.9% (±12.1 points)

Showing 13 of 92 places in St. Louis County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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 Oakland

Are renters in Oakland rent-burdened?

60.0% of renting households in Oakland 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 Oakland spend on rent?

The median renting household in Oakland, MO spends 50.0% or more of its household income on gross rent.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Oakland city, Missouri (place:53750, in state:29).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

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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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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.

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