What percentage of people rent in Capital Township, IL?

Name: Renters and owners in Capital Township, IL, 2020–2024
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36.1% (±1.7 points) of the occupied homes in Capital Township, IL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 18,114 renting households against 32,130 that own their home.

In Capital Township, the share of households that rent went from 38.6% in 2015–2019 to 36.1% in 2020–2024 (−2.5 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 36.1% (±1.7 points)
Renting households: 18,114 (±975)
Median renter income: $37,951 (±$3,791)

Who rents and who owns in Capital Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Capital Township	Sangamon County	Illinois	United States
Renter-occupied share	36.1% (±1.7 points)	28.7% (±1.2 points)	32.9% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	18,114 (±975)	24,319 (±1,060)	1,657,539 (±10,322)	45,017,354
Owning households	32,130 (±882)	60,443 (±1,072)	3,378,910 (±14,728)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.0 (±0.1)	2.0 (±0.1)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.3 (±0.1)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$37,951 (±$3,791)	$41,044 (±$1,457)	$50,420 (±$471)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$89,819 (±$4,084)	$94,873 (±$2,479)	$103,505 (±$377)	$100,009

In Capital Township, the renter share is higher than in Sangamon County (28.7%).

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

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

In Sangamon County, Capital Township ranks 2 of 51 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 266 of 2,751.

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

How renting in Capital 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	38.6% (±1.2 points)	36.1% (±1.7 points)	−2.5 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$805 (±$16)	$975 (±$21)	+21.1%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$54,638 (±$1,465)	$65,902 (±$3,357)	+20.6%	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 Capital Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Capital Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Capital Township	—	36.1% (±1.7 points)	—
Springfield	0.0 mi	35.7% (±1.7 points)	Not measurably different
Leland Grove	2.3 mi	7.1% (±3.7 points)	Lower
Grandview	2.3 mi	30.9% (±6.7 points)	Not measurably different
Jerome	2.4 mi	29.6% (±10.7 points)	Not measurably different
Southern View	2.5 mi	35.8% (±8.0 points)	Not measurably different
Springfield Township	3.9 mi	37.2% (±7.5 points)	Not measurably different
Woodside Township	4.3 mi	24.2% (±4.4 points)	Lower
Clear Lake Township	6.4 mi	23.3% (±6.1 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Leland Grove, IL (7.1%), Woodside Township, IL (24.2%), Clear Lake Township, IL (23.3%).

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

Households that rent across Sangamon County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Springfield Township	37.2% (±7.5 points)
2	Capital Township	36.1% (±1.7 points)
3	Southern View	35.8% (±8.0 points)
4	Springfield	35.7% (±1.7 points)
5	Grandview	30.9% (±6.7 points)
6	Buffalo	30.5% (±10.5 points)
7	Riverton	30.1% (±12.1 points)
8	Jerome	29.6% (±10.7 points)

Showing 8 of 51 places in Sangamon 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 Capital Township

How many renters are there in Capital Township?

Capital Township has an estimated 18,114 (±975) renting households, 36.1% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Capital Township?

In Capital Township, the share of households that rent went from 38.6% in 2015–2019 to 36.1% in 2020–2024 (−2.5 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Capital Township?

A renting household in Capital Township has 2.0 people on average, against 2.3 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Capital Township?

The median renting household in Capital Township, IL has an income of $37,951 (±$3,791) a year, against $89,819 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 Capital township, Sangamon County, Illinois (county subdivision:11046, in state:17 county:167).

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.