What percentage of people rent in Ashton Township, IL?

Name: Renters and owners in Ashton Township, IL, 2020–2024
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31.0% (±9.0 points) of the occupied homes in Ashton Township, IL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 148 renting households against 330 that own their home.

In Ashton Township, the share of households that rent went from 37.2% in 2015–2019 to 31.0% in 2020–2024 (−6.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 31.0% (±9.0 points)
Renting households: 148 (±49)
Median renter income: $62,692 (±$33,491)

Who rents and who owns in Ashton Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Ashton Township	Lee County	Illinois	United States
Renter-occupied share	31.0% (±9.0 points)	26.4% (±2.3 points)	32.9% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	148 (±49)	3,516 (±347)	1,657,539 (±10,322)	45,017,354
Owning households	330 (±61)	9,821 (±291)	3,378,910 (±14,728)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.4 (±0.5)	2.2 (±0.1)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.3 (±0.3)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$62,692 (±$33,491)	$45,566 (±$7,165)	$50,420 (±$471)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$83,750 (±$31,739)	$82,713 (±$6,214)	$103,505 (±$377)	$100,009

In Ashton Township, the renter share is not measurably different from Lee County (26.4%).

It is not measurably different from Illinois (32.9%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (34.8%).

In Lee County, Ashton Township ranks 8 of 33 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 470 of 2,751.

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

How renting in Ashton 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	37.2% (±9.4 points)	31.0% (±9.0 points)	−6.2 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$872 (±$215)	$898 (±$343)	+3.0%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$54,375 (±$6,653)	$71,087 (±$7,954)	+30.7%	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 Ashton Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Ashton Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Ashton Township	—	31.0% (±9.0 points)	—
Ashton	0.2 mi	37.0% (±9.9 points)	Not measurably different
Lafayette Township (Ogle County)	3.0 mi	30.6% (±29.2 points)	Not measurably different
Bradford Township	4.0 mi	13.5% (±16.7 points)	Not measurably different
Franklin Grove	4.2 mi	26.0% (±9.6 points)	Not measurably different
Franklin Grove Township	5.4 mi	23.8% (±9.5 points)	Not measurably different
Taylor Township	6.3 mi	3.4% (±4.9 points)	Lower
Reynolds Township	6.4 mi	1.9% (±2.9 points)	Lower
Flagg Township	7.4 mi	36.2% (±5.2 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Taylor Township, IL (3.4%), Reynolds Township, IL (1.9%).

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

Households that rent across Lee County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
2	Ashton	37.0% (±9.9 points)
3	Dixon	35.9% (±4.2 points)
4	West Brooklyn	35.0% (±21.1 points)
5	Dixon Township	32.3% (±3.9 points)
6	Brooklyn Township (Lee County)	31.5% (±9.4 points)
7	Sublette	31.3% (±12.0 points)
8	Ashton Township	31.0% (±9.0 points)
9	Compton	30.4% (±13.2 points)
10	Viola Township	27.4% (±19.6 points)
11	Harmon Township	27.0% (±19.8 points)
12	Franklin Grove	26.0% (±9.6 points)
13	Paw Paw	24.5% (±11.6 points)
14	Amboy	24.0% (±6.0 points)

Showing 13 of 33 places in Lee 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 Ashton Township

How many renters are there in Ashton Township?

Ashton Township has an estimated 148 (±49) renting households, 31.0% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Ashton Township?

In Ashton Township, the share of households that rent went from 37.2% in 2015–2019 to 31.0% in 2020–2024 (−6.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Ashton Township?

A renting household in Ashton Township has 2.4 people on average, against 2.3 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Ashton Township?

The median renting household in Ashton Township, IL has an income of $62,692 (±$33,491) a year, against $83,750 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 Ashton township, Lee County, Illinois (county subdivision:02596, in state:17 county:103).

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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