What percentage of people rent in Bradley Township, IL?

Name: Renters and owners in Bradley Township, IL, 2020–2024
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14.3% (±4.9 points) of the occupied homes in Bradley Township, IL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 95 renting households against 568 that own their home.

In Bradley Township, the share of households that rent went from 23.7% in 2015–2019 to 14.3% in 2020–2024 (−9.4 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 14.3% (±4.9 points)
Renting households: 95 (±37)
Median renter income: $44,766 (±$26,153)

Who rents and who owns in Bradley Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Bradley Township	Jackson County	Illinois	United States
Renter-occupied share	14.3% (±4.9 points)	50.0% (±2.2 points)	32.9% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	95 (±37)	11,481 (±667)	1,657,539 (±10,322)	45,017,354
Owning households	568 (±92)	11,474 (±454)	3,378,910 (±14,728)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	3.1 (±1.1)	1.9 (±0.1)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.9 (±0.3)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$44,766 (±$26,153)	$29,731 (±$2,800)	$50,420 (±$471)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$79,000 (±$17,025)	$75,814 (±$6,346)	$103,505 (±$377)	$100,009

In Bradley Township, the renter share is lower than in Jackson County (50.0%).

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

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

In Jackson County, Bradley Township ranks 21 of 27 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 1771 of 2,751.

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

How renting in Bradley 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	23.7% (±6.2 points)	14.3% (±4.9 points)	−9.4 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$607 (±$92)	$689 (±$196)	+13.5%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$52,857 (±$8,686)	$70,781 (±$13,434)	+33.9%	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 Bradley Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Bradley Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Bradley Township	—	14.3% (±4.9 points)	—
Campbell Hill	1.4 mi	8.1% (±5.4 points)	Not measurably different
Ava	4.2 mi	17.8% (±9.2 points)	Not measurably different
Willisville	5.0 mi	24.1% (±10.7 points)	Not measurably different
Kinkaid Township	6.2 mi	0.0% (±20.4 points)	Not measurably different
Percy	7.6 mi	42.3% (±11.0 points)	Higher
Ora Township	7.9 mi	4.9% (±7.1 points)	Lower
Degognia Township	8.0 mi	79.7% (±26.7 points)	Higher
Cutler	8.2 mi	28.7% (±13.8 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Ora Township, IL (4.9%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Percy, IL (42.3%), Degognia Township, IL (79.7%).

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

Households that rent across Jackson County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
15	Elk Township	24.2% (±7.4 points)
16	Vergennes Township	21.1% (±10.3 points)
17	Makanda	18.1% (±10.0 points)
18	Ava	17.8% (±9.2 points)
19	Pomona Township	15.5% (±12.2 points)
20	Gorham	14.7% (±12.0 points)
21	Bradley Township	14.3% (±4.9 points)
22	Levan Township	11.4% (±14.1 points)
23	Dowell	9.3% (±6.8 points)
24	Campbell Hill	8.1% (±5.4 points)
25	Ora Township	4.9% (±7.1 points)
26 (tie)	Fountain Bluff Township	0.0% (±40.8 points)
26 (tie)	Kinkaid Township	0.0% (±20.4 points)

Showing 13 of 27 places in Jackson 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 Bradley Township

How many renters are there in Bradley Township?

Bradley Township has an estimated 95 (±37) renting households, 14.3% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Bradley Township?

In Bradley Township, the share of households that rent went from 23.7% in 2015–2019 to 14.3% in 2020–2024 (−9.4 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Bradley Township?

A renting household in Bradley Township has 3.1 people on average, against 2.9 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Bradley Township?

The median renting household in Bradley Township, IL has an income of $44,766 (±$26,153) a year, against $79,000 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 Bradley township, Jackson County, Illinois (county subdivision:07731, in state:17 county:077).

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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