What percentage of people rent in Delavan Township, IL?

Name: Renters and owners in Delavan Township, IL, 2020–2024
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25.3% (±7.2 points) of the occupied homes in Delavan Township, IL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 194 renting households against 574 that own their home.

In Delavan Township, the share of households that rent went from 22.2% in 2015–2019 to 25.3% in 2020–2024 (+3.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 25.3% (±7.2 points)
Renting households: 194 (±58)
Median renter income: $45,227 (±$16,741)

Who rents and who owns in Delavan Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Delavan Township	Tazewell County	Illinois	United States
Renter-occupied share	25.3% (±7.2 points)	21.6% (±1.4 points)	32.9% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	194 (±58)	11,702 (±764)	1,657,539 (±10,322)	45,017,354
Owning households	574 (±98)	42,349 (±788)	3,378,910 (±14,728)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.9 (±0.5)	1.9 (±0.1)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.6 (±0.3)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$45,227 (±$16,741)	$42,033 (±$3,248)	$50,420 (±$471)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$74,815 (±$10,221)	$90,876 (±$2,982)	$103,505 (±$377)	$100,009

In Delavan Township, the renter share is not measurably different from Tazewell County (21.6%).

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

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

In Tazewell County, Delavan Township ranks 10 of 36 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 809 of 2,751.

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

How renting in Delavan 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	22.2% (±5.0 points)	25.3% (±7.2 points)	+3.1 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$743 (±$59)	$885 (±$116)	+19.1%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$58,111 (±$5,161)	$67,250 (±$13,749)	+15.7%	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 Delavan Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Delavan Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Delavan Township	—	25.3% (±7.2 points)	—
Delavan	0.7 mi	24.7% (±7.7 points)	Not measurably different
San Jose	5.0 mi	16.9% (±9.6 points)	Not measurably different
Dillon Township	5.3 mi	3.1% (±4.4 points)	Lower
Emden	5.3 mi	29.1% (±13.2 points)	Not measurably different
Boynton Township	5.8 mi	14.1% (±13.0 points)	Not measurably different
Malone Township	6.1 mi	37.1% (±37.9 points)	Not measurably different
Green Valley	6.1 mi	34.2% (±13.4 points)	Not measurably different
Prairie Creek Township	6.3 mi	14.6% (±12.6 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Dillon Township, IL (3.1%).

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

Households that rent across Tazewell County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
4	Tremont	32.1% (±8.9 points)
5	Pekin	31.6% (±2.9 points)
6	Mackinaw	30.1% (±7.4 points)
7	Pekin Township	28.8% (±2.9 points)
8	Cincinnati Township (Tazewell County)	27.2% (±4.7 points)
9	Sand Prairie Township	26.8% (±10.5 points)
10	Delavan Township	25.3% (±7.2 points)
11	Fondulac Township	25.1% (±4.1 points)
12	Delavan	24.7% (±7.7 points)
13	East Peoria	24.3% (±3.6 points)
14	Deer Creek	22.5% (±8.2 points)
15	Tremont Township	22.4% (±9.1 points)
16	Creve Coeur	20.4% (±8.3 points)

Showing 13 of 36 places in Tazewell 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 Delavan Township

How many renters are there in Delavan Township?

Delavan Township has an estimated 194 (±58) renting households, 25.3% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Delavan Township?

In Delavan Township, the share of households that rent went from 22.2% in 2015–2019 to 25.3% in 2020–2024 (+3.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Delavan Township?

A renting household in Delavan Township has 1.9 people on average, against 2.6 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Delavan Township?

The median renting household in Delavan Township, IL has an income of $45,227 (±$16,741) a year, against $74,815 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 Delavan township, Tazewell County, Illinois (county subdivision:19239, in state:17 county:179).

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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