What percentage of people rent in Colchester Township, IL?

Name: Renters and owners in Colchester Township, IL, 2020–2024
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18.5% (±8.5 points) of the occupied homes in Colchester Township, IL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 136 renting households against 599 that own their home.

In Colchester Township, the share of households that rent went from 18.5% in 2015–2019 to 18.5% in 2020–2024 (0.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 18.5% (±8.5 points)
Renting households: 136 (±71)
Median renter income: $21,707 (±$6,361)

Who rents and who owns in Colchester Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Colchester Township	McDonough County	Illinois	United States
Renter-occupied share	18.5% (±8.5 points)	36.5% (±2.9 points)	32.9% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	136 (±71)	4,333 (±393)	1,657,539 (±10,322)	45,017,354
Owning households	599 (±105)	7,523 (±352)	3,378,910 (±14,728)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.5 (±0.4)	1.7 (±0.1)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.3 (±0.3)	2.3 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$21,707 (±$6,361)	$26,931 (±$4,981)	$50,420 (±$471)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$68,807 (±$6,980)	$71,665 (±$3,916)	$103,505 (±$377)	$100,009

In Colchester Township, the renter share is lower than in McDonough County (36.5%).

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

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

In McDonough County, Colchester Township ranks 13 of 29 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 1379 of 2,751.

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

How renting in Colchester 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	18.5% (±5.4 points)	18.5% (±8.5 points)	0.0 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$660 (±$153)	$808 (±$134)	+22.4%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$43,780 (±$6,311)	$63,983 (±$6,073)	+46.1%	Up 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 Colchester Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Colchester Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Colchester Township	—	18.5% (±8.5 points)	—
Colchester	0.7 mi	25.6% (±11.0 points)	Not measurably different
Tennessee	2.5 mi	21.9% (±14.5 points)	Not measurably different
Tennessee Township	3.6 mi	21.2% (±13.5 points)	Not measurably different
Chalmers Township	3.7 mi	19.4% (±14.1 points)	Not measurably different
Emmet Township	6.5 mi	7.4% (±5.0 points)	Lower
Macomb	6.8 mi	50.6% (±3.9 points)	Higher
Macomb City Township	6.8 mi	50.6% (±3.9 points)	Higher
Hire Township	6.8 mi	4.3% (±7.0 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Emmet Township, IL (7.4%), Hire Township, IL (4.3%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Macomb, IL (50.6%), Macomb City Township, IL (50.6%).

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

Households that rent across McDonough County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
7	Colchester	25.6% (±11.0 points)
8	Tennessee	21.9% (±14.5 points)
9	Tennessee Township	21.2% (±13.5 points)
10	Good Hope	20.4% (±8.4 points)
11	Sciota Township	19.8% (±7.6 points)
12	Chalmers Township	19.4% (±14.1 points)
13	Colchester Township	18.5% (±8.5 points)
14	Industry	17.3% (±18.9 points)
15	Blandinsville Township	17.1% (±7.7 points)
16	Sciota	16.7% (±22.3 points)
17	Scotland Township	14.7% (±17.2 points)
18 (tie)	Prairie City	14.0% (±10.3 points)
18 (tie)	Macomb Township	14.0% (±10.7 points)

Showing 13 of 29 places in McDonough 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 Colchester Township

How many renters are there in Colchester Township?

Colchester Township has an estimated 136 (±71) renting households, 18.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Colchester Township?

In Colchester Township, the share of households that rent went from 18.5% in 2015–2019 to 18.5% in 2020–2024 (0.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Colchester Township?

A renting household in Colchester Township has 1.5 people on average, against 2.3 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Colchester Township?

The median renting household in Colchester Township, IL has an income of $21,707 (±$6,361) a year, against $68,807 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 Colchester township, McDonough County, Illinois (county subdivision:15391, in state:17 county:109).

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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