What percentage of people rent in Blount Township, IL?

Name: Renters and owners in Blount Township, IL, 2020–2024
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8.6% (±3.7 points) of the occupied homes in Blount Township, IL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 120 renting households against 1,275 that own their home.

In Blount Township, the share of households that rent went from 14.6% in 2015–2019 to 8.6% in 2020–2024 (−6.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 8.6% (±3.7 points)
Renting households: 120 (±50)
Median renter income: $63,971 (±$21,788)

Who rents and who owns in Blount Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Blount Township	Vermilion County	Illinois	United States
Renter-occupied share	8.6% (±3.7 points)	29.8% (±1.9 points)	32.9% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	120 (±50)	8,955 (±586)	1,657,539 (±10,322)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,275 (±126)	21,129 (±605)	3,378,910 (±14,728)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.3 (±0.5)	2.2 (±0.1)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.3 (±0.2)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$63,971 (±$21,788)	$32,465 (±$3,456)	$50,420 (±$471)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$113,250 (±$9,793)	$74,375 (±$3,099)	$103,505 (±$377)	$100,009

In Blount Township, the renter share is lower than in Vermilion County (29.8%).

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

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

In Vermilion County, Blount Township ranks 35 of 40 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 2202 of 2,751.

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

How renting in Blount 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	14.6% (±5.8 points)	8.6% (±3.7 points)	−6.0 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$964 (±$62)	$879 (±$309)	−8.8%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$80,581 (±$6,382)	$110,451 (±$17,230)	+37.1%	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 Blount Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Blount Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Blount Township	—	8.6% (±3.7 points)	—
Newell Township	5.7 mi	33.5% (±3.9 points)	Higher
Bismarck	5.8 mi	17.9% (±9.7 points)	Not measurably different
Henning	6.5 mi	20.0% (±12.4 points)	Not measurably different
Danville	6.8 mi	42.7% (±2.6 points)	Higher
South Ross Township	6.8 mi	26.4% (±11.2 points)	Higher
Pilot Township (Vermilion County)	7.9 mi	3.0% (±2.6 points)	Lower
Oakwood	8.1 mi	22.3% (±7.4 points)	Higher
Alvan (Alvin)	8.2 mi	3.3% (±5.0 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Pilot Township (Vermilion County), IL (3.0%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Newell Township, IL (33.5%), Danville, IL (42.7%), South Ross Township, IL (26.4%).

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

Households that rent across Vermilion County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
29	Vance Township	16.7% (±7.9 points)
30	Fithian	16.0% (±10.2 points)
31	McKendree Township	13.4% (±12.3 points)
32	Indianola	10.8% (±10.9 points)
33	Sidell Township	9.3% (±4.7 points)
34	Muncie	8.7% (±9.5 points)
35 (tie)	Blount Township	8.6% (±3.7 points)
35 (tie)	Carroll Township	8.6% (±6.6 points)
37	Sidell	5.2% (±5.0 points)
38	Alvan (Alvin)	3.3% (±5.0 points)
39	Pilot Township (Vermilion County)	3.0% (±2.6 points)
40	Love Township	0.0% (±37.8 points)

Showing 12 of 40 places in Vermilion 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 Blount Township

How many renters are there in Blount Township?

Blount Township has an estimated 120 (±50) renting households, 8.6% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Blount Township?

In Blount Township, the share of households that rent went from 14.6% in 2015–2019 to 8.6% in 2020–2024 (−6.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Blount Township?

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

How much do renters earn in Blount Township?

The median renting household in Blount Township, IL has an income of $63,971 (±$21,788) a year, against $113,250 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 Blount township, Vermilion County, Illinois (county subdivision:06678, in state:17 county:183).

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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