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

Name: Rent burden in Broken Arrow, OK, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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41.9% (±3.7 points) of renting households in Broken Arrow, OK spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

30.5% 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: 41.9% (±3.7 points)
Paying 35% or more: 30.5% (±3.2 points)
Median share of income: 27.0% (±1.3 points)

Rent as a share of income in Broken Arrow

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Broken Arrow	Tulsa County	Oklahoma	United States
Less than 15%	15.0% (±2.5 points)	14.9%	15.4%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	13.7% (±1.7 points)	12.8%	13.6%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	16.0% (±2.7 points)	14.3%	13.3%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	13.4% (±2.0 points)	12.1%	11.4%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	11.4% (±1.8 points)	9.2%	8.8%	9.2%
35% or more	30.5% (±3.2 points)	36.7%	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.

Broken Arrow against Tulsa County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Broken Arrow	Tulsa County	Oklahoma	United States
Paying 30% or more	41.9% (±3.7 points)	45.9% (±1.1 points)	46.3% (±0.6 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	30.5% (±3.2 points)	36.7% (±1.0 points)	37.5% (±0.5 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	27.0% (±1.3 points)	28.3% (±0.4 points)	28.4% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$59,420 (±$3,105)	$46,926 (±$794)	$42,664 (±$446)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,320 (±$27)	$1,110 (±$7)	$1,014 (±$6)	$1,413

In Broken Arrow, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is lower than in Tulsa County (45.9%).

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

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

In Tulsa County, Broken Arrow ranks 7 of 12 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 259 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 Broken Arrow

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Broken Arrow
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Broken Arrow	—	41.9% (±3.7 points)	—
Bixby	8.3 mi	40.7% (±6.6 points)	Not measurably different
Coweta	8.5 mi	48.0% (±10.6 points)	Not measurably different
Tulsa	9.3 mi	47.8% (±1.3 points)	Higher
Catoosa	9.9 mi	33.9% (±8.0 points)	Not measurably different
Jenks	11 mi	29.2% (±7.5 points)	Lower
Inola	14 mi	46.9% (±13.3 points)	Not measurably different
Glenpool	14 mi	42.5% (±10.7 points)	Not measurably different
Redbird	15 mi	100.0% (±141.4 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Jenks, OK (29.2%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Tulsa, OK (47.8%).

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 Tulsa County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Liberty	75.0% (±53.5 points)
2	Turley	56.1% (±16.9 points)
3	Sperry	51.9% (±24.4 points)
4	Tulsa	47.8% (±1.3 points)
5	Owasso	43.1% (±5.5 points)
6	Glenpool	42.5% (±10.7 points)
7	Broken Arrow	41.9% (±3.7 points)
8	Bixby	40.7% (±6.6 points)
9	Sand Springs	39.2% (±6.4 points)
10	Collinsville	34.6% (±10.6 points)
11	Oakhurst	31.8% (±18.0 points)
12	Jenks	29.2% (±7.5 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 Broken Arrow

Are renters in Broken Arrow rent-burdened?

41.9% of renting households in Broken Arrow 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 Broken Arrow spend on rent?

The median renting household in Broken Arrow, OK spends 27.0% (±1.3 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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