What percentage of people rent in Perkins, OK?

Name: Renters and owners in Perkins, OK, 2020–2024
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38.8% (±10.9 points) of the occupied homes in Perkins, OK are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 525 renting households against 828 that own their home.

In Perkins, the share of households that rent went from 37.5% in 2015–2019 to 38.8% in 2020–2024 (+1.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 38.8% (±10.9 points)
Renting households: 525 (±206)
Median renter income: $19,763 (±$11,120)

Who rents and who owns in Perkins

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Perkins	Payne County	Oklahoma	United States
Renter-occupied share	38.8% (±10.9 points)	49.0% (±1.9 points)	34.2% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	525 (±206)	15,968 (±793)	534,552 (±3,633)	45,017,354
Owning households	828 (±174)	16,641 (±591)	1,027,837 (±4,261)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.8 (±0.4)	2.0 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.8 (±0.6)	2.5 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$19,763 (±$11,120)	$31,158 (±$1,986)	$42,664 (±$446)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$43,750 (±$18,247)	$80,936 (±$6,466)	$81,932 (±$637)	$100,009

In Perkins, the renter share is not measurably different from Payne County (49.0%).

It is not measurably different from Oklahoma (34.2%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (34.8%).

In Payne County, Perkins ranks 5 of 6 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 121 of 609.

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

How renting in Perkins 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	37.5% (±10.4 points)	38.8% (±10.9 points)	+1.3 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$753 (±$315)	$838 (±$122)	+11.3%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$42,338 (±$6,483)	$35,456 (±$5,272)	−16.3%	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 Perkins

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Perkins
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Perkins	—	38.8% (±10.9 points)	—
Ripley	7.5 mi	30.4% (±11.0 points)	Not measurably different
Tryon	7.9 mi	14.9% (±7.7 points)	Lower
Agra	11 mi	37.9% (±11.5 points)	Not measurably different
Stillwater	11 mi	62.9% (±2.6 points)	Higher
Coyle	12 mi	11.9% (±10.8 points)	Lower
Carney	12 mi	27.5% (±7.3 points)	Not measurably different
Langston	14 mi	28.4% (±15.3 points)	Not measurably different
Cushing	15 mi	44.8% (±6.6 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Tryon, OK (14.9%), Coyle, OK (11.9%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Stillwater, OK (62.9%).

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

Households that rent across Payne County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Stillwater	62.9% (±2.6 points)
2	Yale	47.8% (±10.1 points)
3	Cushing	44.8% (±6.6 points)
4 (tie)	Glencoe	38.8% (±15.6 points)
4 (tie)	Perkins	38.8% (±10.9 points)
6	Ripley	30.4% (±11.0 points)

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 Perkins

How many renters are there in Perkins?

Perkins has an estimated 525 (±206) renting households, 38.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Perkins?

In Perkins, the share of households that rent went from 37.5% in 2015–2019 to 38.8% in 2020–2024 (+1.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Perkins?

A renting household in Perkins has 1.8 people on average, against 2.8 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Perkins?

The median renting household in Perkins, OK has an income of $19,763 (±$11,120) a year, against $43,750 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 Perkins city, Oklahoma (place:58150, 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.