Housing data for Burns Flat, OK
Burns Flat, OK has an estimated 1,857 residents and 889 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).
It is a town in Washita County.
51.3% of households rent.
The median gross rent is $844 a month.
Its population shrank measurably since 2015–2019 (−17.8%).
Figures last updated on .
- Residents
- 1,857 (±195)
- Housing units
- 889 (±118)
- Households that rent
- 51.3%
- Median gross rent
- $844
- Residents since 2015–2019
- −17.8%
What stands out in Burns Flat
Households that rent: 51.3% (±11.0 points) in Burns Flat, higher than in Washita County (24.0%).
Households that moved in since 2020: 28.0% (±7.2 points) in Burns Flat, higher than in Washita County (18.1%).
Median household income: $45,446 (±$9,953) in Burns Flat, lower than in Washita County ($63,501).
Working from home: 3.2% (±2.0 points) in Burns Flat, lower than in Washita County (7.1%).
- Renters and owners in Burns Flat
- How long people stay in Burns Flat
- Income and affordability in Burns Flat
- Commute and cars in Burns Flat
Housing in Burns Flat at a glance
- Median rent: $844 median gross rent a month
- Rent by bedrooms: $664 median gross rent, 2 bedrooms
- Rent burden: 32.6% of renters pay 30% or more of income
- Renters and owners: 51.3% of households rent
- Income and affordability: $45,446 median household income
- Home values: $106,600 median home value
- Homeowner costs: $1,038 median monthly cost with a mortgage
- Property taxes: $581 median real estate taxes a year
- Types of homes: 0.6% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
- Bedrooms: 90.0% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms
- Age of homes: 93.7% of homes were built before 1980
- Vacancy rate: 11.3% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Heating fuel: 90.5% heat with utility gas
- Commute and cars: 24.4 minutes average trip to work
- Crime reported to police: 105 violent crimes per 100,000 residents
- Growth: −17.8% residents since 2015–2019
- How long people stay: 28.0% moved in since 2020
- Crowding and facilities: 5.6% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)
Burns Flat against Washita County, its state and the nation
| Burns Flat | Washita County | Oklahoma | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 1,857 (±195) | 10,815 (exact) | 4,028,634 (exact) | 334,922,499 |
| Housing units | 889 (±118) | 5,140 (±81) | 1,775,127 (±745) | 143,775,355 |
| Households that rent | 51.3% (±11.0 points) | 24.0% (±3.3 points) | 34.2% (±0.2 points) | 34.8% |
| Median gross rent | $844 (±$40) | $815 (±$36) | $1,014 (±$6) | $1,413 |
| Median household income | $45,446 (±$9,953) | $63,501 (±$2,837) | $65,039 (±$439) | $80,734 |
| Median home value | $106,600 (±$7,136) | $118,400 (±$4,734) | $199,800 (±$1,121) | $332,700 |
| Median real estate taxes (a year) | $581 (±$179) | $620 (±$55) | $1,599 (±$11) | $3,119 |
| Built before 1980 | 93.7% (±14.0 points) | 73.5% (±5.5 points) | 49.4% (±0.3 points) | 49.7% |
| Average commute | 24.4 minutes (±3.7) | 22.4 minutes (±1.9) | 22.4 minutes (±0.1) | 26.4 minutes |
| Households with broadband | 87.1% (±5.5 points) | 84.1% (±2.6 points) | 88.9% (±0.2 points) | 91.0% |
| Median age of residents | 35.0 years (±3.6) | 40.6 years (±0.6) | 37.0 years (±0.1) | 38.9 years |
Burns Flat covers 0.9 square miles of land, about 2,144 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).
How Burns Flat has changed since 2015–2019
| 2015–2019 | 2020–2024 | Amount of change | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 2,260 (±297) | 1,857 (±195) | −17.8% | Measurable decrease |
| Housing units | 898 (±85) | 889 (±118) | −1.0% | Not a measurable change |
| Median gross rent | $689 (±$30) | $844 (±$40) | +22.5% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median home value | $84,700 (±$9,127) | $106,600 (±$7,136) | +25.9% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median household income | $52,500 (±$4,022) | $45,446 (±$9,953) | −13.4% | Down after inflation |
| Median owner cost with a mortgage | $840 (±$71) | $1,038 (±$114) | +23.6% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median real estate taxes | $428 (±$104) | $581 (±$179) | +35.7% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Households that rent | 52.3% (±7.4 points) | 51.3% (±11.0 points) | −1.0 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
| Rental vacancy rate | 4.1% (±3.6 points) | 11.3% (±5.9 points) | +7.2 percentage points | Measurable increase |
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.
Crime reported to police in Burns Flat
In 2025, the Burns Flat Police Department reported 105 violent and 262 property crimes per 100,000 residents to the FBI.
Across Washita County, the departments that report recorded 194 violent and 315 property crimes per 100,000 residents that year.
ZIP codes in Burns Flat
| ZIP code | Share of the ZIP’s land in this place | Residents | Median gross rent | Median home value | Median household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 73624 | 17% | 1,874 | $844 | $106,700 | $45,491 |
A ZIP code is a mail route rather than a boundary, so the Census Bureau publishes figures for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas built from census blocks; the share column says how much of each one’s land lies in this place.
Places near Burns Flat
| Place | Distance | Median gross rent | Median home value | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dill City | 5.5 mi | $626 | $47,500 | 30.5% |
| Foss | 6.6 mi | $1,281 | $82,800 | 13.1% |
| Canute | 7.4 mi | $865 | $99,000 | 12.6% |
| Bessie | 11 mi | $1,292 | $82,500 | 13.0% |
| New Cordell | 11 mi | $741 | $106,600 | 25.0% |
| Sentinel | 14 mi | $744 | $108,000 | 17.4% |
| Elk City | 14 mi | $943 | $150,400 | 35.7% |
| Rocky | 15 mi | $1,071 | $69,000 | 20.4% |
Places in Oklahoma most like Burns Flat
| Place | Median gross rent | Median home value | Median household income | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valley Brook | $904 | $72,700 | $47,200 | 49.1% |
| Wynnewood | $808 | $111,600 | $40,156 | 44.5% |
| Dewey | $922 | $119,000 | $42,695 | 38.8% |
| Cushing | $798 | $114,500 | $44,136 | 44.8% |
| Snyder | $651 | $102,400 | $41,099 | 36.5% |
| Wewoka | $849 | $63,300 | $37,986 | 45.6% |
Matched on rent, home value, income, the share who rent, the age of the homes, the share in apartment buildings and the commute, each measured against the spread across Oklahoma.
HUD Fair Market Rent for Burns Flat, fiscal year 2027
| Studio | 1 bedroom | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms | 4 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $703 | $841 | $916 | $1,216 | $1,372 |
HUD income limits for Burns Flat, fiscal year 2026
| Household size | Extremely low (30%) | Very low (50%) | Low (80%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $16,350 | $27,300 | $43,650 |
| 2 people | $21,640 | $31,200 | $49,850 |
| 3 people | $27,320 | $35,100 | $56,100 |
| 4 people | $33,000 | $38,950 | $62,300 |
| 5 people | $38,680 | $42,100 | $67,300 |
| 6 people | $44,360 | $45,200 | $72,300 |
| 7 people | $48,300 | $48,300 | $77,300 |
| 8 people | $51,450 | $51,450 | $82,250 |
These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Washita County, OK, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $77,900.
A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.
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 Burns Flat
What is the average rent in Burns Flat, OK?
The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Burns Flat is $844 (±$40) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.
How much is a two-bedroom apartment in Burns Flat?
The median gross rent for a two-bedroom home in Burns Flat, OK is $664 (±$34) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Are renters in Burns Flat rent-burdened?
32.6% of renting households in Burns Flat pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
How many renters are there in Burns Flat?
Burns Flat has an estimated 345 (±73) renting households, 51.3% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the median household income in Burns Flat?
The median household income in Burns Flat is $45,446 (±$9,953) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average home value in Burns Flat, OK?
The Census Bureau publishes the median: $106,600 (±$7,136) for owner-occupied homes in Burns Flat (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Is Burns Flat growing?
In Burns Flat, the number of residents went from 2,260 in 2015–2019 to 1,857 in 2020–2024 (−17.8%), a measurable decrease.
What ZIP codes are in Burns Flat?
The ZIP code that covers Burns Flat is 73624.
What is the median rent in ZIP code 73624?
The median gross rent in ZIP Code Tabulation Area 73624 is $844 (±$40) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Sources
- Demographic and Housing Estimates (DP05), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Burns Flat town, Oklahoma
- Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Burns Flat town, Oklahoma
- Selected Economic Characteristics (DP03), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Burns Flat town, Oklahoma
- Median Real Estate Taxes Paid by Mortgage Status (B25103), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Burns Flat town, Oklahoma
- Selected Social Characteristics (DP02), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Burns Flat town, Oklahoma
- Total Population (B01003), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Burns Flat town, Oklahoma
- Median Gross Rent (B25064), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Burns Flat town, Oklahoma
- HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027: Washita County, OK
- HUD Income Limits, fiscal year 2026: Washita County, OK
- US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas
- FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: Burns Flat Police Department (ORI OK0750300)
- FBI: Uniform Crime Reporting statistics and their proper use
- Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), US city average, all items, US Bureau of Labor Statistics: annual averages 2019 and 2024
- US Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files
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) for Burns Flat town, Oklahoma (place:10250, in state:40).
Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).
The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.
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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M
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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.
Figures last updated on .