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

Name: Rent burden in Big Mound Township, IL, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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59.0% (±28.2 points) of renting households in Big Mound Township, IL spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

47.0% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 33.8% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 59.0% (±28.2 points)
Paying 35% or more: 47.0% (±23.5 points)
Median share of income: 33.8% (±33.9 points)

Rent as a share of income in Big Mound Township

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Big Mound Township	Wayne County	Illinois	United States
Less than 15%	22.6% (±17.8 points)	16.4%	14.4%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	9.2% (±14.5 points)	10.9%	13.4%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	6.9% (±7.9 points)	21.8%	13.1%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	2.3% (±5.7 points)	9.7%	11.2%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	12.0% (±15.6 points)	11.0%	8.9%	9.2%
35% or more	47.0% (±23.5 points)	30.2%	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.

Big Mound Township against Wayne County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Big Mound Township	Wayne County	Illinois	United States
Paying 30% or more	59.0% (±28.2 points)	41.2% (±10.0 points)	47.9% (±0.4 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	47.0% (±23.5 points)	30.2% (±8.1 points)	39.0% (±0.4 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	33.8% (±33.9 points)	25.4% (±4.1 points)	29.1% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$20,598 (±$6,852)	$26,314 (±$2,485)	$50,420 (±$471)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$630 (±$111)	$657 (±$58)	$1,274 (±$5)	$1,413

In Big Mound Township, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Wayne County (41.2%).

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

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

In Wayne County, Big Mound Township ranks 4 of 20 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 422 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 Big Mound Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Big Mound Township
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Big Mound Township	—	59.0% (±28.2 points)	—
Fairfield	5.2 mi	49.3% (±15.6 points)	Not measurably different
Barnhill Township	5.8 mi	68.8% (±98.3 points)	Not measurably different
Mill Shoals	6.2 mi	33.3% (±120.2 points)	Not measurably different
Arrington Township	6.6 mi	11.1% (±78.1 points)	Not measurably different
Grover Township	6.8 mi	47.4% (±20.2 points)	Not measurably different
Sims	6.9 mi	28.6% (±117.0 points)	Not measurably different
Orel Township	7.2 mi	19.1% (±12.5 points)	Lower
Crouch Township	7.8 mi	0.0% (±141.4 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Orel 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 Wayne County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Indian Prairie Township	100.0% (±141.4 points)
2	Orchard Township	75.0% (±58.7 points)
3	Barnhill Township	68.8% (±98.3 points)
4	Big Mound Township	59.0% (±28.2 points)
5	Jeffersonville	50.1% (±29.0 points)
6	Fairfield	49.3% (±15.6 points)
7	Grover Township	47.4% (±20.2 points)
8	Lamard Township	43.2% (±21.3 points)
9	Wayne City	38.1% (±21.1 points)
10	Bedford Township	31.4% (±25.2 points)

Showing 10 of 20 places in Wayne 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 Big Mound Township

Are renters in Big Mound Township rent-burdened?

59.0% of renting households in Big Mound 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 Big Mound Township spend on rent?

The median renting household in Big Mound Township, IL spends 33.8% (±33.9 points) of its household income on gross rent.

Sources

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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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