What percentage of people rent in Bushnell, IL?

Name: Renters and owners in Bushnell, IL, 2020–2024
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28.6% (±7.5 points) of the occupied homes in Bushnell, IL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 360 renting households against 899 that own their home.

In Bushnell, the share of households that rent went from 24.1% in 2015–2019 to 28.6% in 2020–2024 (+4.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 28.6% (±7.5 points)
Renting households: 360 (±109)
Median renter income: $29,196 (±$15,453)

Who rents and who owns in Bushnell

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Bushnell	McDonough County	Illinois	United States
Renter-occupied share	28.6% (±7.5 points)	36.5% (±2.9 points)	32.9% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	360 (±109)	4,333 (±393)	1,657,539 (±10,322)	45,017,354
Owning households	899 (±115)	7,523 (±352)	3,378,910 (±14,728)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.6 (±0.3)	1.7 (±0.1)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.3 (±0.3)	2.3 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$29,196 (±$15,453)	$26,931 (±$4,981)	$50,420 (±$471)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$74,866 (±$20,635)	$71,665 (±$3,916)	$103,505 (±$377)	$100,009

In Bushnell, the renter share is not measurably different from McDonough County (36.5%).

It is not measurably different from Illinois (32.9%).

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

In McDonough County, Bushnell ranks 5 of 29 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 587 of 2,751.

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

How renting in Bushnell 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	24.1% (±6.2 points)	28.6% (±7.5 points)	+4.5 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$446 (±$79)	$648 (±$76)	+45.3%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$45,833 (±$5,567)	$67,518 (±$16,726)	+47.3%	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 Bushnell

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Bushnell
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Bushnell	—	28.6% (±7.5 points)	—
Bushnell Township	0.8 mi	27.5% (±7.2 points)	Not measurably different
Mound Township (McDonough County)	3.7 mi	11.1% (±15.5 points)	Lower
Prairie City Township	3.9 mi	13.3% (±9.9 points)	Lower
Bardolph	4.9 mi	7.8% (±7.9 points)	Lower
Prairie City	5.2 mi	14.0% (±10.3 points)	Lower
Walnut Grove Township (McDonough County)	6.4 mi	13.0% (±11.3 points)	Lower
Lee Township (Fulton County)	6.5 mi	11.8% (±15.3 points)	Not measurably different
Macomb Township	6.6 mi	14.0% (±10.7 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Mound Township (McDonough County), IL (11.1%), Prairie City Township, IL (13.3%), Bardolph, IL (7.8%).

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

Households that rent across McDonough County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1 (tie)	Macomb	50.6% (±3.9 points)
1 (tie)	Macomb City Township	50.6% (±3.9 points)
3	New Salem Township (McDonough County)	43.4% (±39.4 points)
4	Lamoine Township	30.6% (±29.3 points)
5	Bushnell	28.6% (±7.5 points)
6	Bushnell Township	27.5% (±7.2 points)
7	Colchester	25.6% (±11.0 points)
8	Tennessee	21.9% (±14.5 points)
9	Tennessee Township	21.2% (±13.5 points)
10	Good Hope	20.4% (±8.4 points)
11	Sciota Township	19.8% (±7.6 points)

Showing 11 of 29 places in McDonough 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 Bushnell

How many renters are there in Bushnell?

Bushnell has an estimated 360 (±109) renting households, 28.6% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Bushnell?

In Bushnell, the share of households that rent went from 24.1% in 2015–2019 to 28.6% in 2020–2024 (+4.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Bushnell?

A renting household in Bushnell has 1.6 people on average, against 2.3 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Bushnell?

The median renting household in Bushnell, IL has an income of $29,196 (±$15,453) a year, against $74,866 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 Bushnell city, Illinois (place:10110, 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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