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

Name: Rent burden in Lawton, OK, 2020–2024
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43.6% (±3.2 points) of renting households in Lawton, OK spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

34.2% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 27.4% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 43.6% (±3.2 points)
Paying 35% or more: 34.2% (±2.6 points)
Median share of income: 27.4% (±1.1 points)

Rent as a share of income in Lawton

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Lawton	Comanche County	Oklahoma	United States
Less than 15%	13.7% (±1.7 points)	14.0%	15.4%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	16.0% (±2.0 points)	15.8%	13.6%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	14.3% (±1.7 points)	14.9%	13.3%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	12.4% (±1.7 points)	12.0%	11.4%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	9.4% (±1.8 points)	9.2%	8.8%	9.2%
35% or more	34.2% (±2.6 points)	34.0%	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.

Lawton against Comanche County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Lawton	Comanche County	Oklahoma	United States
Paying 30% or more	43.6% (±3.2 points)	43.2% (±3.0 points)	46.3% (±0.6 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	34.2% (±2.6 points)	34.0% (±2.5 points)	37.5% (±0.5 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	27.4% (±1.1 points)	27.2% (±1.1 points)	28.4% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$43,188 (±$1,948)	$43,722 (±$1,888)	$42,664 (±$446)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$967 (±$20)	$970 (±$19)	$1,014 (±$6)	$1,413

In Lawton, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Comanche County (43.2%).

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

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

In Comanche County, Lawton ranks 3 of 10 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 236 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 Lawton

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Lawton
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Lawton	—	43.6% (±3.2 points)	—
Medicine Park	8.8 mi	37.5% (±107.7 points)	Not measurably different
Geronimo	9.5 mi	29.3% (±24.2 points)	Not measurably different
Cache	11 mi	31.9% (±13.1 points)	Not measurably different
Elgin	14 mi	37.3% (±20.2 points)	Not measurably different
Faxon	14 mi	37.5% (±104.1 points)	Not measurably different
Sterling	17 mi	60.0% (±37.9 points)	Not measurably different
Fletcher	18 mi	52.0% (±19.0 points)	Not measurably different
Walters	18 mi	44.4% (±25.0 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 Comanche County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Sterling	60.0% (±37.9 points)
2	Fletcher	52.0% (±19.0 points)
3	Lawton	43.6% (±3.2 points)
4 (tie)	Faxon	37.5% (±104.1 points)
4 (tie)	Medicine Park	37.5% (±107.7 points)
6	Elgin	37.3% (±20.2 points)
7	Cache	31.9% (±13.1 points)
8	Geronimo	29.3% (±24.2 points)
9 (tie)	Chattanooga	27.3% (±23.2 points)

Showing 9 of 10 places in Comanche 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 Lawton

Are renters in Lawton rent-burdened?

43.6% of renting households in Lawton 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 Lawton spend on rent?

The median renting household in Lawton, OK spends 27.4% (±1.1 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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