What percentage of people rent in Carlyle, IL?

Name: Renters and owners in Carlyle, IL, 2020–2024
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24.9% (±9.2 points) of the occupied homes in Carlyle, IL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 315 renting households against 949 that own their home.

In Carlyle, the share of households that rent went from 36.4% in 2015–2019 to 24.9% in 2020–2024 (−11.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 24.9% (±9.2 points)
Renting households: 315 (±122)
Median renter income: $36,528 (±$15,120)

Who rents and who owns in Carlyle

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Carlyle	Clinton County	Illinois	United States
Renter-occupied share	24.9% (±9.2 points)	19.7% (±1.8 points)	32.9% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	315 (±122)	2,872 (±285)	1,657,539 (±10,322)	45,017,354
Owning households	949 (±155)	11,698 (±292)	3,378,910 (±14,728)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.3 (±0.4)	2.1 (±0.1)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.2 (±0.2)	2.5 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$36,528 (±$15,120)	$43,750 (±$5,567)	$50,420 (±$471)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$97,847 (±$22,638)	$97,565 (±$5,352)	$103,505 (±$377)	$100,009

In Carlyle, the renter share is not measurably different from Clinton County (19.7%).

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

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

In Clinton County, Carlyle ranks 6 of 29 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 829 of 2,751.

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

How renting in Carlyle 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	36.4% (±10.5 points)	24.9% (±9.2 points)	−11.5 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$831 (±$107)	$983 (±$118)	+18.3%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$55,198 (±$4,276)	$77,273 (±$18,188)	+40.0%	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 Carlyle

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Carlyle
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Carlyle	—	24.9% (±9.2 points)	—
Carlyle Township	1.2 mi	19.2% (±7.2 points)	Not measurably different
Beckemeyer	3.3 mi	27.1% (±11.1 points)	Not measurably different
Wade Township (Clinton County)	3.4 mi	20.7% (±8.5 points)	Not measurably different
Huey	4.8 mi	14.6% (±17.4 points)	Not measurably different
Clement Township	5.1 mi	3.4% (±4.5 points)	Lower
Wheatfield Township	5.9 mi	5.1% (±7.1 points)	Lower
Irishtown Township	5.9 mi	22.1% (±14.2 points)	Not measurably different
Santa Fe Township	7.3 mi	7.1% (±5.0 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Clement Township, IL (3.4%), Wheatfield Township, IL (5.1%), Santa Fe Township, IL (7.1%).

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

Households that rent across Clinton County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	New Baden	41.6% (±11.2 points)
2	Brookside Township	29.6% (±5.6 points)
3	Trenton	29.2% (±6.6 points)
4	Beckemeyer	27.1% (±11.1 points)
5	Looking Glass Township	26.9% (±5.4 points)
6	Carlyle	24.9% (±9.2 points)
7	Breese	23.3% (±7.2 points)
8	Keyesport	22.6% (±12.3 points)
9	Irishtown Township	22.1% (±14.2 points)
10	Damiansville	21.6% (±9.7 points)
11	Wade Township (Clinton County)	20.7% (±8.5 points)
12	Sugar Creek Township	19.3% (±3.7 points)

Showing 12 of 29 places in Clinton 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 Carlyle

How many renters are there in Carlyle?

Carlyle has an estimated 315 (±122) renting households, 24.9% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Carlyle?

In Carlyle, the share of households that rent went from 36.4% in 2015–2019 to 24.9% in 2020–2024 (−11.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Carlyle?

A renting household in Carlyle has 2.3 people on average, against 2.2 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Carlyle?

The median renting household in Carlyle, IL has an income of $36,528 (±$15,120) a year, against $97,847 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 Carlyle city, Illinois (place:11228, 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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