What percentage of people rent in Dallas City Township, IL?

Name: Renters and owners in Dallas City Township, IL, 2020–2024
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20.3% (±9.3 points) of the occupied homes in Dallas City Township, IL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 86 renting households against 337 that own their home.

In Dallas City Township, the share of households that rent went from 23.3% in 2015–2019 to 20.3% in 2020–2024 (−3.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 20.3% (±9.3 points)
Renting households: 86 (±43)

Who rents and who owns in Dallas City Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Dallas City Township	Hancock County	Illinois	United States
Renter-occupied share	20.3% (±9.3 points)	18.7% (±2.0 points)	32.9% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	86 (±43)	1,422 (±159)	1,657,539 (±10,322)	45,017,354
Owning households	337 (±82)	6,191 (±199)	3,378,910 (±14,728)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.5 (±0.5)	2.0 (±0.2)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	1.9 (±0.2)	2.3 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$42,019 (±$11,558)	$50,420 (±$471)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$66,417 (±$10,425)	$72,421 (±$5,243)	$103,505 (±$377)	$100,009

In Dallas City Township, the renter share is not measurably different from Hancock County (18.7%).

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

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

In Hancock County, Dallas City Township ranks 9 of 39 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 1217 of 2,751.

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

How renting in Dallas City 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	23.3% (±8.6 points)	20.3% (±9.3 points)	−3.0 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$585 (±$103)	$878 (±$211)	+50.1%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$34,886 (±$16,352)	$63,542 (±$9,524)	+82.1%	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 Dallas City Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Dallas City Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Dallas City Township	—	20.3% (±9.3 points)	—
Pontoosuc Township	2.7 mi	1.6% (±2.7 points)	Lower
Dallas City	3.1 mi	19.0% (±7.8 points)	Not measurably different
Pontoosuc	3.3 mi	4.0% (±6.7 points)	Lower
Durham Township	5.2 mi	12.5% (±13.4 points)	Not measurably different
Rock Creek Township	6.0 mi	8.8% (±9.7 points)	Not measurably different
Appanoose Township	6.9 mi	5.7% (±7.3 points)	Lower
Lomax Township	7.5 mi	23.7% (±9.6 points)	Not measurably different
Pilot Grove Township	7.7 mi	0.0% (±34.7 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Pontoosuc Township, IL (1.6%), Pontoosuc, IL (4.0%), Appanoose Township, IL (5.7%).

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

Households that rent across Hancock County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
3	Hamilton	32.8% (±9.5 points)
4	Montebello Township	27.9% (±7.9 points)
5	Carthage	27.4% (±7.2 points)
6	Elvaston	24.7% (±20.6 points)
7	Carthage Township	23.0% (±5.9 points)
8	Basco	21.9% (±26.0 points)
9	Dallas City Township	20.3% (±9.3 points)
10	Augusta Township	19.7% (±11.1 points)
11 (tie)	Warsaw	19.5% (±6.3 points)
11 (tie)	La Harpe Township	19.5% (±9.1 points)
11 (tie)	Warsaw Township	19.5% (±6.3 points)
14	Dallas City	19.0% (±7.8 points)
15	Bowen	18.4% (±7.9 points)

Showing 13 of 39 places in Hancock 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 Dallas City Township

How many renters are there in Dallas City Township?

Dallas City Township has an estimated 86 (±43) renting households, 20.3% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Dallas City Township?

In Dallas City Township, the share of households that rent went from 23.3% in 2015–2019 to 20.3% in 2020–2024 (−3.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Dallas City Township?

A renting household in Dallas City Township has 2.5 people on average, against 1.9 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 Dallas City township, Hancock County, Illinois (county subdivision:18433, in state:17 county:067).

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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