Lack of Affordable Housing Prices Out Oklahoma Renters

Amidst a national housing crisis, a quarter of Oklahoma renters met the qualifications to be considered extremely low-income, according to the National Low-Income Housing Coalition.

Those renters earned at or below 30% of the area's median income, or about $30,000 for a 4-person household. Affordable housing in Oklahoma is scarce, which contributes to the state’s high eviction rates.

The coalition found just 38 affordable homes available per 100 extremely low-income renters in Oklahoma, fewer than last year’s 42. That’s slightly better than the national average of 35 affordable and available housing units per 100 renters.