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Comanche County Oklahoma Residential Rent and Rental Statistics

The median monthly gross residential rent in Comanche County OK was $819 in 2019 according to the Census ACS survey.1 Average gross rent in Comanche County was $835 in 2019. The median rent more accurately depicts rental rates in the middle of the distribution of rents and is thus preferred in the analysis below. 2020 Comanche County median and average rent data will be released in September of 2021.

Data is also available below for Comanche County rental vacancy rates, Comanche County rent as a percent of median income and the fraction of renters in Comanche County.

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Real Gross Rent in Comanche County Oklahoma (2019 dollars)2

2019 1 Year Change 3 Year Change
US Median Gross Rent $1,097 +1.86% +6.82%
Oklahoma Median Gross Rent $814 -1.09% +4.49%
Comanche County OK Median Gross Rent $819 -0.73% +2.25%

Comanche County OK Real Gross Rent Trends

Median gross rent for Comanche County peaked in real terms in 2014 at $852 and is now $33 (3.87%) lower. Average gross rent for Comanche County peaked in real terms in 2016 at $871 and is now $36 (4.13%) lower.

Real Gross Rent: Comanche County OK Median, Comanche County OK Average, Oklahoma Median, US Median

Lower quartile, median and upper quartile real gross rent

Real Gross Rent History for Comanche County

Date US
Median
Oklahoma
Median
Comanche County OK
Median
Comanche County OK
Average
2019 $1,097 $814 $819 $835
2018 $1,077 $823 $825 $813
2017 $1,043 $804 $816 $833
2016 $1,027 $779 $801 $871
2015 $1,017 $805 $823 $788
2014 $986 $778 $852 $848
2013 $953 $742 $812 $813
2012 $940 $730 $807 $796
2011 $941 $729 $831 $818
2010 $955 $736 $741 $734
2009 $960 $725 $765 $694

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Comanche County Rental Vacancy Rate

The rental vacancy rate is the fraction of homes for rent that are not occupied.3 In 2019 the rental vacancy rate for Comanche County Oklahoma was 2.87% according to Census ACS data.

Rental Vacancy Rate in Comanche County Oklahoma

2019 1 Year Change 3 Year Change
US 5.97% -0.18% +0.08%
Oklahoma 8.00% -0.47% -0.08%
Comanche County OK 2.87% -9.06% -9.30%

Trends in Comanche County OK Rental Vacancy Rate

The rental vacancy rate in Comanche County peaked in 2012 at 17.44%. Since then it has fallen by 14.57% to 2.87%. Data records for this series originated in 2005.

Rental Vacancy Rate: Comanche County OK, Oklahoma, US

Rental vacancy rate in Oklahoma

Historical Rental Vacancy Rate data for Comanche County

Date US Oklahoma Comanche County OK
2019 5.97% 8.00% 2.87%
2018 6.15% 8.47% 11.93%
2017 6.18% 8.57% 8.51%
2016 5.89% 8.08% 12.17%
2015 5.85% 7.76%
2014 6.32% 8.12% 15.04%
2013 6.49% 8.19% 12.94%
2012 6.77% 8.16% 17.44%
2011 7.40% 8.52%
2010 8.17% 8.52%
2009 8.43% 8.41% 10.52%

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Rent as a Fraction of Income

Using median household income data for Comanche County, we can calculate the fraction of income the median household would use to pay rent at the median monthly gross rent rate. For Comanche County, median monthly gross rent as a fraction of median household income was 19.16% in 2019 according to the ACS.

Comanche County Oklahoma Median Annual Rent as a Fraction of Median Household Income

2019 1 Year Change 3 Year Change
US 20.03% -0.47% -0.40%
Oklahoma 17.94% -0.73% -0.22%
Comanche County OK 19.16% +0.50% +1.22%

Trends in Comanche County OK Rent as a Fraction of Income

The fraction of median Comanche County household income required to pay median monthly gross rent peaked in 2013 (relative to the 2005 series origin) at 22.30%. Since then it has fallen by 3.14% to 19.16%.

Fraction of Income towards Rent: Comanche County OK, Oklahoma, US

Percent of median household income going towards median monthly gross rent in Comanche County Oklahoma

Historical Data for Annual Rent as a Fraction of Income in Comanche County Oklahoma

Date US Oklahoma Comanche County OK
2019 20.03% 17.94% 19.16%
2018 20.50% 18.67% 18.66%
2017 20.13% 18.70% 18.59%
2016 20.43% 18.16% 17.94%
2015 20.63% 18.75% 19.57%
2014 20.89% 18.61% 20.50%
2013 20.78% 18.52% 22.30%
2012 20.65% 18.58% 20.30%
2011 20.70% 18.74% 20.70%
2010 20.50% 18.80% 18.16%
2009 20.12% 18.32% 16.82%

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Renter Fraction in Comanche County Oklahoma

You can calculate the renter fraction in Comanche County in at least two ways: by housing units or by population. I've gone with the housing units measure here. This measure looks at the number of renting households in Comanche County as a fraction of total Comanche County households. In 2019 47.88% of households were renters according to Census ACS data.

Comanche County Fraction of Renters by Household Units

2019 1 Year Change 3 Year Change
US 35.89% -0.16% -0.99%
Oklahoma 34.46% -0.10% -0.64%
Comanche County OK 47.88% +3.71% -0.35%

Trends in the Comanche County OK Renter Fraction

The Comanche County household renter fraction peaked in in 2016 at 48.23% and is now 0.35% below that level. The origin year for the series is 2005.

Fraction of Renting Households: Comanche County OK, Oklahoma, US

Fraction of renters in Comanche County

History of Comanche County Renter Fraction

Date US Oklahoma Comanche County OK
2019 35.89% 34.46% 47.88%
2018 36.05% 34.56% 44.17%
2017 36.13% 34.54% 46.50%
2016 36.88% 35.10% 48.23%
2015 36.97% 34.66% 47.78%
2014 36.90% 34.86% 44.40%
2013 36.50% 34.46% 48.06%
2012 36.09% 33.62% 41.83%
2011 35.42% 32.97% 43.34%
2010 34.65% 32.21% 43.92%
2009 34.13% 32.81% 40.67%

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1. Gross rent is defined as contract rent plus the estimated average monthly cost of utilities (electricity, gas, water, and sewer) and fuel (oil, coal, kerosene, wood, etc.). Because some rentals include utilities and others don't, gross rent is a way of normalizing the variability.

2. Real dollars are calculated using the CPI-U less shelter series.

3. The rental vacancy rate is computed by dividing the number of vacant units for rent by the sum of the renter-occupied units, vacant units that are for rent, and vacant units that have been rented but not yet occupied.