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

Name: Rent burden in Shawnee, OK, 2020–2024
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43.6% (±4.3 points) of renting households in Shawnee, OK spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

35.4% 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: 43.6% (±4.3 points)
Paying 35% or more: 35.4% (±3.7 points)
Median share of income: 27.4% (±1.4 points)

Rent as a share of income in Shawnee

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Shawnee	Pottawatomie County	Oklahoma	United States
Less than 15%	17.0% (±3.2 points)	19.1%	15.4%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	14.8% (±3.6 points)	15.6%	13.6%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	12.1% (±3.2 points)	11.8%	13.3%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	12.5% (±3.5 points)	12.2%	11.4%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	8.2% (±2.2 points)	8.4%	8.8%	9.2%
35% or more	35.4% (±3.7 points)	33.0%	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.

Shawnee against Pottawatomie County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Shawnee	Pottawatomie County	Oklahoma	United States
Paying 30% or more	43.6% (±4.3 points)	41.4% (±3.4 points)	46.3% (±0.6 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	35.4% (±3.7 points)	33.0% (±2.8 points)	37.5% (±0.5 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	27.4% (±1.4 points)	26.5% (±1.2 points)	28.4% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$39,069 (±$3,376)	$38,994 (±$2,260)	$42,664 (±$446)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$936 (±$36)	$894 (±$29)	$1,014 (±$6)	$1,413

In Shawnee, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Pottawatomie County (41.4%).

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

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

In Pottawatomie County, Shawnee ranks 8 of 12 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 237 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 Shawnee

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Shawnee
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Shawnee	—	43.6% (±4.3 points)	—
Bethel Acres	6.4 mi	59.1% (±34.1 points)	Not measurably different
Johnson	6.8 mi	45.5% (±88.9 points)	Not measurably different
Tecumseh	7.4 mi	42.4% (±11.8 points)	Not measurably different
Meeker	8.9 mi	50.0% (±13.3 points)	Not measurably different
McLoud	9.0 mi	29.1% (±15.0 points)	Not measurably different
Earlsboro	9.1 mi	26.7% (±23.1 points)	Not measurably different
Pink	12 mi	43.8% (±40.7 points)	Not measurably different
Harrah	15 mi	36.8% (±12.3 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 Pottawatomie County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
2	Bethel Acres	59.1% (±34.1 points)
3	Asher	55.1% (±26.0 points)
4	Maud	52.8% (±20.4 points)
5	St. Louis	50.0% (±111.8 points)
6	Johnson	45.5% (±88.9 points)
7	Pink	43.8% (±40.7 points)
8	Shawnee	43.6% (±4.3 points)
9	Tecumseh	42.4% (±11.8 points)
10	Wanette	33.4% (±23.0 points)
11	McLoud	29.1% (±15.0 points)
12	Earlsboro	26.7% (±23.1 points)

Showing 11 of 12 places in Pottawatomie 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 Shawnee

Are renters in Shawnee rent-burdened?

43.6% of renting households in Shawnee 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 Shawnee spend on rent?

The median renting household in Shawnee, OK spends 27.4% (±1.4 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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