What percentage of people rent in Carbon Cliff, IL?

Name: Renters and owners in Carbon Cliff, IL, 2020–2024
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46.9% (±9.4 points) of the occupied homes in Carbon Cliff, IL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 384 renting households against 434 that own their home.

In Carbon Cliff, the share of households that rent went from 48.1% in 2015–2019 to 46.9% in 2020–2024 (−1.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 46.9% (±9.4 points)
Renting households: 384 (±123)
Median renter income: $30,833 (±$12,475)

Who rents and who owns in Carbon Cliff

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Carbon Cliff	Rock Island County	Illinois	United States
Renter-occupied share	46.9% (±9.4 points)	30.3% (±1.2 points)	32.9% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	384 (±123)	18,731 (±758)	1,657,539 (±10,322)	45,017,354
Owning households	434 (±80)	43,002 (±802)	3,378,910 (±14,728)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.8 (±0.4)	2.0 (±0.1)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.4)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$30,833 (±$12,475)	$36,278 (±$2,226)	$50,420 (±$471)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$82,059 (±$16,504)	$82,609 (±$3,224)	$103,505 (±$377)	$100,009

In Carbon Cliff, the renter share is higher than in Rock Island County (30.3%).

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

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

In Rock Island County, Carbon Cliff ranks 2 of 33 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 74 of 2,751.

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

How renting in Carbon Cliff 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	48.1% (±6.5 points)	46.9% (±9.4 points)	−1.2 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$837 (±$54)	$1,034 (±$88)	+23.5%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$40,927 (±$6,496)	$55,536 (±$12,603)	+35.7%	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 Carbon Cliff

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Carbon Cliff
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Carbon Cliff	—	46.9% (±9.4 points)	—
Silvis	1.0 mi	42.0% (±7.5 points)	Not measurably different
East Moline	1.5 mi	35.6% (±4.2 points)	Lower
Hampton Township	2.1 mi	34.3% (±4.7 points)	Lower
Colona Township	3.4 mi	17.3% (±7.8 points)	Lower
Colona	3.5 mi	22.3% (±9.8 points)	Lower
Cleveland	3.9 mi	7.0% (±9.1 points)	Lower
Hampton	4.1 mi	13.4% (±5.6 points)	Lower
South Moline Township	4.4 mi	32.2% (±2.4 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: East Moline, IL (35.6%), Hampton Township, IL (34.3%), Colona Township, IL (17.3%).

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

Households that rent across Rock Island County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Rock Island Township	50.8% (±4.7 points)
2	Carbon Cliff	46.9% (±9.4 points)
3	Silvis	42.0% (±7.5 points)
4	East Moline	35.6% (±4.2 points)
5	Rock Island	35.2% (±2.7 points)
6	Hampton Township	34.3% (±4.7 points)
7	Milan	34.0% (±6.7 points)
8	Moline Township	33.8% (±3.1 points)

Showing 8 of 33 places in Rock Island 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 Carbon Cliff

How many renters are there in Carbon Cliff?

Carbon Cliff has an estimated 384 (±123) renting households, 46.9% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Carbon Cliff?

In Carbon Cliff, the share of households that rent went from 48.1% in 2015–2019 to 46.9% in 2020–2024 (−1.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Carbon Cliff?

A renting household in Carbon Cliff has 2.8 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Carbon Cliff?

The median renting household in Carbon Cliff, IL has an income of $30,833 (±$12,475) a year, against $82,059 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 Carbon Cliff village, Illinois (place:11150, 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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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.