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

Name: Rent burden in Coalgate, OK, 2020–2024
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39.8% (±9.2 points) of renting households in Coalgate, OK spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

31.8% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 23.5% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 39.8% (±9.2 points)
Paying 35% or more: 31.8% (±7.7 points)
Median share of income: 23.5% (±3.9 points)

Rent as a share of income in Coalgate

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Coalgate	Coal County	Oklahoma	United States
Less than 15%	23.6% (±8.0 points)	25.6%	15.4%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	18.8% (±7.3 points)	18.0%	13.6%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	11.1% (±5.2 points)	8.8%	13.3%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	6.8% (±4.2 points)	7.4%	11.4%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	8.0% (±5.0 points)	7.0%	8.8%	9.2%
35% or more	31.8% (±7.7 points)	33.2%	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.

Coalgate against Coal County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Coalgate	Coal County	Oklahoma	United States
Paying 30% or more	39.8% (±9.2 points)	40.2% (±8.2 points)	46.3% (±0.6 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	31.8% (±7.7 points)	33.2% (±7.2 points)	37.5% (±0.5 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	23.5% (±3.9 points)	23.6% (±3.9 points)	28.4% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$31,970 (±$3,160)	$34,574 (±$3,870)	$42,664 (±$446)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$706 (±$53)	$722 (±$35)	$1,014 (±$6)	$1,413

In Coalgate, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Coal County (40.2%).

It is not measurably different from Oklahoma (46.3%).

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

In Coal County, Coalgate ranks 3 of 5 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 281 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 Coalgate

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Coalgate
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Coalgate	—	39.8% (±9.2 points)	—
Phillips	1.9 mi	50.0% (±111.8 points)	Not measurably different
Lehigh	4.0 mi	45.5% (±86.5 points)	Not measurably different
Centrahoma	8.8 mi	0.0% (±141.4 points)	Not measurably different
Stringtown	10 mi	11.5% (±15.3 points)	Lower
Atoka	11 mi	37.8% (±15.1 points)	Not measurably different
Tupelo	12 mi	38.0% (±36.8 points)	Not measurably different
Tushka	15 mi	40.8% (±18.1 points)	Not measurably different
Wapanucka	16 mi	52.0% (±26.6 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Stringtown, OK (11.5%).

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 Coal County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Phillips	50.0% (±111.8 points)
2	Lehigh	45.5% (±86.5 points)
3	Coalgate	39.8% (±9.2 points)
4	Tupelo	38.0% (±36.8 points)
5	Centrahoma	0.0% (±141.4 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 Coalgate

Are renters in Coalgate rent-burdened?

39.8% of renting households in Coalgate 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 Coalgate spend on rent?

The median renting household in Coalgate, OK spends 23.5% (±3.9 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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