Midwest City’s rental market includes 10,740 renter-occupied units in the 2024 housing profile, with a median contract rent of $919 per month. The market spans lower-cost units, larger three-bedroom rentals, detached homes, and multifamily structures. The figures below separate 2024 housing-profile data from 2020–2024 estimates, FY 2025 federal benchmarks, and older planning records.
Contents
- Current rent benchmarks and affordability
- Rental supply, tenure, and vacancy context
- How renter payments are distributed
- Rental unit sizes and bedroom mix
- Housing structures and renter mobility
- Housing quality and resident perceptions
Current rent benchmarks and affordability
The U.S. Census Bureau’s QuickFacts page reports a median gross rent of $1,091 per month for Midwest City for the 2020–2024 period. This is a different measure from contract rent: gross rent includes contract rent plus estimated tenant-paid utility costs. The longer measurement period also means it should not be read as a point-in-time 2024 asking-rent quote. U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Midwest City city, Oklahoma
The 2024 housing profile reports a median contract rent of $919 per month. It also places the lower quartile at $755 and the upper quartile at $1,096. In other words, the reported middle half of contract rents lies between $755 and $1,096 per month. The same source gives a median rent asked for vacant for-rent units of $904 per month. These are separate indicators: one describes occupied renters’ contract rents, while the other describes the asking rent reported for vacant units. Midwest City, OK housing profile
For a regional federal comparison point, the FY 2025 Oklahoma City, OK HUD Fair Market Rent schedule lists $886 for zero bedrooms, $961 for one bedroom, $1,180 for two bedrooms, $1,575 for three bedrooms, and $1,719 for four bedrooms per month. These are Fair Market Rent benchmarks for the Oklahoma City HUD Fair Market Rent area, not a Midwest City-specific observed-rent series. FY 2025 Schedule of Metropolitan & Non-Metropolitan Fair Market Rents
| Benchmark | Monthly amount | Measurement period or area |
|---|---|---|
| Median gross rent | $1,091 | Midwest City, 2020–2024 ACS estimates |
| Median contract rent | $919 | Midwest City, 2024 |
| Lower quartile contract rent | $755 | Midwest City, 2024 |
| Upper quartile contract rent | $1,096 | Midwest City, 2024 |
| Median asking rent for vacant units | $904 | Midwest City, 2024 |
| HUD one-bedroom Fair Market Rent | $961 | Oklahoma City HMFA, FY 2025 |
| HUD two-bedroom Fair Market Rent | $1,180 | Oklahoma City HMFA, FY 2025 |
The Census Bureau also reports median selected monthly owner costs of $1,360 for owners with a mortgage and $501 for owners without a mortgage for 2020–2024. The median value of owner-occupied housing units was $164,500 over the same period. These ownership measures do not establish a rent-to-buy comparison, but they provide context for the broader housing-cost landscape. U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts
Rental supply, tenure, and vacancy context
The 2024 housing profile counted 27,667 housing units, of which 25,392 were occupied. It identified 10,740 renter-occupied units and 14,912 owner-occupied units. The profile describes renters as 42% of Midwest City households, compared with 34% statewide. The Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 ACS estimate gives an owner-occupied housing-unit rate of 58.1%. Midwest City, OK housing profile; U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts
Those figures show a substantial renter presence alongside a larger owner-occupied base. They should not be combined into a single current vacancy calculation, because the supplied figures describe different categories and sources. The 2024 profile’s total occupied count, renter count, and owner count provide the clearest current tenure context available here.
Historical records show how the tenure picture has changed over time, but they are not current estimates. The 2000 Census counted 8,563 renter-occupied units out of 22,150 total units, described in the city’s Housing & Neighborhoods Plan as 39% of the housing stock. That same 2000 Census-based plan recorded 4,128 single-family units among the 8,563 rental units, or more than 48%. These legacy figures are included as historical context and were not independently rechecked for current conditions. Midwest City, Oklahoma Housing & Neighborhoods Plan
How renter payments are distributed
The 2024 rent distribution shows that Midwest City renters occupy a wide range of payment levels. The largest supplied bands are $1,000–$1,249, with 1,757 renter households, and $900–$999, with 1,729 households. The $800–$899 band included 1,267 households, while $750–$799 included 1,120 households. Together, these bands describe a large concentration of reported rents from $750 through $1,249, although the source presents them as separate ranges rather than a single combined estimate. Midwest City, OK housing profile
Higher reported payment bands included 846 renter households paying $1,250–$1,499 and 656 paying $1,500–$1,999. At lower levels, the profile counted 563 households paying $600–$649, 355 paying $650–$699, and 750 paying $700–$749. It also counted 667 renter households reporting no cash rent.
The profile includes smaller lower-rent categories as well: 194 renter households paid $250–$299, and 112 paid $150–$199. These counts emphasize why a single median does not describe every renter’s experience. The rent distribution includes households with no cash rent and households in bands well above $1,000, alongside the largest middle bands around $800 to $1,249.
Rental unit sizes and bedroom mix
The 2024 bedroom mix is weighted toward two- and three-bedroom rentals. The profile counted 4,066 renter-occupied three-bedroom units and 3,437 two-bedroom units. It also counted 2,134 one-bedroom units, 767 four-bedroom units, 274 units with no bedroom, and 63 units with five or more bedrooms. Midwest City, OK housing profile
| Renter-occupied unit category | Units in 2024 |
|---|---|
| No bedroom | 274 |
| One bedroom | 2,134 |
| Two bedrooms | 3,437 |
| Three bedrooms | 4,066 |
| Four bedrooms | 767 |
| Five or more bedrooms | 63 |
The same profile reports rental units by total number of rooms. There were 229 one-room units, 356 two-room units, 1,746 three-room units, and 2,308 four-room units. These room categories are not interchangeable with bedroom categories: a room count can include living rooms, dining rooms, or other rooms in addition to bedrooms. Keeping the measures separate gives a clearer view of both household layout and bedroom availability.
The bedroom counts indicate that the local rental stock is not limited to studios and one-bedroom apartments. Three-bedroom units were the largest supplied bedroom category, followed by two-bedroom units. That mix is relevant for households seeking more space, while the 274 no-bedroom units and 2,134 one-bedroom units identify a smaller-unit segment within the same market.
Housing structures and renter mobility
The 2024 housing profile counted 20,644 one-unit detached housing units and 801 one-unit attached housing units. It also counted 362 two-unit structures and 581 units in three- or four-unit structures. Larger multifamily categories included 1,920 units in five- to nine-unit structures, 1,193 units in 10- to 19-unit structures, 473 units in 20- to 49-unit structures, and 1,052 units in structures with 50 or more units. Midwest City, OK housing profile
The profile additionally counted 601 mobile homes and 34 units in boats, RVs, vans, or similar vehicles. These categories show that the city’s housing inventory includes detached and attached conventional homes, several scales of multifamily buildings, and nontraditional housing types. The structure counts describe the housing stock overall; they do not identify how many units in each structure category are rentals.
Renters had moved into their units an average of four years earlier in the 2024 housing profile. That average is a mobility indicator, not a forecast of future turnover and not a measure of lease length. It suggests the profile captured a renter population with varied residence histories, but the supplied figure does not break the average into annual move-in cohorts.
Housing quality and resident perceptions
The 2024 resident survey recorded mixed views on housing conditions and housing-related services. For rental-housing quality, 5% of respondents were very satisfied and 18% were satisfied. Another 36% were neutral, while 41% were dissatisfied. The survey’s response categories indicate that dissatisfaction was more common than satisfaction for this topic. Midwest City, OK 2024 Report
Affordable-housing availability received 7% very satisfied and 25% satisfied responses. Thirty-one percent were neutral and 37% dissatisfied. For homebuyer-assistance availability, 11% were very satisfied and 24% satisfied, compared with 45% neutral and 21% dissatisfied.
Other housing-service questions showed similar concerns. Senior-housing availability received 4% very satisfied and 19% satisfied responses, while 35% were neutral and 42% dissatisfied. Handicapped-accessible housing availability received 5% very satisfied and 16% satisfied responses; 46% were neutral and 33% dissatisfied. Home-improvement or repair-program availability received 8% very satisfied and 19% satisfied responses, with 37% neutral and 36% dissatisfied. Midwest City, OK 2024 Report
Older housing-condition records provide a separate historical baseline. The city’s 2003 inventory recorded 8,406 Type 1 excellent units, or 43.7% of 19,245 units; 10,094 Type 2 good units, or 52.4%; and 696 Type 3 fair units, or 3.6%. These 2003 classifications should not be treated as a current condition estimate. They are legacy measurements from the city’s Housing & Neighborhoods Plan, while the 2024 survey reflects resident perceptions of selected housing topics. Midwest City, Oklahoma Housing & Neighborhoods Plan