What percentage of people rent in Ashmore Township, IL?

Name: Renters and owners in Ashmore Township, IL, 2020–2024
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15.8% (±6.8 points) of the occupied homes in Ashmore Township, IL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 90 renting households against 481 that own their home.

In Ashmore Township, the share of households that rent went from 15.6% in 2015–2019 to 15.8% in 2020–2024 (+0.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 15.8% (±6.8 points)
Renting households: 90 (±46)
Median renter income: $52,292 (±$8,625)

Who rents and who owns in Ashmore Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Ashmore Township	Coles County	Illinois	United States
Renter-occupied share	15.8% (±6.8 points)	39.6% (±2.3 points)	32.9% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	90 (±46)	8,250 (±515)	1,657,539 (±10,322)	45,017,354
Owning households	481 (±97)	12,574 (±493)	3,378,910 (±14,728)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.7 (±0.8)	1.8 (±0.1)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.1 (±0.2)	2.2 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$52,292 (±$8,625)	$34,019 (±$3,491)	$50,420 (±$471)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$81,688 (±$12,680)	$77,603 (±$3,745)	$103,505 (±$377)	$100,009

In Ashmore Township, the renter share is lower than in Coles County (39.6%).

It is also lower than in Illinois (32.9%).

It is lower than the national figure (34.8%).

In Coles County, Ashmore Township ranks 14 of 18 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 1614 of 2,751.

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

How renting in Ashmore Township 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	15.6% (±6.0 points)	15.8% (±6.8 points)	+0.2 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$626 (±$15)	$828 (±$122)	+32.3%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$50,500 (±$8,765)	$74,954 (±$10,879)	+48.4%	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 Ashmore Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Ashmore Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Ashmore Township	—	15.8% (±6.8 points)	—
Ashmore	1.2 mi	21.5% (±10.0 points)	Not measurably different
Westfield	5.2 mi	3.0% (±3.5 points)	Lower
Kansas	5.8 mi	25.4% (±9.8 points)	Not measurably different
Westfield Township (Clark County)	6.1 mi	2.4% (±2.7 points)	Lower
Kansas Township (Edgar County)	6.3 mi	24.2% (±8.7 points)	Not measurably different
Morgan Township	6.4 mi	0.0% (±27.0 points)	Not measurably different
Hutton Township	6.9 mi	39.1% (±24.5 points)	Not measurably different
East Oakland Township	7.7 mi	22.3% (±9.4 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Westfield, IL (3.0%), Westfield Township (Clark County), IL (2.4%).

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

Households that rent across Coles County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
8	Lafayette Township (Coles County)	30.2% (±6.9 points)
9	Lerna	23.0% (±15.8 points)
10 (tie)	Oakland	22.3% (±11.5 points)
10 (tie)	East Oakland Township	22.3% (±9.4 points)
12	Ashmore	21.5% (±10.0 points)
13	Humboldt	20.0% (±11.2 points)
14	Ashmore Township	15.8% (±6.8 points)
15	Pleasant Grove Township	8.5% (±6.7 points)
16	North Okaw Township	5.8% (±9.3 points)
17 (tie)	Morgan Township	0.0% (±27.0 points)
17 (tie)	Seven Hickory Township	0.0% (±33.4 points)

Showing 11 of 18 places in Coles 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 Ashmore Township

How many renters are there in Ashmore Township?

Ashmore Township has an estimated 90 (±46) renting households, 15.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Ashmore Township?

In Ashmore Township, the share of households that rent went from 15.6% in 2015–2019 to 15.8% in 2020–2024 (+0.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Ashmore Township?

A renting household in Ashmore Township has 2.7 people on average, against 2.1 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Ashmore Township?

The median renting household in Ashmore Township, IL has an income of $52,292 (±$8,625) a year, against $81,688 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 Ashmore township, Coles County, Illinois (county subdivision:02570, in state:17 county:029).

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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