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

Name: Rent burden in Alva, OK, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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63.7% (±13.6 points) of renting households in Alva, OK spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

56.8% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 39.0% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 63.7% (±13.6 points)
Paying 35% or more: 56.8% (±12.0 points)
Median share of income: 39.0% (±7.6 points)

Rent as a share of income in Alva

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Alva	Woods County	Oklahoma	United States
Less than 15%	9.9% (±5.8 points)	16.3%	15.4%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	1.6% (±2.0 points)	3.6%	13.6%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	15.4% (±11.5 points)	14.1%	13.3%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	9.3% (±6.1 points)	8.6%	11.4%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	6.9% (±6.4 points)	5.9%	8.8%	9.2%
35% or more	56.8% (±12.0 points)	51.6%	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.

Alva against Woods County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Alva	Woods County	Oklahoma	United States
Paying 30% or more	63.7% (±13.6 points)	57.5% (±11.9 points)	46.3% (±0.6 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	56.8% (±12.0 points)	51.6% (±10.6 points)	37.5% (±0.5 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	39.0% (±7.6 points)	35.9% (±7.4 points)	28.4% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$27,672 (±$5,432)	$28,582 (±$2,870)	$42,664 (±$446)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$877 (±$108)	$850 (±$112)	$1,014 (±$6)	$1,413

In Alva, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Woods County (57.5%).

It is also higher than in Oklahoma (46.3%).

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

In Woods County, Alva ranks 1 of 3 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 52 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 Alva

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Alva
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Alva	—	63.7% (±13.6 points)	—
Burlington	15 mi	0.0% (±141.4 points)	Not measurably different
Hardtner	16 mi	0.0% (±121.5 points)	Not measurably different
Cherokee	17 mi	34.1% (±20.7 points)	Lower
Carmen	19 mi	59.6% (±33.9 points)	Not measurably different
Waynoka	19 mi	53.6% (±41.9 points)	Not measurably different
Kiowa	19 mi	16.1% (±18.8 points)	Lower
Kiowa Township	19 mi	18.9% (±19.0 points)	Lower
Elwood Township	19 mi	0.0% (±121.5 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Cherokee, OK (34.1%), Kiowa, KS (16.1%), Kiowa Township, KS (18.9%).

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 Woods County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Alva	63.7% (±13.6 points)
2	Waynoka	53.6% (±41.9 points)
3	Freedom	50.0% (±111.8 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 Alva

Are renters in Alva rent-burdened?

63.7% of renting households in Alva 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 Alva spend on rent?

The median renting household in Alva, OK spends 39.0% (±7.6 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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