What percentage of people rent in Wister, OK?

Name: Renters and owners in Wister, OK, 2020–2024
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31.5% (±6.1 points) of the occupied homes in Wister, OK are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 126 renting households against 274 that own their home.

In Wister, the share of households that rent went from 29.4% in 2015–2019 to 31.5% in 2020–2024 (+2.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 31.5% (±6.1 points)
Renting households: 126 (±33)
Median renter income: $30,682 (±$18,672)

Who rents and who owns in Wister

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Wister	Le Flore County	Oklahoma	United States
Renter-occupied share	31.5% (±6.1 points)	27.2% (±1.4 points)	34.2% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	126 (±33)	4,904 (±248)	534,552 (±3,633)	45,017,354
Owning households	274 (±46)	13,093 (±305)	1,027,837 (±4,261)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.5 (±0.4)	2.5 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.9 (±0.4)	2.7 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$30,682 (±$18,672)	$32,816 (±$1,691)	$42,664 (±$446)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$46,250 (±$11,735)	$60,356 (±$2,191)	$81,932 (±$637)	$100,009

In Wister, the renter share is not measurably different from Le Flore County (27.2%).

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

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

In Le Flore County, Wister ranks 10 of 16 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 232 of 609.

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

How renting in Wister 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	29.4% (±7.3 points)	31.5% (±6.1 points)	+2.1 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$595 (±$56)	$788 (±$233)	+32.4%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$33,083 (±$4,040)	$36,607 (±$8,620)	+10.7%	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 Wister

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Wister
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Wister	—	31.5% (±6.1 points)	—
Howe	4.8 mi	32.3% (±8.5 points)	Not measurably different
Heavener	8.4 mi	39.9% (±6.7 points)	Not measurably different
Poteau	9.2 mi	37.7% (±5.2 points)	Not measurably different
Fanshawe	11 mi	13.3% (±6.8 points)	Lower
Shady Point	11 mi	31.0% (±8.7 points)	Not measurably different
Panama	14 mi	34.6% (±9.4 points)	Not measurably different
Cameron	15 mi	32.2% (±11.6 points)	Not measurably different
Le Flore	15 mi	40.0% (±13.5 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Fanshawe, OK (13.3%).

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

Households that rent across Le Flore County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
4	Spiro	39.3% (±6.1 points)
5	Poteau	37.7% (±5.2 points)
6	Arkoma	37.6% (±5.4 points)
7	Panama	34.6% (±9.4 points)
8	Howe	32.3% (±8.5 points)
9	Cameron	32.2% (±11.6 points)
10	Wister	31.5% (±6.1 points)
11	Shady Point	31.0% (±8.7 points)
12	Pocola	29.9% (±5.1 points)
13	Bokoshe	28.3% (±10.0 points)
14	Rock Island	26.7% (±7.8 points)
15	Fort Coffee	25.0% (±10.9 points)
16	Fanshawe	13.3% (±6.8 points)

Showing 13 of 16 places in Le Flore 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 Wister

How many renters are there in Wister?

Wister has an estimated 126 (±33) renting households, 31.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Wister?

In Wister, the share of households that rent went from 29.4% in 2015–2019 to 31.5% in 2020–2024 (+2.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Wister?

A renting household in Wister has 2.5 people on average, against 2.9 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Wister?

The median renting household in Wister, OK has an income of $30,682 (±$18,672) a year, against $46,250 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 Wister town, Oklahoma (place:81750, 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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