What percentage of people rent in Carmi Township, IL?

Name: Renters and owners in Carmi Township, IL, 2020–2024
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26.2% (±6.0 points) of the occupied homes in Carmi Township, IL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 711 renting households against 2,003 that own their home.

In Carmi Township, the share of households that rent went from 20.0% in 2015–2019 to 26.2% in 2020–2024 (+6.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 26.2% (±6.0 points)
Renting households: 711 (±170)
Median renter income: $28,638 (±$7,764)

Who rents and who owns in Carmi Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Carmi Township	White County	Illinois	United States
Renter-occupied share	26.2% (±6.0 points)	22.9% (±3.4 points)	32.9% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	711 (±170)	1,300 (±211)	1,657,539 (±10,322)	45,017,354
Owning households	2,003 (±205)	4,372 (±221)	3,378,910 (±14,728)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.3 (±0.4)	2.3 (±0.3)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.2 (±0.1)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$28,638 (±$7,764)	$31,359 (±$5,971)	$50,420 (±$471)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$62,560 (±$11,488)	$62,054 (±$6,246)	$103,505 (±$377)	$100,009

In Carmi Township, the renter share is not measurably different from White County (22.9%).

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

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

In White County, Carmi Township ranks 8 of 20 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 741 of 2,751.

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

How renting in Carmi 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	20.0% (±3.9 points)	26.2% (±6.0 points)	+6.2 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$610 (±$94)	$820 (±$233)	+34.4%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$46,390 (±$4,511)	$53,323 (±$8,893)	+14.9%	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 Carmi Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Carmi Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Carmi Township	—	26.2% (±6.0 points)	—
Carmi	2.0 mi	30.9% (±6.9 points)	Not measurably different
Enfield Township	5.8 mi	22.1% (±10.4 points)	Not measurably different
Heralds Prairie Township	7.0 mi	4.6% (±7.2 points)	Lower
Enfield	7.2 mi	26.2% (±12.8 points)	Not measurably different
Hawthorne Township	7.6 mi	0.0% (±27.2 points)	Not measurably different
Burnt Prairie Township	7.8 mi	0.0% (±28.4 points)	Not measurably different
Indian Creek Township	9.4 mi	23.3% (±8.3 points)	Not measurably different
Maunie	9.4 mi	0.0% (±66.4 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Heralds Prairie Township, IL (4.6%).

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

Households that rent across White County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
2	Emma Township	32.5% (±34.7 points)
3	Carmi	30.9% (±6.9 points)
4	Gray Township	29.0% (±13.2 points)
5	Norris City	28.5% (±9.0 points)
6	Grayville	28.4% (±8.8 points)
7 (tie)	Enfield	26.2% (±12.8 points)
7 (tie)	Carmi Township	26.2% (±6.0 points)
9	Phillips Township	24.0% (±11.3 points)
10	Indian Creek Township	23.3% (±8.3 points)
11	Enfield Township	22.1% (±10.4 points)
12	Springerton	21.6% (±20.9 points)
13	Mill Shoals	9.0% (±10.6 points)
14	Mill Shoals Township	8.8% (±6.5 points)

Showing 13 of 20 places in White 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 Carmi Township

How many renters are there in Carmi Township?

Carmi Township has an estimated 711 (±170) renting households, 26.2% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Carmi Township?

In Carmi Township, the share of households that rent went from 20.0% in 2015–2019 to 26.2% in 2020–2024 (+6.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Carmi Township?

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

How much do renters earn in Carmi Township?

The median renting household in Carmi Township, IL has an income of $28,638 (±$7,764) a year, against $62,560 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 Carmi township, White County, Illinois (county subdivision:11306, in state:17 county:193).

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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