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

Name: Rent burden in Cushing, OK, 2020–2024
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38.2% (±9.8 points) of renting households in Cushing, OK spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

30.6% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 24.1% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 38.2% (±9.8 points)
Paying 35% or more: 30.6% (±8.4 points)
Median share of income: 24.1% (±4.7 points)

Rent as a share of income in Cushing

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Cushing	Payne County	Oklahoma	United States
Less than 15%	16.7% (±6.6 points)	13.3%	15.4%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	25.4% (±10.0 points)	10.1%	13.6%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	9.5% (±4.9 points)	11.4%	13.3%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	10.2% (±5.5 points)	8.2%	11.4%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	7.6% (±5.1 points)	8.2%	8.8%	9.2%
35% or more	30.6% (±8.4 points)	48.8%	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.

Cushing against Payne County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Cushing	Payne County	Oklahoma	United States
Paying 30% or more	38.2% (±9.8 points)	57.0% (±4.9 points)	46.3% (±0.6 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	30.6% (±8.4 points)	48.8% (±3.9 points)	37.5% (±0.5 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	24.1% (±4.7 points)	34.3% (±2.5 points)	28.4% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$39,418 (±$2,961)	$31,158 (±$1,986)	$42,664 (±$446)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$798 (±$71)	$917 (±$36)	$1,014 (±$6)	$1,413

In Cushing, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is lower than in Payne County (57.0%).

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

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

In Payne County, Cushing ranks 5 of 6 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 302 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 Cushing

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Cushing
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Cushing	—	38.2% (±9.8 points)	—
Ripley	8.3 mi	45.8% (±36.2 points)	Not measurably different
Agra	8.4 mi	32.5% (±19.8 points)	Not measurably different
Drumright	9.2 mi	49.4% (±14.0 points)	Not measurably different
Yale	10.0 mi	29.6% (±20.5 points)	Not measurably different
Oilton	12 mi	44.3% (±16.6 points)	Not measurably different
Kendrick	13 mi	25.0% (±118.8 points)	Not measurably different
Tryon	14 mi	30.8% (±78.1 points)	Not measurably different
Perkins	15 mi	56.5% (±18.0 points)	Not measurably different

None of the nearby places differs measurably from this one on this figure.

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 Payne County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Stillwater	60.3% (±5.8 points)
2	Perkins	56.5% (±18.0 points)
3	Glencoe	52.5% (±30.8 points)
4	Ripley	45.8% (±36.2 points)
5	Cushing	38.2% (±9.8 points)
6	Yale	29.6% (±20.5 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 Cushing

Are renters in Cushing rent-burdened?

38.2% of renting households in Cushing 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 Cushing spend on rent?

The median renting household in Cushing, OK spends 24.1% (±4.7 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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