What percentage of people rent in Bunker Hill, IL?

Name: Renters and owners in Bunker Hill, IL, 2020–2024
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18.8% (±5.7 points) of the occupied homes in Bunker Hill, IL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 94 renting households against 405 that own their home.

In Bunker Hill, the share of households that rent went from 35.7% in 2015–2019 to 18.8% in 2020–2024 (−16.9 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 18.8% (±5.7 points)
Renting households: 94 (±35)
Median renter income: $32,500 (±$5,460)

Who rents and who owns in Bunker Hill

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Bunker Hill	Macoupin County	Illinois	United States
Renter-occupied share	18.8% (±5.7 points)	21.5% (±2.1 points)	32.9% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	94 (±35)	3,780 (±390)	1,657,539 (±10,322)	45,017,354
Owning households	405 (±68)	13,796 (±405)	3,378,910 (±14,728)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.0 (±0.5)	2.2 (±0.2)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.2)	2.5 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$32,500 (±$5,460)	$36,612 (±$4,589)	$50,420 (±$471)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$86,118 (±$9,796)	$81,347 (±$3,782)	$103,505 (±$377)	$100,009

In Bunker Hill, the renter share is not measurably different from Macoupin County (21.5%).

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

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

In Macoupin County, Bunker Hill ranks 24 of 53 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 1347 of 2,751.

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

How renting in Bunker Hill 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	35.7% (±7.1 points)	18.8% (±5.7 points)	−16.9 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$679 (±$76)	$862 (±$99)	+27.0%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$51,750 (±$11,172)	$75,917 (±$9,471)	+46.7%	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 Bunker Hill

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Bunker Hill
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Bunker Hill	—	18.8% (±5.7 points)	—
Bunker Hill Township	1.9 mi	21.1% (±5.9 points)	Not measurably different
Dorchester	4.6 mi	0.0% (±41.8 points)	Not measurably different
Dorchester Township	4.9 mi	14.1% (±6.1 points)	Not measurably different
Royal Lakes	5.0 mi	41.8% (±22.7 points)	Not measurably different
Wilsonville	5.5 mi	34.2% (±14.8 points)	Not measurably different
Moro Township	6.3 mi	12.6% (±9.3 points)	Not measurably different
Hillyard Township	6.7 mi	27.0% (±16.8 points)	Not measurably different
Omphghent Township	7.1 mi	4.5% (±2.8 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Omphghent Township, IL (4.5%).

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

Households that rent across Macoupin County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
18 (tie)	Bunker Hill Township	21.1% (±5.9 points)
18 (tie)	Staunton Township	21.1% (±6.6 points)
20	Barr Township	21.0% (±24.4 points)
21	Palmyra	20.5% (±7.6 points)
22	Shipman	20.2% (±11.1 points)
23	Mount Clare	19.8% (±9.6 points)
24	Bunker Hill	18.8% (±5.7 points)
25	Mount Olive Township	18.7% (±7.7 points)
26	Brighton	17.1% (±6.4 points)
27	North Palmyra Township	16.7% (±9.0 points)
28	Scottville	15.0% (±20.4 points)
29	Brighton Township	14.8% (±6.2 points)
30	Dorchester Township	14.1% (±6.1 points)

Showing 13 of 53 places in Macoupin 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 Bunker Hill

How many renters are there in Bunker Hill?

Bunker Hill has an estimated 94 (±35) renting households, 18.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Bunker Hill?

In Bunker Hill, the share of households that rent went from 35.7% in 2015–2019 to 18.8% in 2020–2024 (−16.9 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Bunker Hill?

A renting household in Bunker Hill has 2.0 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Bunker Hill?

The median renting household in Bunker Hill, IL has an income of $32,500 (±$5,460) a year, against $86,118 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 Bunker Hill city, Illinois (place:09577, in state:17).

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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