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

Name: Rent burden in Salina, OK, 2020–2024
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49.0% (±14.5 points) of renting households in Salina, OK spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

41.8% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 28.0% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 49.0% (±14.5 points)
Paying 35% or more: 41.8% (±13.8 points)
Median share of income: 28.0% (±14.0 points)

Rent as a share of income in Salina

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Salina	Mayes County	Oklahoma	United States
Less than 15%	25.3% (±12.3 points)	21.6%	15.4%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	18.6% (±9.7 points)	14.0%	13.6%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	4.6% (±4.7 points)	11.6%	13.3%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	2.6% (±3.4 points)	12.2%	11.4%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	7.2% (±4.6 points)	7.8%	8.8%	9.2%
35% or more	41.8% (±13.8 points)	32.9%	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.

Salina against Mayes County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Salina	Mayes County	Oklahoma	United States
Paying 30% or more	49.0% (±14.5 points)	40.7% (±6.0 points)	46.3% (±0.6 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	41.8% (±13.8 points)	32.9% (±4.9 points)	37.5% (±0.5 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	28.0% (±14.0 points)	26.2% (±2.2 points)	28.4% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$36,346 (±$11,110)	$36,751 (±$1,889)	$42,664 (±$446)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$746 (±$119)	$858 (±$46)	$1,014 (±$6)	$1,413

In Salina, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Mayes County (40.7%).

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

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

In Mayes County, Salina ranks 4 of 10 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 164 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 Salina

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Salina
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Salina	—	49.0% (±14.5 points)	—
Sportsmen Acres	6.2 mi	27.0% (±15.4 points)	Lower
Locust Grove	6.5 mi	36.4% (±12.1 points)	Not measurably different
Pryor Creek	8.7 mi	45.6% (±11.0 points)	Not measurably different
Kenwood	8.8 mi	12.5% (±21.5 points)	Lower
Spavinaw	9.2 mi	52.2% (±20.6 points)	Not measurably different
Adair	12 mi	50.0% (±24.6 points)	Not measurably different
Chouteau	12 mi	20.0% (±15.3 points)	Lower
Langley	14 mi	33.4% (±20.8 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Sportsmen Acres, OK (27.0%), Kenwood, OK (12.5%), Chouteau, OK (20.0%).

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 Mayes County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Spavinaw	52.2% (±20.6 points)
2 (tie)	Adair	50.0% (±24.6 points)
2 (tie)	Grand Lake Towne	50.0% (±111.8 points)
4	Salina	49.0% (±14.5 points)
5	Pryor Creek	45.6% (±11.0 points)
6	Disney	41.7% (±83.2 points)
7	Locust Grove	36.4% (±12.1 points)
8	Langley	33.4% (±20.8 points)
9	Sportsmen Acres	27.0% (±15.4 points)
10	Chouteau	20.0% (±15.3 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 Salina

Are renters in Salina rent-burdened?

49.0% of renting households in Salina 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 Salina spend on rent?

The median renting household in Salina, OK spends 28.0% (±14.0 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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