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

Name: Rent burden in Ponca City, OK, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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40.6% (±5.6 points) of renting households in Ponca City, OK spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

34.7% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 26.0% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 40.6% (±5.6 points)
Paying 35% or more: 34.7% (±4.7 points)
Median share of income: 26.0% (±2.2 points)

Rent as a share of income in Ponca City

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Ponca City	Kay County	Oklahoma	United States
Less than 15%	21.2% (±4.5 points)	21.1%	15.4%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	10.4% (±3.5 points)	9.8%	13.6%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	16.2% (±4.7 points)	18.6%	13.3%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	11.6% (±3.5 points)	10.9%	11.4%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	5.9% (±3.0 points)	6.8%	8.8%	9.2%
35% or more	34.7% (±4.7 points)	32.7%	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.

Ponca City against Kay County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Ponca City	Kay County	Oklahoma	United States
Paying 30% or more	40.6% (±5.6 points)	39.5% (±4.7 points)	46.3% (±0.6 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	34.7% (±4.7 points)	32.7% (±4.1 points)	37.5% (±0.5 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	26.0% (±2.2 points)	25.2% (±1.9 points)	28.4% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$41,511 (±$5,283)	$43,113 (±$4,359)	$42,664 (±$446)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$850 (±$36)	$842 (±$27)	$1,014 (±$6)	$1,413

In Ponca City, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Kay County (39.5%).

It is also lower than in Oklahoma (46.3%).

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

In Kay County, Ponca City ranks 6 of 7 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 274 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 Ponca City

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Ponca City
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Ponca City	—	40.6% (±5.6 points)	—
McCord	3.8 mi	27.8% (±33.5 points)	Not measurably different
Kildare	6.1 mi	100.0% (±141.4 points)	Not measurably different
Newkirk	11 mi	42.8% (±13.3 points)	Not measurably different
Kaw City	12 mi	55.5% (±42.8 points)	Not measurably different
Marland	12 mi	37.5% (±104.5 points)	Not measurably different
Blackwell	14 mi	35.7% (±14.6 points)	Not measurably different
Tonkawa	14 mi	42.0% (±9.2 points)	Not measurably different
Burbank	19 mi	100.0% (±141.4 points)	Not measurably different

None of the nearby places differs measurably from this one on this figure.

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 Kay County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Kildare	100.0% (±141.4 points)
2	Kaw City	55.5% (±42.8 points)
3	Braman	50.0% (±111.8 points)
4	Newkirk	42.8% (±13.3 points)
5	Tonkawa	42.0% (±9.2 points)
6	Ponca City	40.6% (±5.6 points)
7	Blackwell	35.7% (±14.6 points)

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 Ponca City

Are renters in Ponca City rent-burdened?

40.6% of renting households in Ponca City 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 Ponca City spend on rent?

The median renting household in Ponca City, OK spends 26.0% (±2.2 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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