What percentage of people rent in Clay City, IL?

Name: Renters and owners in Clay City, IL, 2020–2024
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24.5% (±10.7 points) of the occupied homes in Clay City, IL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 68 renting households against 209 that own their home.

In Clay City, the share of households that rent went from 34.9% in 2015–2019 to 24.5% in 2020–2024 (−10.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 24.5% (±10.7 points)
Renting households: 68 (±39)

Who rents and who owns in Clay City

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Clay City	Clay County	Illinois	United States
Renter-occupied share	24.5% (±10.7 points)	20.7% (±4.2 points)	32.9% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	68 (±39)	1,100 (±231)	1,657,539 (±10,322)	45,017,354
Owning households	209 (±48)	4,211 (±270)	3,378,910 (±14,728)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.7 (±1.2)	2.3 (±0.3)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.6 (±0.5)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$43,750 (±$8,930)	$50,420 (±$471)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$65,250 (±$23,948)	$70,350 (±$8,080)	$103,505 (±$377)	$100,009

In Clay City, the renter share is not measurably different from Clay County (20.7%).

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

It is not measurably different from the national figure (34.8%).

In Clay County, Clay City ranks 5 of 18 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 860 of 2,751.

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

How renting in Clay City 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	34.9% (±10.4 points)	24.5% (±10.7 points)	−10.4 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$473 (±$155)	$610 (±$44)	+29.0%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$43,409 (±$9,997)	$53,472 (±$12,745)	+23.2%	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 Clay City

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Clay City
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Clay City	—	24.5% (±10.7 points)	—
Clay City Township	2.2 mi	21.5% (±10.6 points)	Not measurably different
Stanford Township	3.8 mi	7.6% (±8.4 points)	Lower
Sailor Springs	5.5 mi	0.0% (±57.2 points)	Not measurably different
Flora	6.9 mi	23.8% (±8.6 points)	Not measurably different
Noble	7.1 mi	25.2% (±9.0 points)	Not measurably different
Noble Township	7.5 mi	24.4% (±10.3 points)	Not measurably different
Hoosier Township	7.5 mi	5.1% (±7.6 points)	Lower
Zif Township	7.7 mi	15.4% (±19.9 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Stanford Township, IL (7.6%), Hoosier Township, IL (5.1%).

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

Households that rent across Clay County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Louisville	44.9% (±12.8 points)
2	Louisville Township	37.7% (±10.5 points)
3	Oskaloosa Township	34.0% (±20.4 points)
4	Bible Grove Township	25.8% (±26.9 points)
5	Clay City	24.5% (±10.7 points)
6	Flora	23.8% (±8.6 points)
7	Clay City Township	21.5% (±10.6 points)
8	Harter Township	20.3% (±7.4 points)
9	Xenia	19.3% (±10.9 points)
10	Xenia Township	17.6% (±9.4 points)
11	Iola	16.7% (±19.0 points)

Showing 11 of 18 places in Clay 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 Clay City

How many renters are there in Clay City?

Clay City has an estimated 68 (±39) renting households, 24.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Clay City?

In Clay City, the share of households that rent went from 34.9% in 2015–2019 to 24.5% in 2020–2024 (−10.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Clay City?

A renting household in Clay City has 2.7 people on average, against 2.6 in an owned 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 Clay City village, Illinois (place:14715, 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.