How many renters in Amboy Township, IL pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

Name: Rent burden in Amboy Township, IL, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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60.7% (±25.8 points) of renting households in Amboy Township, IL spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

40.2% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 32.6% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 60.7% (±25.8 points)
Paying 35% or more: 40.2% (±17.2 points)
Median share of income: 32.6% (±5.1 points)

Rent as a share of income in Amboy Township

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Amboy Township	Lee County	Illinois	United States
Less than 15%	11.8% (±10.1 points)	22.6%	14.4%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	16.9% (±11.6 points)	15.5%	13.4%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	7.9% (±7.8 points)	11.1%	13.1%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	2.8% (±4.0 points)	8.5%	11.2%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	20.5% (±19.2 points)	12.0%	8.9%	9.2%
35% or more	40.2% (±17.2 points)	30.4%	39.0%	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.

Amboy Township against Lee County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Amboy Township	Lee County	Illinois	United States
Paying 30% or more	60.7% (±25.8 points)	42.4% (±8.4 points)	47.9% (±0.4 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	40.2% (±17.2 points)	30.4% (±6.1 points)	39.0% (±0.4 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	32.6% (±5.1 points)	25.5% (±3.5 points)	29.1% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$37,878 (±$17,938)	$45,566 (±$7,165)	$50,420 (±$471)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$857 (±$105)	$894 (±$50)	$1,274 (±$5)	$1,413

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

It is not measurably different from Illinois (47.9%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (51.1%).

In Lee County, Amboy Township ranks 3 of 29 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 387 of 2,503.

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 Amboy Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Amboy Township
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Amboy Township	—	60.7% (±25.8 points)	—
Amboy	0.2 mi	55.4% (±20.1 points)	Not measurably different
Marion Township (Lee County)	6.2 mi	0.0% (±116.4 points)	Not measurably different
Sublette	7.6 mi	62.7% (±37.8 points)	Not measurably different
Franklin Grove Township	7.8 mi	19.1% (±13.3 points)	Lower
Nachusa Township	8.0 mi	0.0% (±141.4 points)	Not measurably different
South Dixon Township	8.1 mi	20.5% (±61.7 points)	Not measurably different
Sublette Township	8.8 mi	34.5% (±23.8 points)	Not measurably different
East Grove Township	9.1 mi	0.0% (±125.0 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Franklin Grove Township, IL (19.1%).

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 Lee County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Harmon	75.0% (±125.0 points)
2	Sublette	62.7% (±37.8 points)
3	Amboy Township	60.7% (±25.8 points)
4	Amboy	55.4% (±20.1 points)
5 (tie)	Steward	50.0% (±62.6 points)
5 (tie)	Alto Township	50.0% (±47.7 points)
7	Dixon	49.0% (±13.2 points)
8	Dixon Township	47.3% (±12.7 points)
9	Nelson	40.0% (±116.6 points)

Showing 9 of 29 places in Lee County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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 Amboy Township

Are renters in Amboy Township rent-burdened?

60.7% of renting households in Amboy Township 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 Amboy Township spend on rent?

The median renting household in Amboy Township, IL spends 32.6% (±5.1 points) of its household income on gross rent.

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 Amboy township, Lee County, Illinois (county subdivision:01283, in state:17 county:103).

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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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