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

Name: Rent burden in Burns Flat, OK, 2020–2024
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32.6% (±10.7 points) of renting households in Burns Flat, OK spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

23.9% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 20.7% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 32.6% (±10.7 points)
Paying 35% or more: 23.9% (±8.1 points)
Median share of income: 20.7% (±4.2 points)

Rent as a share of income in Burns Flat

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Burns Flat	Washita County	Oklahoma	United States
Less than 15%	32.6% (±9.8 points)	30.7%	15.4%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	15.8% (±7.0 points)	12.8%	13.6%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	11.8% (±7.2 points)	12.2%	13.3%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	7.1% (±6.2 points)	8.9%	11.4%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	8.7% (±7.0 points)	10.0%	8.8%	9.2%
35% or more	23.9% (±8.1 points)	25.4%	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.

Burns Flat against Washita County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Burns Flat	Washita County	Oklahoma	United States
Paying 30% or more	32.6% (±10.7 points)	35.4% (±8.4 points)	46.3% (±0.6 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	23.9% (±8.1 points)	25.4% (±6.2 points)	37.5% (±0.5 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	20.7% (±4.2 points)	22.7% (±2.9 points)	28.4% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$48,365 (±$16,502)	$47,155 (±$7,589)	$42,664 (±$446)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$844 (±$40)	$815 (±$36)	$1,014 (±$6)	$1,413

In Burns Flat, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Washita County (35.4%).

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

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

In Washita County, Burns Flat ranks 5 of 10 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 368 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 Burns Flat

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Burns Flat
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Burns Flat	—	32.6% (±10.7 points)	—
Dill City	5.5 mi	39.5% (±50.7 points)	Not measurably different
Foss	6.6 mi	100.0% (±139.0 points)	Not measurably different
Canute	7.4 mi	26.1% (±25.9 points)	Not measurably different
Bessie	11 mi	30.0% (±90.7 points)	Not measurably different
New Cordell	11 mi	45.3% (±22.7 points)	Not measurably different
Sentinel	14 mi	27.9% (±19.5 points)	Not measurably different
Elk City	14 mi	51.2% (±12.3 points)	Higher
Rocky	15 mi	60.0% (±55.6 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Elk City, OK (51.2%).

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 Washita County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Foss	100.0% (±139.0 points)
2	Rocky	60.0% (±55.6 points)
3	New Cordell	45.3% (±22.7 points)
4	Dill City	39.5% (±50.7 points)
5	Burns Flat	32.6% (±10.7 points)
6	Corn	30.3% (±26.3 points)
7	Bessie	30.0% (±90.7 points)
8	Sentinel	27.9% (±19.5 points)
9	Canute	26.1% (±25.9 points)
10	Colony	0.0% (±98.3 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 Burns Flat

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).

What share of income do renters in Burns Flat spend on rent?

The median renting household in Burns Flat, OK spends 20.7% (±4.2 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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