What kinds of homes are in Cave Township, IL?

Name: Types of homes in Cave Township, IL, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Cave Township, IL has 783 (±125) homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is about 22 homes per square mile of land.

63.0% are detached single-family houses.

3.9% are in buildings of two to four units.

0.3% are in buildings of five or more units.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Housing units: 783 (±125)
Detached houses: 63.0%
2–4 unit buildings: 3.9%
5+ unit buildings: 0.3%

Homes in Cave Township by building size

Housing units by units in structure, 2020–2024
Building type	Cave Township	Franklin County	Illinois	United States
Single-family, detached	63.0% (±8.1 points)	79.1%	58.2%	61.3%
Single-family, attached (townhouse, rowhouse)	6.0% (±8.6 points)	1.4%	6.1%	6.2%
2 units	2.0% (±1.3 points)	4.7%	5.2%	3.4%
3 or 4 units	1.9% (±1.7 points)	2.1%	6.4%	4.3%
5 to 9 units	0.0% (±4.7 points)	0.7%	6.3%	4.5%
10 to 19 units	0.3% (±0.4 points)	0.4%	4.0%	4.3%
20 or more units	0.0% (±4.7 points)	1.2%	11.5%	10.3%
Mobile home	26.8% (±8.9 points)	10.3%	2.3%	5.6%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0.0% (±4.7 points)	0.1%	0.0%	0.1%

In Cave Township, the share of homes in buildings of five or more units is not measurably different from Franklin County (2.3%).

It is also lower than in Illinois (21.8%).

It is lower than the national figure (19.1%).

Homes in buildings of 5 or more units in places near Cave Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Cave Township
Place	Distance	Homes in buildings of 5 or more units	Compared with this place
Cave Township	—	0.3% (±6.7 points)	—
Thompsonville	0.5 mi	0.7% (±17.6 points)	Not measurably different
Hanaford	5.1 mi	2.4% (±28.8 points)	Not measurably different
Eastern Township	5.6 mi	0.0% (±23.0 points)	Not measurably different
Frankfort Township (Franklin County)	5.9 mi	5.4% (±2.5 points)	Not measurably different
South Flannigan Township	5.9 mi	0.0% (±87.3 points)	Not measurably different
Tate Township	6.9 mi	0.0% (±50.6 points)	Not measurably different
Galatia Township	7.6 mi	1.1% (±9.6 points)	Not measurably different
Flannigan Township	7.9 mi	0.0% (±41.7 points)	Not measurably different

None of the nearby places differs measurably from this one on this figure.

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

Homes in buildings of 5 or more units across Franklin County, place by place

Rank	Place	Homes in buildings of 5 or more units
8 (tie)	Christopher	1.6% (±3.9 points)
8 (tie)	West City	1.6% (±16.0 points)
10	Browning Township (Franklin County)	1.2% (±3.8 points)
11	Orient	1.0% (±23.4 points)
12	Tyrone Township	0.9% (±2.2 points)
13	Thompsonville	0.7% (±17.6 points)
14	Cave Township	0.3% (±6.7 points)
15	Denning Township	0.1% (±2.4 points)
16 (tie)	Ewing	0.0% (±37.8 points)
16 (tie)	Freeman Spur	0.0% (±59.8 points)
16 (tie)	North City	0.0% (±16.1 points)
16 (tie)	Royalton	0.0% (±11.1 points)
16 (tie)	Sesser	0.0% (±7.1 points)

Showing 13 of 27 places in Franklin County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Cave Township

How many homes are in Cave Township?

Cave Township, IL has an estimated 783 (±125) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Are most homes in Cave Township houses or apartments?

63.0% are detached houses and 6.0% attached houses, while 4.2% are in buildings of two or more units.

How many two-family and small multifamily homes are in Cave Township?

3.9% of homes in Cave Township are in buildings of two to four units, the small rental buildings that are often owner-occupied.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Cave township, Franklin County, Illinois

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DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0007PE, DP04_0007PM, DP04_0008PE, DP04_0008PM, DP04_0009PE, DP04_0009PM, DP04_0010PE, DP04_0010PM, DP04_0011PE, DP04_0011PM, DP04_0012PE, DP04_0012PM, DP04_0013PE, DP04_0013PM, DP04_0014PE, DP04_0014PM, DP04_0015PE, DP04_0015PM

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