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

Name: Rent burden in Arkoma, OK, 2020–2024
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44.4% (±10.4 points) of renting households in Arkoma, OK spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

38.4% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 27.0% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 44.4% (±10.4 points)
Paying 35% or more: 38.4% (±9.1 points)
Median share of income: 27.0% (±5.3 points)

Rent as a share of income in Arkoma

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Arkoma	Le Flore County	Oklahoma	United States
Less than 15%	14.2% (±6.7 points)	16.1%	15.4%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	13.8% (±6.6 points)	14.8%	13.6%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	18.1% (±9.0 points)	13.2%	13.3%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	9.5% (±5.2 points)	10.6%	11.4%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	6.0% (±5.0 points)	10.3%	8.8%	9.2%
35% or more	38.4% (±9.1 points)	35.0%	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.

Arkoma against Le Flore County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Arkoma	Le Flore County	Oklahoma	United States
Paying 30% or more	44.4% (±10.4 points)	45.3% (±4.6 points)	46.3% (±0.6 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	38.4% (±9.1 points)	35.0% (±3.5 points)	37.5% (±0.5 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	27.0% (±5.3 points)	27.8% (±1.7 points)	28.4% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$27,946 (±$7,221)	$32,816 (±$1,691)	$42,664 (±$446)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$748 (±$70)	$798 (±$24)	$1,014 (±$6)	$1,413

In Arkoma, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Le Flore County (45.3%).

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

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

In Le Flore County, Arkoma ranks 6 of 16 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 222 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 Arkoma

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Arkoma
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Arkoma	—	44.4% (±10.4 points)	—
Fort Smith	4.6 mi	42.1% (±3.9 points)	Not measurably different
Moffett	5.2 mi	100.0% (±141.4 points)	Not measurably different
Pocola	5.5 mi	38.8% (±11.2 points)	Not measurably different
Roland	6.7 mi	44.7% (±10.5 points)	Not measurably different
Bonanza	7.0 mi	22.0% (±59.1 points)	Not measurably different
Fort Coffee	7.4 mi	42.1% (±65.7 points)	Not measurably different
Barling	9.8 mi	38.1% (±21.2 points)	Not measurably different
Muldrow	9.8 mi	51.3% (±14.9 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 Le Flore County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Panama	62.3% (±17.0 points)
2	Spiro	58.3% (±15.1 points)
3	Poteau	50.4% (±9.2 points)
4	Howe	49.3% (±34.0 points)
5	Rock Island	45.5% (±38.6 points)
6	Arkoma	44.4% (±10.4 points)
7	Heavener	42.9% (±13.7 points)
8	Fort Coffee	42.1% (±65.7 points)
9	Pocola	38.8% (±11.2 points)
10 (tie)	Bokoshe	37.5% (±24.9 points)
10 (tie)	Wister	37.5% (±14.6 points)
12	Fanshawe	35.7% (±74.8 points)

Showing 12 of 16 places in Le Flore 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 Arkoma

Are renters in Arkoma rent-burdened?

44.4% of renting households in Arkoma 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 Arkoma spend on rent?

The median renting household in Arkoma, OK spends 27.0% (±5.3 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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