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

Name: Rent burden in Ada, OK, 2020–2024
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40.8% (±5.6 points) of renting households in Ada, OK spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

31.3% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 26.2% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 40.8% (±5.6 points)
Paying 35% or more: 31.3% (±4.8 points)
Median share of income: 26.2% (±2.0 points)

Rent as a share of income in Ada

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Ada	Pontotoc County	Oklahoma	United States
Less than 15%	13.9% (±3.1 points)	14.8%	15.4%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	15.7% (±3.5 points)	18.1%	13.6%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	17.5% (±3.7 points)	16.7%	13.3%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	12.1% (±2.6 points)	12.8%	11.4%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	9.5% (±2.9 points)	8.4%	8.8%	9.2%
35% or more	31.3% (±4.8 points)	29.2%	37.5%	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.

Ada against Pontotoc County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Ada	Pontotoc County	Oklahoma	United States
Paying 30% or more	40.8% (±5.6 points)	37.6% (±4.7 points)	46.3% (±0.6 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	31.3% (±4.8 points)	29.2% (±4.2 points)	37.5% (±0.5 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	26.2% (±2.0 points)	25.1% (±1.6 points)	28.4% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$36,839 (±$3,170)	$40,073 (±$3,057)	$42,664 (±$446)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$894 (±$33)	$889 (±$31)	$1,014 (±$6)	$1,413

In Ada, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Pontotoc County (37.6%).

It is not measurably different from Oklahoma (46.3%).

It is lower than the national figure (51.1%).

In Pontotoc County, Ada ranks 2 of 8 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 270 of 557.

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 Ada

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Ada
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Ada	—	40.8% (±5.6 points)	—
Latta	2.5 mi	37.2% (±19.6 points)	Not measurably different
Byng	6.8 mi	16.5% (±26.6 points)	Not measurably different
Francis	8.6 mi	6.5% (±40.3 points)	Not measurably different
Fitzhugh	9.4 mi	0.0% (±141.4 points)	Not measurably different
Stonewall	11 mi	7.7% (±12.7 points)	Lower
Roff	14 mi	39.5% (±22.4 points)	Not measurably different
Konawa	14 mi	36.9% (±12.0 points)	Not measurably different
Sasakwa	15 mi	0.0% (±141.4 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Stonewall, OK (7.7%).

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 Pontotoc County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Allen	60.8% (±33.6 points)
2	Ada	40.8% (±5.6 points)
3	Roff	39.5% (±22.4 points)
4	Latta	37.2% (±19.6 points)
5	Byng	16.5% (±26.6 points)
6	Stonewall	7.7% (±12.7 points)
7	Francis	6.5% (±40.3 points)
8	Fitzhugh	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 Ada

Are renters in Ada rent-burdened?

40.8% of renting households in Ada 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 Ada spend on rent?

The median renting household in Ada, OK spends 26.2% (±2.0 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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