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

Name: Rent burden in Heavener, OK, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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42.9% (±13.7 points) of renting households in Heavener, OK spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

33.4% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 25.8% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 42.9% (±13.7 points)
Paying 35% or more: 33.4% (±12.0 points)
Median share of income: 25.8% (±6.7 points)

Rent as a share of income in Heavener

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Heavener	Le Flore County	Oklahoma	United States
Less than 15%	16.3% (±9.3 points)	16.1%	15.4%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	0.8% (±1.2 points)	14.8%	13.6%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	31.7% (±17.2 points)	13.2%	13.3%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	8.3% (±5.7 points)	10.6%	11.4%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	9.5% (±6.6 points)	10.3%	8.8%	9.2%
35% or more	33.4% (±12.0 points)	35.0%	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.

Heavener against Le Flore County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Heavener	Le Flore County	Oklahoma	United States
Paying 30% or more	42.9% (±13.7 points)	45.3% (±4.6 points)	46.3% (±0.6 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	33.4% (±12.0 points)	35.0% (±3.5 points)	37.5% (±0.5 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	25.8% (±6.7 points)	27.8% (±1.7 points)	28.4% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$25,238 (±$7,002)	$32,816 (±$1,691)	$42,664 (±$446)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$688 (±$130)	$798 (±$24)	$1,014 (±$6)	$1,413

In Heavener, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Le Flore County (45.3%).

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

It is not measurably different from the national figure (51.1%).

In Le Flore County, Heavener ranks 7 of 16 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 244 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 Heavener

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Heavener
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Heavener	—	42.9% (±13.7 points)	—
Howe	4.4 mi	49.3% (±34.0 points)	Not measurably different
Wister	8.4 mi	37.5% (±14.6 points)	Not measurably different
Poteau	12 mi	50.4% (±9.2 points)	Not measurably different
Hartford	16 mi	75.0% (±61.5 points)	Not measurably different
Shady Point	17 mi	27.1% (±15.2 points)	Not measurably different
Cameron	17 mi	29.4% (±21.6 points)	Not measurably different
Fanshawe	18 mi	35.7% (±74.8 points)	Not measurably different
Panama	20 mi	62.3% (±17.0 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 Le Flore County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Panama	62.3% (±17.0 points)
2	Spiro	58.3% (±15.1 points)
3	Poteau	50.4% (±9.2 points)
4	Howe	49.3% (±34.0 points)
5	Rock Island	45.5% (±38.6 points)
6	Arkoma	44.4% (±10.4 points)
7	Heavener	42.9% (±13.7 points)
8	Fort Coffee	42.1% (±65.7 points)
9	Pocola	38.8% (±11.2 points)
10 (tie)	Bokoshe	37.5% (±24.9 points)
10 (tie)	Wister	37.5% (±14.6 points)
12	Fanshawe	35.7% (±74.8 points)
13	Talihina	32.8% (±16.6 points)

Showing 13 of 16 places in Le Flore County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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 Heavener

Are renters in Heavener rent-burdened?

42.9% of renting households in Heavener 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 Heavener spend on rent?

The median renting household in Heavener, OK spends 25.8% (±6.7 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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