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

Name: Rent burden in Okemah, OK, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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40.2% (±11.5 points) of renting households in Okemah, OK spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

33.2% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 22.9% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 40.2% (±11.5 points)
Paying 35% or more: 33.2% (±10.3 points)
Median share of income: 22.9% (±7.7 points)

Rent as a share of income in Okemah

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Okemah	Okfuskee County	Oklahoma	United States
Less than 15%	23.2% (±9.6 points)	25.1%	15.4%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	23.0% (±9.5 points)	20.3%	13.6%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	6.5% (±5.4 points)	11.7%	13.3%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	7.0% (±5.4 points)	8.0%	11.4%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	7.0% (±5.1 points)	6.3%	8.8%	9.2%
35% or more	33.2% (±10.3 points)	28.6%	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.

Okemah against Okfuskee County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Okemah	Okfuskee County	Oklahoma	United States
Paying 30% or more	40.2% (±11.5 points)	34.9% (±7.9 points)	46.3% (±0.6 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	33.2% (±10.3 points)	28.6% (±7.2 points)	37.5% (±0.5 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	22.9% (±7.7 points)	22.0% (±3.4 points)	28.4% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$29,746 (±$3,696)	$33,023 (±$4,491)	$42,664 (±$446)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$726 (±$42)	$716 (±$42)	$1,014 (±$6)	$1,413

In Okemah, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Okfuskee County (34.9%).

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

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

In Okfuskee County, Okemah ranks 2 of 6 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 277 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 Okemah

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Okemah
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Okemah	—	40.2% (±11.5 points)	—
Castle	5.8 mi	0.0% (±141.4 points)	Not measurably different
IXL	8.4 mi	33.3% (±120.2 points)	Not measurably different
Cromwell	11 mi	66.7% (±92.3 points)	Not measurably different
Boley	11 mi	66.7% (±46.2 points)	Not measurably different
Weleetka	11 mi	20.0% (±22.9 points)	Not measurably different
Wetumka	13 mi	55.6% (±15.3 points)	Not measurably different
Paden	16 mi	34.5% (±30.6 points)	Not measurably different
Henryetta	18 mi	42.8% (±10.5 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 Okfuskee County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Boley	66.7% (±46.2 points)
2	Okemah	40.2% (±11.5 points)
3	Paden	34.5% (±30.6 points)
4	IXL	33.3% (±120.2 points)
5	Weleetka	20.0% (±22.9 points)
6	Castle	0.0% (±141.4 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 Okemah

Are renters in Okemah rent-burdened?

40.2% of renting households in Okemah 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 Okemah spend on rent?

The median renting household in Okemah, OK spends 22.9% (±7.7 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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