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

Name: Rent burden in Idabel, OK, 2020–2024
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45.4% (±9.5 points) of renting households in Idabel, OK spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

34.4% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 28.7% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 45.4% (±9.5 points)
Paying 35% or more: 34.4% (±7.7 points)
Median share of income: 28.7% (±2.5 points)

Rent as a share of income in Idabel

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Idabel	McCurtain County	Oklahoma	United States
Less than 15%	19.8% (±7.1 points)	24.0%	15.4%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	8.1% (±4.0 points)	9.1%	13.6%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	9.5% (±5.5 points)	10.5%	13.3%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	17.2% (±6.8 points)	15.1%	11.4%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	11.0% (±5.5 points)	9.7%	8.8%	9.2%
35% or more	34.4% (±7.7 points)	31.5%	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.

Idabel against McCurtain County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Idabel	McCurtain County	Oklahoma	United States
Paying 30% or more	45.4% (±9.5 points)	41.2% (±6.7 points)	46.3% (±0.6 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	34.4% (±7.7 points)	31.5% (±5.4 points)	37.5% (±0.5 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	28.7% (±2.5 points)	27.1% (±1.9 points)	28.4% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$27,981 (±$5,168)	$31,389 (±$5,608)	$42,664 (±$446)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$702 (±$98)	$700 (±$51)	$1,014 (±$6)	$1,413

In Idabel, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from McCurtain County (41.2%).

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

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

In McCurtain County, Idabel ranks 3 of 7 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 210 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 Idabel

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Idabel
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Idabel	—	45.4% (±9.5 points)	—
Garvin	7.1 mi	41.7% (±83.5 points)	Not measurably different
Broken Bow	9.6 mi	34.1% (±16.2 points)	Not measurably different
Haworth	11 mi	54.7% (±32.1 points)	Not measurably different
Millerton	13 mi	72.7% (±88.3 points)	Not measurably different
Wright City	15 mi	20.8% (±16.8 points)	Lower
Valliant	17 mi	42.1% (±15.5 points)	Not measurably different
Annona	23 mi	100.0% (±141.4 points)	Not measurably different
Clarksville	25 mi	58.6% (±17.7 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Wright City, OK (20.8%).

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 McCurtain County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Millerton	72.7% (±88.3 points)
2	Haworth	54.7% (±32.1 points)
3	Idabel	45.4% (±9.5 points)
4	Valliant	42.1% (±15.5 points)
5	Garvin	41.7% (±83.5 points)
6	Broken Bow	34.1% (±16.2 points)
7	Wright City	20.8% (±16.8 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 Idabel

Are renters in Idabel rent-burdened?

45.4% of renting households in Idabel 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 Idabel spend on rent?

The median renting household in Idabel, OK spends 28.7% (±2.5 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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