What percentage of people rent in Porum, OK?

Name: Renters and owners in Porum, OK, 2020–2024
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29.3% (±10.4 points) of the occupied homes in Porum, OK are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 63 renting households against 152 that own their home.

In Porum, the share of households that rent went from 32.6% in 2015–2019 to 29.3% in 2020–2024 (−3.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 29.3% (±10.4 points)
Renting households: 63 (±19)
Median renter income: $20,469 (±$10,645)

Who rents and who owns in Porum

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Porum	Muskogee County	Oklahoma	United States
Renter-occupied share	29.3% (±10.4 points)	33.5% (±2.0 points)	34.2% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	63 (±19)	8,618 (±543)	534,552 (±3,633)	45,017,354
Owning households	152 (±60)	17,121 (±506)	1,027,837 (±4,261)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.3 (±0.6)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.9 (±0.5)	2.5 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$20,469 (±$10,645)	$33,413 (±$4,362)	$42,664 (±$446)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$32,308 (±$18,097)	$66,626 (±$3,901)	$81,932 (±$637)	$100,009

In Porum, the renter share is not measurably different from Muskogee County (33.5%).

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

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

In Muskogee County, Porum ranks 6 of 13 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 268 of 609.

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

How renting in Porum 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	32.6% (±6.7 points)	29.3% (±10.4 points)	−3.3 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$509 (±$47)	$606 (±$119)	+19.1%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$27,917 (±$5,686)	$31,803 (±$5,153)	+13.9%	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 Porum

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Porum
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Porum	—	29.3% (±10.4 points)	—
Whitefield	7.2 mi	16.8% (±6.6 points)	Lower
Warner	9.6 mi	46.2% (±7.6 points)	Higher
Stigler	11 mi	39.9% (±5.3 points)	Not measurably different
Webbers Falls	12 mi	15.4% (±10.7 points)	Not measurably different
Texanna	14 mi	19.7% (±7.9 points)	Not measurably different
Tamaha	14 mi	5.8% (±5.8 points)	Lower
Gore	15 mi	33.5% (±10.0 points)	Not measurably different
Longtown	16 mi	14.3% (±4.6 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Whitefield, OK (16.8%), Tamaha, OK (5.8%), Longtown, OK (14.3%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Warner, OK (46.2%).

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

Households that rent across Muskogee County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Warner	46.2% (±7.6 points)
2	Muskogee	45.0% (±2.8 points)
3	Taft	42.0% (±18.6 points)
4	Council Hill	36.7% (±20.1 points)
5	Braggs	32.9% (±13.0 points)
6	Porum	29.3% (±10.4 points)
7	Fort Gibson	28.9% (±7.1 points)
8	Haskell	22.6% (±7.0 points)
9	Oktaha	20.8% (±9.9 points)
10	Webbers Falls	15.4% (±10.7 points)
11	Wainwright	15.2% (±15.5 points)
12	Summit	9.3% (±12.4 points)

Showing 12 of 13 places in Muskogee 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 Porum

How many renters are there in Porum?

Porum has an estimated 63 (±19) renting households, 29.3% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Porum?

In Porum, the share of households that rent went from 32.6% in 2015–2019 to 29.3% in 2020–2024 (−3.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Porum?

A renting household in Porum has 2.3 people on average, against 2.9 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Porum?

The median renting household in Porum, OK has an income of $20,469 (±$10,645) a year, against $32,308 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 Porum town, Oklahoma (place:60250, 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.