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

Name: Rent burden in Pawhuska, OK, 2020–2024
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43.9% (±16.9 points) of renting households in Pawhuska, OK spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

35.9% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 24.1% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 43.9% (±16.9 points)
Paying 35% or more: 35.9% (±14.6 points)
Median share of income: 24.1% (±11.2 points)

Rent as a share of income in Pawhuska

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Pawhuska	Osage County	Oklahoma	United States
Less than 15%	20.9% (±12.6 points)	18.9%	15.4%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	22.7% (±10.6 points)	20.4%	13.6%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	7.8% (±7.3 points)	6.8%	13.3%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	4.7% (±4.8 points)	8.4%	11.4%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	8.0% (±8.5 points)	7.9%	8.8%	9.2%
35% or more	35.9% (±14.6 points)	37.6%	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.

Pawhuska against Osage County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Pawhuska	Osage County	Oklahoma	United States
Paying 30% or more	43.9% (±16.9 points)	45.5% (±6.2 points)	46.3% (±0.6 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	35.9% (±14.6 points)	37.6% (±5.5 points)	37.5% (±0.5 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	24.1% (±11.2 points)	27.3% (±3.4 points)	28.4% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$30,132 (±$19,410)	$34,941 (±$4,848)	$42,664 (±$446)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$554 (±$88)	$777 (±$52)	$1,014 (±$6)	$1,413

In Pawhuska, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Osage County (45.5%).

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

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

In Osage County, Pawhuska ranks 3 of 13 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 232 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 Pawhuska

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Pawhuska
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Pawhuska	—	43.9% (±16.9 points)	—
Wynona	8.5 mi	50.0% (±61.5 points)	Not measurably different
Barnsdall	12 mi	19.4% (±14.1 points)	Lower
Hominy	17 mi	35.7% (±16.0 points)	Not measurably different
Foraker	19 mi	0.0% (±141.4 points)	Not measurably different
Shidler	20 mi	0.0% (±80.3 points)	Not measurably different
Avant	20 mi	0.0% (±141.4 points)	Not measurably different
Ochelata	20 mi	47.6% (±21.2 points)	Not measurably different
Bartlesville	22 mi	52.0% (±4.9 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Barnsdall, OK (19.4%).

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 Osage County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Burbank	100.0% (±141.4 points)
2	Wynona	50.0% (±61.5 points)
3	Pawhuska	43.9% (±16.9 points)
4	Skiatook	41.6% (±12.0 points)
5	Hominy	35.7% (±16.0 points)
6	Fairfax	29.8% (±38.3 points)
7	McCord	27.8% (±33.5 points)
8	Barnsdall	19.4% (±14.1 points)
9 (tie)	Avant	0.0% (±141.4 points)

Showing 9 of 13 places in Osage County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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 Pawhuska

Are renters in Pawhuska rent-burdened?

43.9% of renting households in Pawhuska 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 Pawhuska spend on rent?

The median renting household in Pawhuska, OK spends 24.1% (±11.2 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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