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

Name: Rent burden in Locust Grove, OK, 2020–2024
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36.4% (±12.1 points) of renting households in Locust Grove, OK spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

30.3% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 25.0% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 36.4% (±12.1 points)
Paying 35% or more: 30.3% (±10.6 points)
Median share of income: 25.0% (±4.5 points)

Rent as a share of income in Locust Grove

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Locust Grove	Mayes County	Oklahoma	United States
Less than 15%	17.2% (±10.3 points)	21.6%	15.4%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	20.7% (±9.1 points)	14.0%	13.6%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	12.1% (±8.0 points)	11.6%	13.3%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	13.6% (±11.6 points)	12.2%	11.4%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	6.1% (±5.8 points)	7.8%	8.8%	9.2%
35% or more	30.3% (±10.6 points)	32.9%	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.

Locust Grove against Mayes County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Locust Grove	Mayes County	Oklahoma	United States
Paying 30% or more	36.4% (±12.1 points)	40.7% (±6.0 points)	46.3% (±0.6 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	30.3% (±10.6 points)	32.9% (±4.9 points)	37.5% (±0.5 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	25.0% (±4.5 points)	26.2% (±2.2 points)	28.4% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$25,417 (±$16,303)	$36,751 (±$1,889)	$42,664 (±$446)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$650 (±$196)	$858 (±$46)	$1,014 (±$6)	$1,413

In Locust Grove, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Mayes County (40.7%).

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

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

In Mayes County, Locust Grove ranks 7 of 10 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 330 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 Locust Grove

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Locust Grove
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Locust Grove	—	36.4% (±12.1 points)	—
Sportsmen Acres	5.7 mi	27.0% (±15.4 points)	Not measurably different
Salina	6.5 mi	49.0% (±14.5 points)	Not measurably different
Chouteau	9.5 mi	20.0% (±15.3 points)	Not measurably different
Pryor Creek	11 mi	45.6% (±11.0 points)	Not measurably different
Kenwood	12 mi	12.5% (±21.5 points)	Not measurably different
Spavinaw	15 mi	52.2% (±20.6 points)	Not measurably different
Whitehorn Cove	16 mi	19.7% (±22.9 points)	Not measurably different
Moodys	16 mi	43.3% (±59.2 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 Mayes County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Spavinaw	52.2% (±20.6 points)
2 (tie)	Adair	50.0% (±24.6 points)
2 (tie)	Grand Lake Towne	50.0% (±111.8 points)
4	Salina	49.0% (±14.5 points)
5	Pryor Creek	45.6% (±11.0 points)
6	Disney	41.7% (±83.2 points)
7	Locust Grove	36.4% (±12.1 points)
8	Langley	33.4% (±20.8 points)
9	Sportsmen Acres	27.0% (±15.4 points)
10	Chouteau	20.0% (±15.3 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 Locust Grove

Are renters in Locust Grove rent-burdened?

36.4% of renting households in Locust Grove 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 Locust Grove spend on rent?

The median renting household in Locust Grove, OK spends 25.0% (±4.5 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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