What percentage of people rent in Bartlesville, OK?

Name: Renters and owners in Bartlesville, OK, 2020–2024
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31.8% (±2.1 points) of the occupied homes in Bartlesville, OK are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 4,713 renting households against 10,106 that own their home.

In Bartlesville, the share of households that rent went from 32.9% in 2015–2019 to 31.8% in 2020–2024 (−1.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 31.8% (±2.1 points)
Renting households: 4,713 (±324)
Median renter income: $34,785 (±$3,347)

Who rents and who owns in Bartlesville

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Bartlesville	Washington County	Oklahoma	United States
Renter-occupied share	31.8% (±2.1 points)	28.1% (±1.9 points)	34.2% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	4,713 (±324)	5,896 (±390)	534,552 (±3,633)	45,017,354
Owning households	10,106 (±359)	15,061 (±439)	1,027,837 (±4,261)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.2 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.6 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$34,785 (±$3,347)	$35,291 (±$2,120)	$42,664 (±$446)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$76,557 (±$6,022)	$76,231 (±$4,428)	$81,932 (±$637)	$100,009

In Bartlesville, the renter share is higher than in Washington County (28.1%).

It is also lower than in Oklahoma (34.2%).

It is lower than the national figure (34.8%).

In Washington County, Bartlesville ranks 3 of 6 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 227 of 609.

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

How renting in Bartlesville has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	32.9% (±1.8 points)	31.8% (±2.1 points)	−1.1 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$744 (±$33)	$916 (±$33)	+23.1%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$54,778 (±$2,773)	$58,869 (±$3,809)	+7.5%	Down after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Bartlesville

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Bartlesville
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Bartlesville	—	31.8% (±2.1 points)	—
Dewey	3.7 mi	38.8% (±10.3 points)	Not measurably different
Ochelata	9.4 mi	27.1% (±12.3 points)	Not measurably different
Copan	11 mi	12.6% (±6.8 points)	Lower
Ramona	14 mi	40.7% (±12.0 points)	Not measurably different
Wann	15 mi	33.3% (±27.4 points)	Not measurably different
Barnsdall	17 mi	37.8% (±7.6 points)	Not measurably different
Delaware	17 mi	19.0% (±9.5 points)	Lower
Nowata	17 mi	39.0% (±5.9 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Copan, OK (12.6%), Delaware, OK (19.0%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Nowata, OK (39.0%).

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

Households that rent across Washington County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Ramona	40.7% (±12.0 points)
2	Dewey	38.8% (±10.3 points)
3	Bartlesville	31.8% (±2.1 points)
4	Ochelata	27.1% (±12.3 points)
5	Vera	23.0% (±13.0 points)
6	Copan	12.6% (±6.8 points)

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Bartlesville

How many renters are there in Bartlesville?

Bartlesville has an estimated 4,713 (±324) renting households, 31.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Bartlesville?

In Bartlesville, the share of households that rent went from 32.9% in 2015–2019 to 31.8% in 2020–2024 (−1.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Bartlesville?

A renting household in Bartlesville has 2.2 people on average, against 2.6 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Bartlesville?

The median renting household in Bartlesville, OK has an income of $34,785 (±$3,347) a year, against $76,557 for households that own their home.

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 Bartlesville city, Oklahoma (place:04450, in state:40).

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

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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