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

Name: Rent burden in Bristow, OK, 2020–2024
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30.4% (±9.5 points) of renting households in Bristow, OK spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

25.2% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 25.9% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 30.4% (±9.5 points)
Paying 35% or more: 25.2% (±8.5 points)
Median share of income: 25.9% (±2.4 points)

Rent as a share of income in Bristow

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Bristow	Creek County	Oklahoma	United States
Less than 15%	21.1% (±9.2 points)	18.0%	15.4%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	15.0% (±7.9 points)	13.3%	13.6%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	9.5% (±5.1 points)	12.7%	13.3%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	24.1% (±11.9 points)	15.0%	11.4%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	5.2% (±4.2 points)	7.5%	8.8%	9.2%
35% or more	25.2% (±8.5 points)	33.4%	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.

Bristow against Creek County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Bristow	Creek County	Oklahoma	United States
Paying 30% or more	30.4% (±9.5 points)	40.9% (±3.5 points)	46.3% (±0.6 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	25.2% (±8.5 points)	33.4% (±3.1 points)	37.5% (±0.5 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	25.9% (±2.4 points)	27.0% (±1.1 points)	28.4% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$28,800 (±$6,868)	$39,576 (±$3,944)	$42,664 (±$446)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$623 (±$111)	$936 (±$30)	$1,014 (±$6)	$1,413

In Bristow, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is lower than in Creek County (40.9%).

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

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

In Creek County, Bristow ranks 9 of 11 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 388 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 Bristow

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Bristow
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Bristow	—	30.4% (±9.5 points)	—
Depew	6.9 mi	17.1% (±20.8 points)	Not measurably different
Slick	8.2 mi	100.0% (±141.4 points)	Not measurably different
Kellyville	15 mi	30.3% (±21.9 points)	Not measurably different
Stroud	15 mi	46.2% (±13.9 points)	Not measurably different
Drumright	16 mi	49.4% (±14.0 points)	Higher
Lawrence Creek	17 mi	71.4% (±113.0 points)	Not measurably different
Mounds	19 mi	41.9% (±18.4 points)	Not measurably different
Sapulpa	19 mi	42.8% (±5.7 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Drumright, OK (49.4%), Sapulpa, OK (42.8%).

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 Creek County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
3	Mannford	52.9% (±18.6 points)
4	Drumright	49.4% (±14.0 points)
5	Oilton	44.3% (±16.6 points)
6	Sapulpa	42.8% (±5.7 points)
7	Mounds	41.9% (±18.4 points)
8	Kiefer	32.1% (±11.4 points)
9	Bristow	30.4% (±9.5 points)
10	Kellyville	30.3% (±21.9 points)
11	Depew	17.1% (±20.8 points)

Showing 9 of 11 places in Creek 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 Bristow

Are renters in Bristow rent-burdened?

30.4% of renting households in Bristow 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 Bristow spend on rent?

The median renting household in Bristow, OK spends 25.9% (±2.4 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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