What percentage of people rent in Oklahoma City, OK?

Name: Renters and owners in Oklahoma City, OK, 2020–2024
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41.4% (±0.7 points) of the occupied homes in Oklahoma City, OK are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 116,080 renting households against 163,985 that own their home.

In Oklahoma City, the share of households that rent went from 41.1% in 2015–2019 to 41.4% in 2020–2024 (+0.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 41.4% (±0.7 points)
Renting households: 116,080 (±2,033)
Median renter income: $44,992 (±$1,209)

Who rents and who owns in Oklahoma City

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Oklahoma City	Oklahoma County	Oklahoma	United States
Renter-occupied share	41.4% (±0.7 points)	41.8% (±0.7 points)	34.2% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	116,080 (±2,033)	137,172 (±2,211)	534,552 (±3,633)	45,017,354
Owning households	163,985 (±2,303)	190,929 (±2,392)	1,027,837 (±4,261)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.2 (±0.0)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.6 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$44,992 (±$1,209)	$44,020 (±$998)	$42,664 (±$446)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$91,979 (±$1,458)	$90,643 (±$1,203)	$81,932 (±$637)	$100,009

In Oklahoma City, the renter share is not measurably different from Oklahoma County (41.8%).

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

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

In Oklahoma County, Oklahoma City ranks 5 of 20 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 97 of 609.

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

How renting 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
Households that rent	41.1% (±0.6 points)	41.4% (±0.7 points)	+0.3 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$871 (±$8)	$1,130 (±$11)	+29.7%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$55,557 (±$888)	$68,656 (±$1,466)	+23.6%	No measurable change 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 Oklahoma City

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Oklahoma City
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Oklahoma City	—	41.4% (±0.7 points)	—
Smith Village	3.4 mi	11.8% (±16.3 points)	Lower
Del City	4.3 mi	44.0% (±4.4 points)	Not measurably different
Forest Park	4.8 mi	7.8% (±6.4 points)	Lower
Valley Brook	4.8 mi	49.1% (±13.4 points)	Not measurably different
Nichols Hills	5.7 mi	8.5% (±4.3 points)	Lower
Lake Aluma	5.8 mi	0.0% (±40.6 points)	Lower
Warr Acres	7.2 mi	38.0% (±7.3 points)	Not measurably different
The Village	7.5 mi	36.5% (±5.1 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Smith Village, OK (11.8%), Forest Park, OK (7.8%), Nichols Hills, OK (8.5%).

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

Households that rent across Oklahoma County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Valley Brook	49.1% (±13.4 points)
2	Bethany	46.9% (±4.4 points)
3	Del City	44.0% (±4.4 points)
4	Midwest City	41.9% (±2.6 points)
5	Oklahoma City	41.4% (±0.7 points)
6	Warr Acres	38.0% (±7.3 points)
7	Spencer	36.7% (±13.1 points)
8	The Village	36.5% (±5.1 points)
9	Edmond	29.7% (±1.7 points)
10	Jones	29.2% (±6.7 points)
11	Harrah	24.9% (±4.9 points)

Showing 11 of 20 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

How many renters are there in Oklahoma City?

Oklahoma City has an estimated 116,080 (±2,033) renting households, 41.4% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Oklahoma City?

In Oklahoma City, the share of households that rent went from 41.1% in 2015–2019 to 41.4% in 2020–2024 (+0.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Oklahoma City?

A renting household in Oklahoma City has 2.2 people on average, against 2.6 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Oklahoma City?

The median renting household in Oklahoma City, OK has an income of $44,992 (±$1,209) a year, against $91,979 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 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 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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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.