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

Name: Rent burden in Sapulpa, OK, 2020–2024
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42.8% (±5.7 points) of renting households in Sapulpa, OK spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

36.0% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 27.4% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 42.8% (±5.7 points)
Paying 35% or more: 36.0% (±5.1 points)
Median share of income: 27.4% (±1.7 points)

Rent as a share of income in Sapulpa

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Sapulpa	Creek County	Oklahoma	United States
Less than 15%	12.6% (±4.0 points)	18.0%	15.4%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	15.7% (±3.6 points)	13.3%	13.6%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	14.8% (±3.9 points)	12.7%	13.3%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	14.2% (±4.1 points)	15.0%	11.4%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	6.8% (±2.6 points)	7.5%	8.8%	9.2%
35% or more	36.0% (±5.1 points)	33.4%	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.

Sapulpa against Creek County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Sapulpa	Creek County	Oklahoma	United States
Paying 30% or more	42.8% (±5.7 points)	40.9% (±3.5 points)	46.3% (±0.6 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	36.0% (±5.1 points)	33.4% (±3.1 points)	37.5% (±0.5 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	27.4% (±1.7 points)	27.0% (±1.1 points)	28.4% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$47,708 (±$5,624)	$39,576 (±$3,944)	$42,664 (±$446)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,057 (±$44)	$936 (±$30)	$1,014 (±$6)	$1,413

In Sapulpa, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Creek County (40.9%).

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

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

In Creek County, Sapulpa ranks 6 of 11 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 249 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 Sapulpa

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Sapulpa
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Sapulpa	—	42.8% (±5.7 points)	—
Kellyville	4.6 mi	30.3% (±21.9 points)	Not measurably different
Kiefer	5.7 mi	32.1% (±11.4 points)	Not measurably different
Oakhurst	6.3 mi	31.8% (±18.0 points)	Not measurably different
Glenpool	7.5 mi	42.5% (±10.7 points)	Not measurably different
Jenks	8.4 mi	29.2% (±7.5 points)	Lower
Sand Springs	9.2 mi	39.2% (±6.4 points)	Not measurably different
Mounds	9.4 mi	41.9% (±18.4 points)	Not measurably different
Liberty	13 mi	75.0% (±53.5 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Jenks, OK (29.2%).

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 Creek County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Slick	100.0% (±141.4 points)
2	Lawrence Creek	71.4% (±113.0 points)
3	Mannford	52.9% (±18.6 points)
4	Drumright	49.4% (±14.0 points)
5	Oilton	44.3% (±16.6 points)
6	Sapulpa	42.8% (±5.7 points)
7	Mounds	41.9% (±18.4 points)
8	Kiefer	32.1% (±11.4 points)
9	Bristow	30.4% (±9.5 points)
10	Kellyville	30.3% (±21.9 points)
11	Depew	17.1% (±20.8 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 Sapulpa

Are renters in Sapulpa rent-burdened?

42.8% of renting households in Sapulpa 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 Sapulpa spend on rent?

The median renting household in Sapulpa, OK spends 27.4% (±1.7 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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