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

Name: Rent burden in Tahlequah, OK, 2020–2024
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41.2% (±6.3 points) of renting households in Tahlequah, OK spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

31.4% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 25.6% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 41.2% (±6.3 points)
Paying 35% or more: 31.4% (±5.5 points)
Median share of income: 25.6% (±2.9 points)

Rent as a share of income in Tahlequah

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Tahlequah	Cherokee County	Oklahoma	United States
Less than 15%	18.7% (±5.0 points)	20.6%	15.4%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	16.3% (±4.9 points)	14.1%	13.6%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	13.7% (±4.4 points)	12.9%	13.3%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	10.1% (±4.3 points)	10.0%	11.4%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	9.8% (±3.1 points)	8.5%	8.8%	9.2%
35% or more	31.4% (±5.5 points)	33.9%	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.

Tahlequah against Cherokee County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Tahlequah	Cherokee County	Oklahoma	United States
Paying 30% or more	41.2% (±6.3 points)	42.4% (±4.9 points)	46.3% (±0.6 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	31.4% (±5.5 points)	33.9% (±4.3 points)	37.5% (±0.5 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	25.6% (±2.9 points)	26.2% (±2.2 points)	28.4% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$36,754 (±$4,336)	$36,115 (±$3,432)	$42,664 (±$446)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$835 (±$22)	$831 (±$20)	$1,014 (±$6)	$1,413

In Tahlequah, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Cherokee County (42.4%).

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

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

In Cherokee County, Tahlequah ranks 5 of 8 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 268 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 Tahlequah

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Tahlequah
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Tahlequah	—	41.2% (±6.3 points)	—
Grandview	3.9 mi	30.8% (±51.8 points)	Not measurably different
Park Hill	5.3 mi	40.3% (±14.3 points)	Not measurably different
Briggs	5.6 mi	51.5% (±40.8 points)	Not measurably different
Woodall	8.3 mi	64.7% (±54.1 points)	Not measurably different
Moodys	8.6 mi	43.3% (±59.2 points)	Not measurably different
Hulbert	9.5 mi	46.2% (±17.3 points)	Not measurably different
Norwood	11 mi	0.0% (±67.2 points)	Not measurably different
Fort Gibson	18 mi	66.1% (±18.2 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Fort Gibson, OK (66.1%).

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 Cherokee County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Woodall	64.7% (±54.1 points)
2	Briggs	51.5% (±40.8 points)
3	Hulbert	46.2% (±17.3 points)
4	Moodys	43.3% (±59.2 points)
5	Tahlequah	41.2% (±6.3 points)
6	Park Hill	40.3% (±14.3 points)
7	Grandview	30.8% (±51.8 points)
8	Norwood	0.0% (±67.2 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 Tahlequah

Are renters in Tahlequah rent-burdened?

41.2% of renting households in Tahlequah 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 Tahlequah spend on rent?

The median renting household in Tahlequah, OK spends 25.6% (±2.9 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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