What percentage of people rent in Big Mound Township, IL?

Name: Renters and owners in Big Mound Township, IL, 2020–2024
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44.2% (±11.1 points) of the occupied homes in Big Mound Township, IL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 246 renting households against 311 that own their home.

In Big Mound Township, the share of households that rent went from 35.8% in 2015–2019 to 44.2% in 2020–2024 (+8.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 44.2% (±11.1 points)
Renting households: 246 (±96)
Median renter income: $20,598 (±$6,852)

Who rents and who owns in Big Mound Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Big Mound Township	Wayne County	Illinois	United States
Renter-occupied share	44.2% (±11.1 points)	21.6% (±3.3 points)	32.9% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	246 (±96)	1,484 (±236)	1,657,539 (±10,322)	45,017,354
Owning households	311 (±68)	5,382 (±254)	3,378,910 (±14,728)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.0 (±0.7)	2.1 (±0.2)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	1.9 (±0.2)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$20,598 (±$6,852)	$26,314 (±$2,485)	$50,420 (±$471)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$57,083 (±$29,142)	$65,360 (±$4,287)	$103,505 (±$377)	$100,009

In Big Mound Township, the renter share is higher than in Wayne County (21.6%).

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

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

In Wayne County, Big Mound Township ranks 2 of 29 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 100 of 2,751.

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

How renting in Big Mound 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	35.8% (±9.1 points)	44.2% (±11.1 points)	+8.4 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$716 (±$84)	$630 (±$111)	−12.0%	Down after inflation
Median household income	$40,885 (±$9,027)	$34,943 (±$24,992)	−14.5%	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 Big Mound Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Big Mound Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Big Mound Township	—	44.2% (±11.1 points)	—
Fairfield	5.2 mi	32.4% (±5.9 points)	Not measurably different
Barnhill Township	5.8 mi	19.8% (±13.9 points)	Lower
Mill Shoals	6.2 mi	9.0% (±10.6 points)	Lower
Arrington Township	6.6 mi	12.2% (±10.0 points)	Lower
Grover Township	6.8 mi	27.1% (±7.7 points)	Lower
Sims	6.9 mi	14.5% (±13.3 points)	Lower
Orel Township	7.2 mi	25.3% (±9.2 points)	Lower
Crouch Township	7.8 mi	26.5% (±24.6 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Barnhill Township, IL (19.8%), Mill Shoals, IL (9.0%), Arrington Township, IL (12.2%).

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

Households that rent across Wayne County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Golden Gate	56.7% (±40.6 points)
2	Big Mound Township	44.2% (±11.1 points)
3	Orchard Township	34.1% (±19.8 points)
4	Fairfield	32.4% (±5.9 points)
5	Garden Hill Township	30.0% (±45.2 points)
6	Jeffersonville	28.3% (±12.8 points)
7	Grover Township	27.1% (±7.7 points)
8	Four Mile Township	26.9% (±15.7 points)

Showing 8 of 29 places in Wayne 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 Big Mound Township

How many renters are there in Big Mound Township?

Big Mound Township has an estimated 246 (±96) renting households, 44.2% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Big Mound Township?

In Big Mound Township, the share of households that rent went from 35.8% in 2015–2019 to 44.2% in 2020–2024 (+8.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Big Mound Township?

A renting household in Big Mound Township has 2.0 people on average, against 1.9 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Big Mound Township?

The median renting household in Big Mound Township, IL has an income of $20,598 (±$6,852) a year, against $57,083 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 Big Mound township, Wayne County, Illinois (county subdivision:05950, in state:17 county:191).

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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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.