What percentage of people rent in Fort Towson, OK?

Name: Renters and owners in Fort Towson, OK, 2020–2024
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35.0% (±11.2 points) of the occupied homes in Fort Towson, OK are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 77 renting households against 143 that own their home.

In Fort Towson, the share of households that rent went from 26.7% in 2015–2019 to 35.0% in 2020–2024 (+8.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 35.0% (±11.2 points)
Renting households: 77 (±31)
Median renter income: $29,450 (±$3,211)

Who rents and who owns in Fort Towson

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Fort Towson	Choctaw County	Oklahoma	United States
Renter-occupied share	35.0% (±11.2 points)	34.2% (±2.9 points)	34.2% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	77 (±31)	2,028 (±176)	534,552 (±3,633)	45,017,354
Owning households	143 (±30)	3,895 (±193)	1,027,837 (±4,261)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.9 (±0.6)	2.2 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.8 (±0.4)	2.5 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$29,450 (±$3,211)	$28,564 (±$2,056)	$42,664 (±$446)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$67,917 (±$17,209)	$53,914 (±$3,560)	$81,932 (±$637)	$100,009

In Fort Towson, the renter share is not measurably different from Choctaw County (34.2%).

It is not measurably different from Oklahoma (34.2%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (34.8%).

In Choctaw County, Fort Towson ranks 3 of 5 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 176 of 609.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in Fort Towson has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	26.7% (±7.4 points)	35.0% (±11.2 points)	+8.3 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$521 (±$74)	$825 (±$127)	+58.3%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$36,731 (±$6,089)	$50,938 (±$12,025)	+38.7%	No measurable change after inflation

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.

Households that rent in places near Fort Towson

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Fort Towson
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Fort Towson	—	35.0% (±11.2 points)	—
Sawyer	5.8 mi	17.3% (±7.4 points)	Lower
Valliant	11 mi	41.0% (±8.4 points)	Not measurably different
Rattan	13 mi	37.3% (±14.0 points)	Not measurably different
Hugo	14 mi	59.2% (±5.7 points)	Higher
Millerton	15 mi	19.0% (±13.1 points)	Not measurably different
Wright City	16 mi	37.0% (±9.3 points)	Not measurably different
Powderly	20 mi	16.8% (±13.9 points)	Lower
Garvin	21 mi	29.6% (±16.0 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Sawyer, OK (17.3%), Powderly, TX (16.8%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Hugo, OK (59.2%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across Choctaw County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Hugo	59.2% (±5.7 points)
2	Boswell	43.8% (±8.2 points)
3	Fort Towson	35.0% (±11.2 points)
4	Soper	29.1% (±12.2 points)
5	Sawyer	17.3% (±7.4 points)

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 Fort Towson

How many renters are there in Fort Towson?

Fort Towson has an estimated 77 (±31) renting households, 35.0% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Fort Towson?

In Fort Towson, the share of households that rent went from 26.7% in 2015–2019 to 35.0% in 2020–2024 (+8.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Fort Towson?

A renting household in Fort Towson has 1.9 people on average, against 2.8 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Fort Towson?

The median renting household in Fort Towson, OK has an income of $29,450 (±$3,211) a year, against $67,917 for households that own their home.

Sources

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) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Fort Towson town, Oklahoma (place:27400, in state:40).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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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.