What percentage of people rent in Bennington Township, IL?

Name: Renters and owners in Bennington Township, IL, 2020–2024
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20.4% (±6.4 points) of the occupied homes in Bennington Township, IL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 130 renting households against 506 that own their home.

In Bennington Township, the share of households that rent went from 17.8% in 2015–2019 to 20.4% in 2020–2024 (+2.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 20.4% (±6.4 points)
Renting households: 130 (±39)
Median renter income: $42,000 (±$18,717)

Who rents and who owns in Bennington Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Bennington Township	Marshall County	Illinois	United States
Renter-occupied share	20.4% (±6.4 points)	20.8% (±2.5 points)	32.9% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	130 (±39)	1,058 (±136)	1,657,539 (±10,322)	45,017,354
Owning households	506 (±71)	4,036 (±162)	3,378,910 (±14,728)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.2 (±0.4)	1.9 (±0.2)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.2)	2.3 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$42,000 (±$18,717)	$33,357 (±$7,754)	$50,420 (±$471)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$73,816 (±$10,985)	$80,635 (±$6,693)	$103,505 (±$377)	$100,009

In Bennington Township, the renter share is not measurably different from Marshall County (20.8%).

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

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

In Marshall County, Bennington Township ranks 12 of 20 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 1209 of 2,751.

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

How renting in Bennington 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	17.8% (±4.9 points)	20.4% (±6.4 points)	+2.6 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$647 (±$101)	$860 (±$132)	+32.9%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$52,440 (±$7,176)	$70,608 (±$5,177)	+34.6%	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 Bennington Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Bennington Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Bennington Township	—	20.4% (±6.4 points)	—
Toluca	2.8 mi	23.2% (±7.2 points)	Not measurably different
Rutland	3.4 mi	10.5% (±8.5 points)	Not measurably different
Minonk	5.4 mi	27.0% (±8.4 points)	Not measurably different
Bell Plain Township	5.5 mi	21.4% (±12.2 points)	Not measurably different
Groveland Township (LaSalle County)	6.0 mi	22.6% (±14.1 points)	Not measurably different
Wenona	6.0 mi	42.1% (±9.9 points)	Higher
Clayton Township (Woodford County)	6.1 mi	2.6% (±2.2 points)	Lower
La Rose	6.8 mi	32.1% (±19.9 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Clayton Township (Woodford County), IL (2.6%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Wenona, IL (42.1%).

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

Households that rent across Marshall County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
6	Henry	26.0% (±7.4 points)
7	Henry Township	24.6% (±7.0 points)
8	Toluca	23.2% (±7.2 points)
9	Lacon Township	22.7% (±5.4 points)
10 (tie)	Bell Plain Township	21.4% (±12.2 points)
10 (tie)	Richland Township (Marshall County)	21.4% (±14.7 points)
12	Bennington Township	20.4% (±6.4 points)
13	Varna	15.8% (±8.3 points)
14	La Prairie Township	13.6% (±18.6 points)
15	Steuben Township	11.7% (±6.7 points)
16	Sparland	11.3% (±8.1 points)
17	Roberts Township	8.6% (±4.9 points)
18	Saratoga Township (Marshall County)	7.9% (±8.2 points)

Showing 13 of 20 places in Marshall 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 Bennington Township

How many renters are there in Bennington Township?

Bennington Township has an estimated 130 (±39) renting households, 20.4% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Bennington Township?

In Bennington Township, the share of households that rent went from 17.8% in 2015–2019 to 20.4% in 2020–2024 (+2.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Bennington Township?

A renting household in Bennington Township has 2.2 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Bennington Township?

The median renting household in Bennington Township, IL has an income of $42,000 (±$18,717) a year, against $73,816 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 Bennington township, Marshall County, Illinois (county subdivision:05235, in state:17 county:123).

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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