What is the median rent in Oklahoma City, OK?

Name: Median rent in Oklahoma City, OK, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Oklahoma City, OK is $1,130 (±$11) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 111,448 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Oklahoma City, the median gross rent went from $871 in 2015–2019 to $1,130 in 2020–2024 (+29.7%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose faster than prices: a measurable increase after inflation.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $1,130 (±$11)
Rented homes: 111,448 (±2,051)
$2,000 or more: 6.0%
Since 2015–2019: +29.7%

How much rent costs in Oklahoma City

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Oklahoma City	Oklahoma County	Oklahoma	United States
Less than $500	5.2% (±0.6 points)	5.6%	8.2%	6.3%
$500 to $999	31.9% (±1.2 points)	33.2%	40.5%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	41.3% (±1.2 points)	41.2%	35.3%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	15.5% (±0.8 points)	14.4%	11.1%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	3.7% (±0.4 points)	3.5%	2.9%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	1.2% (±0.3 points)	1.0%	0.8%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	1.1% (±0.3 points)	1.2%	1.1%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,000 to $1,499, paid by 41.3% of renting households.

6.0% of rented homes in Oklahoma City cost $2,000 or more a month.

Oklahoma City against Oklahoma County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Oklahoma City	Oklahoma County	Oklahoma	United States
Median gross rent	$1,130 (±$11)	$1,116 (±$10)	$1,014 (±$6)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	111,448 (±2,051)	131,431 (±2,302)	493,271 (±3,751)	42,849,984

In Oklahoma City, median gross rent is not measurably different from Oklahoma County ($1,116).

It is also higher than in Oklahoma ($1,014).

It is lower than the national figure ($1,413).

In Oklahoma County, Oklahoma City ranks 6 of 14 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 30 of 487.

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

How rent in Oklahoma City has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Median gross rent	$871 (±$8)	$1,130 (±$11)	+29.7%	Up after inflation
Households that rent	41.1% (±0.6 points)	41.4% (±0.7 points)	+0.3 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	9.4% (±0.7 points)	7.6% (±0.7 points)	−1.8 percentage points	Measurable decrease

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.

Median gross rent in places near Oklahoma City

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Oklahoma City
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Oklahoma City	—	$1,130 (±$11)	—
Del City	4.3 mi	$1,054 (±$64)	Lower
Valley Brook	4.8 mi	$904 (±$84)	Lower
Nichols Hills	5.7 mi	$2,130 (±$337)	Higher
Warr Acres	7.2 mi	$919 (±$158)	Lower
The Village	7.5 mi	$1,403 (±$90)	Higher
Bethany	7.7 mi	$1,071 (±$48)	Lower
Midwest City	7.8 mi	$1,091 (±$33)	Lower
Moore	9.8 mi	$1,340 (±$54)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Del City, OK ($1,054), Valley Brook, OK ($904), Warr Acres, OK ($919).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Nichols Hills, OK ($2,130), The Village, OK ($1,403), Moore, OK ($1,340).

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

Median gross rent across Oklahoma County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
1	Nichols Hills	$2,130 (±$337)
2	The Village	$1,403 (±$90)
3	Luther	$1,375 (±$221)
4	Edmond	$1,344 (±$36)
5	Choctaw	$1,208 (±$119)
6	Oklahoma City	$1,130 (±$11)
7	Jones	$1,104 (±$180)
8	Midwest City	$1,091 (±$33)
9	Bethany	$1,071 (±$48)
10	Del City	$1,054 (±$64)
11	Nicoma Park	$1,012 (±$205)
12	Harrah	$939 (±$59)

Showing 12 of 14 places in Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma City

What is the average rent in Oklahoma City, OK?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Oklahoma City is $1,130 (±$11) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.

How much has rent gone up in Oklahoma City?

In Oklahoma City, the median gross rent went from $871 in 2015–2019 to $1,130 in 2020–2024 (+29.7%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose faster than prices: a measurable increase after inflation.

How many rentals in Oklahoma City cost more than $2,000 a month?

6.0% of rented homes in Oklahoma City have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 5.2% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Oklahoma City higher than in Oklahoma County?

In Oklahoma City, median gross rent is not measurably different from Oklahoma County ($1,116).

It is also higher than in Oklahoma ($1,014).

It is lower than the national figure ($1,413).

Is this the rent for an apartment listed today?

No: these are rents households reported paying across 2020–2024, not asking rents for vacant homes, which usually run higher.

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) for Oklahoma City city, Oklahoma (place:55000, in state:40).

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

The 2015–2019 figures are B25064_001E, B25064_001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0005E, DP04_0005M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP04_0126E, DP04_0126M, DP04_0127PE, DP04_0127PM, DP04_0128PE, DP04_0128PM, DP04_0129PE, DP04_0129PM, DP04_0130PE, DP04_0130PM, DP04_0131PE, DP04_0131PM, DP04_0132PE, DP04_0132PM, DP04_0133PE, DP04_0133PM

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.