What percentage of people rent in Okemah, OK?

Name: Renters and owners in Okemah, OK, 2020–2024
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59.3% (±6.6 points) of the occupied homes in Okemah, OK are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 682 renting households against 468 that own their home.

In Okemah, the share of households that rent went from 54.2% in 2015–2019 to 59.3% in 2020–2024 (+5.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 59.3% (±6.6 points)
Renting households: 682 (±102)
Median renter income: $29,746 (±$3,696)

Who rents and who owns in Okemah

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Okemah	Okfuskee County	Oklahoma	United States
Renter-occupied share	59.3% (±6.6 points)	31.2% (±2.9 points)	34.2% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	682 (±102)	1,250 (±121)	534,552 (±3,633)	45,017,354
Owning households	468 (±78)	2,759 (±133)	1,027,837 (±4,261)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.5 (±0.2)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.6 (±0.4)	2.5 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$29,746 (±$3,696)	$33,023 (±$4,491)	$42,664 (±$446)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$36,600 (±$19,451)	$61,903 (±$5,894)	$81,932 (±$637)	$100,009

In Okemah, the renter share is higher than in Okfuskee County (31.2%).

It is also higher than in Oklahoma (34.2%).

It is higher than the national figure (34.8%).

In Okfuskee County, Okemah ranks 1 of 8 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 9 of 609.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in Okemah has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	54.2% (±5.6 points)	59.3% (±6.6 points)	+5.1 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$548 (±$39)	$726 (±$42)	+32.5%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$33,942 (±$5,683)	$32,386 (±$5,793)	−4.6%	Down after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Okemah

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Okemah
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Okemah	—	59.3% (±6.6 points)	—
Castle	5.8 mi	10.2% (±10.7 points)	Lower
Bearden	6.7 mi	12.2% (±11.7 points)	Lower
Clearview	6.7 mi	12.5% (±20.0 points)	Lower
IXL	8.4 mi	15.8% (±22.1 points)	Lower
Cromwell	11 mi	13.4% (±9.3 points)	Lower
Boley	11 mi	22.4% (±12.2 points)	Lower
Weleetka	11 mi	37.0% (±9.6 points)	Lower
Wetumka	13 mi	32.7% (±7.9 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Castle, OK (10.2%), Bearden, OK (12.2%), Clearview, OK (12.5%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across Okfuskee County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Okemah	59.3% (±6.6 points)
2	Weleetka	37.0% (±9.6 points)
3	Paden	27.2% (±9.4 points)
4	Boley	22.4% (±12.2 points)
5	IXL	15.8% (±22.1 points)
6	Clearview	12.5% (±20.0 points)
7	Bearden	12.2% (±11.7 points)

Showing 7 of 8 places in Okfuskee County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Okemah

How many renters are there in Okemah?

Okemah has an estimated 682 (±102) renting households, 59.3% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Okemah?

In Okemah, the share of households that rent went from 54.2% in 2015–2019 to 59.3% in 2020–2024 (+5.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Okemah?

A renting household in Okemah has 2.5 people on average, against 2.6 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Okemah?

The median renting household in Okemah, OK has an income of $29,746 (±$3,696) a year, against $36,600 for households that own their home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Okemah city, Oklahoma (place:54200, in state:40).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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