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

Name: Rent burden in Pocola, OK, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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38.8% (±11.2 points) of renting households in Pocola, OK spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

29.7% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 25.2% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 38.8% (±11.2 points)
Paying 35% or more: 29.7% (±9.5 points)
Median share of income: 25.2% (±3.9 points)

Rent as a share of income in Pocola

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Pocola	Le Flore County	Oklahoma	United States
Less than 15%	15.6% (±8.7 points)	16.1%	15.4%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	13.0% (±10.1 points)	14.8%	13.6%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	21.0% (±10.3 points)	13.2%	13.3%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	11.7% (±8.1 points)	10.6%	11.4%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	9.1% (±6.0 points)	10.3%	8.8%	9.2%
35% or more	29.7% (±9.5 points)	35.0%	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.

Pocola against Le Flore County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Pocola	Le Flore County	Oklahoma	United States
Paying 30% or more	38.8% (±11.2 points)	45.3% (±4.6 points)	46.3% (±0.6 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	29.7% (±9.5 points)	35.0% (±3.5 points)	37.5% (±0.5 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	25.2% (±3.9 points)	27.8% (±1.7 points)	28.4% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$37,917 (±$7,407)	$32,816 (±$1,691)	$42,664 (±$446)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$826 (±$63)	$798 (±$24)	$1,014 (±$6)	$1,413

In Pocola, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Le Flore County (45.3%).

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

It is lower than the national figure (51.1%).

In Le Flore County, Pocola ranks 9 of 16 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 295 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 Pocola

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Pocola
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Pocola	—	38.8% (±11.2 points)	—
Bonanza	3.2 mi	22.0% (±59.1 points)	Not measurably different
Rock Island	4.7 mi	45.5% (±38.6 points)	Not measurably different
Hackett	5.5 mi	57.9% (±30.8 points)	Not measurably different
Arkoma	5.5 mi	44.4% (±10.4 points)	Not measurably different
Fort Coffee	6.5 mi	42.1% (±65.7 points)	Not measurably different
Fort Smith	8.7 mi	42.1% (±3.9 points)	Not measurably different
Cameron	8.9 mi	29.4% (±21.6 points)	Not measurably different
Spiro	8.9 mi	58.3% (±15.1 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Spiro, OK (58.3%).

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 Le Flore County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
3	Poteau	50.4% (±9.2 points)
4	Howe	49.3% (±34.0 points)
5	Rock Island	45.5% (±38.6 points)
6	Arkoma	44.4% (±10.4 points)
7	Heavener	42.9% (±13.7 points)
8	Fort Coffee	42.1% (±65.7 points)
9	Pocola	38.8% (±11.2 points)
10 (tie)	Bokoshe	37.5% (±24.9 points)
10 (tie)	Wister	37.5% (±14.6 points)
12	Fanshawe	35.7% (±74.8 points)
13	Talihina	32.8% (±16.6 points)
14	Cameron	29.4% (±21.6 points)
15	Le Flore	28.6% (±44.2 points)

Showing 13 of 16 places in Le Flore 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 Pocola

Are renters in Pocola rent-burdened?

38.8% of renting households in Pocola 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 Pocola spend on rent?

The median renting household in Pocola, OK spends 25.2% (±3.9 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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