What percentage of people rent in Carrier Mills Township, IL?

Name: Renters and owners in Carrier Mills Township, IL, 2020–2024
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17.0% (±5.8 points) of the occupied homes in Carrier Mills Township, IL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 181 renting households against 883 that own their home.

In Carrier Mills Township, the share of households that rent went from 20.7% in 2015–2019 to 17.0% in 2020–2024 (−3.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 17.0% (±5.8 points)
Renting households: 181 (±64)
Median renter income: $17,276 (±$6,085)

Who rents and who owns in Carrier Mills Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Carrier Mills Township	Saline County	Illinois	United States
Renter-occupied share	17.0% (±5.8 points)	27.5% (±3.3 points)	32.9% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	181 (±64)	2,752 (±350)	1,657,539 (±10,322)	45,017,354
Owning households	883 (±122)	7,272 (±340)	3,378,910 (±14,728)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.9 (±0.5)	1.9 (±0.2)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.3)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$17,276 (±$6,085)	$26,548 (±$2,975)	$50,420 (±$471)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$56,250 (±$18,865)	$69,346 (±$6,484)	$103,505 (±$377)	$100,009

In Carrier Mills Township, the renter share is lower than in Saline County (27.5%).

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

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

In Saline County, Carrier Mills Township ranks 14 of 20 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 1516 of 2,751.

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

How renting in Carrier Mills 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	20.7% (±5.2 points)	17.0% (±5.8 points)	−3.7 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$684 (±$276)	$478 (±$148)	−30.1%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$41,895 (±$4,016)	$53,189 (±$6,195)	+27.0%	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 Carrier Mills Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Carrier Mills Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Carrier Mills Township	—	17.0% (±5.8 points)	—
Carrier Mills	1.3 mi	24.7% (±8.3 points)	Not measurably different
Stonefort Township	5.2 mi	18.5% (±16.9 points)	Not measurably different
Brushy Township	5.6 mi	16.6% (±17.2 points)	Not measurably different
Stonefort	5.7 mi	35.9% (±17.2 points)	Higher
Harrisburg	6.5 mi	38.5% (±7.0 points)	Higher
Harrisburg Township	6.6 mi	33.1% (±6.1 points)	Higher
Independence Township	6.8 mi	17.5% (±11.5 points)	Not measurably different
Muddy	9.1 mi	47.8% (±41.7 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Stonefort, IL (35.9%), Harrisburg, IL (38.5%), Harrisburg Township, IL (33.1%).

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

Households that rent across Saline County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
8	Carrier Mills	24.7% (±8.3 points)
9	Long Branch Township	24.5% (±30.8 points)
10	Galatia Township	23.8% (±9.8 points)
11	Galatia	22.4% (±9.7 points)
12	Stonefort Township	18.5% (±16.9 points)
13	Independence Township	17.5% (±11.5 points)
14	Carrier Mills Township	17.0% (±5.8 points)
15	Brushy Township	16.6% (±17.2 points)
16	Raleigh Township	14.7% (±10.8 points)
17	Raleigh	12.7% (±7.0 points)
18 (tie)	Cottage Township	0.0% (±47.5 points)
18 (tie)	Mountain Township	0.0% (±25.1 points)
18 (tie)	Rector Township	0.0% (±75.1 points)

Showing 13 of 20 places in Saline 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 Carrier Mills Township

How many renters are there in Carrier Mills Township?

Carrier Mills Township has an estimated 181 (±64) renting households, 17.0% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Carrier Mills Township?

In Carrier Mills Township, the share of households that rent went from 20.7% in 2015–2019 to 17.0% in 2020–2024 (−3.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Carrier Mills Township?

A renting household in Carrier Mills Township has 1.9 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Carrier Mills Township?

The median renting household in Carrier Mills Township, IL has an income of $17,276 (±$6,085) a year, against $56,250 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 Carrier Mills township, Saline County, Illinois (county subdivision:11404, in state:17 county:165).

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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