What percentage of people rent in Dry Point Township, IL?

Name: Renters and owners in Dry Point Township, IL, 2020–2024
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22.6% (±9.0 points) of the occupied homes in Dry Point Township, IL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 87 renting households against 298 that own their home.

In Dry Point Township, the share of households that rent went from 24.9% in 2015–2019 to 22.6% in 2020–2024 (−2.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 22.6% (±9.0 points)
Renting households: 87 (±41)

Who rents and who owns in Dry Point Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Dry Point Township	Shelby County	Illinois	United States
Renter-occupied share	22.6% (±9.0 points)	21.6% (±2.3 points)	32.9% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	87 (±41)	1,923 (±217)	1,657,539 (±10,322)	45,017,354
Owning households	298 (±66)	6,995 (±255)	3,378,910 (±14,728)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.2 (±0.7)	2.0 (±0.2)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.4)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$48,854 (±$9,432)	$50,420 (±$471)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$85,000 (±$18,964)	$82,830 (±$6,152)	$103,505 (±$377)	$100,009

In Dry Point Township, the renter share is not measurably different from Shelby County (21.6%).

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

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

In Shelby County, Dry Point Township ranks 10 of 35 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 1016 of 2,751.

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

How renting in Dry Point 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	24.9% (±9.2 points)	22.6% (±9.0 points)	−2.3 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$674 (±$180)	$720 (±$321)	+6.8%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$38,333 (±$9,091)	$77,875 (±$13,878)	+103.2%	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 Dry Point Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Dry Point Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Dry Point Township	—	22.6% (±9.0 points)	—
Cowden	0.3 mi	36.1% (±12.7 points)	Not measurably different
Lakewood Township	4.5 mi	7.9% (±10.8 points)	Lower
Beecher City	5.7 mi	47.9% (±11.0 points)	Higher
Bowling Green Township	5.7 mi	10.0% (±12.4 points)	Not measurably different
Herrick Township	5.9 mi	11.1% (±8.1 points)	Not measurably different
Holland Township	6.0 mi	0.0% (±19.1 points)	Lower
Cold Spring Township	6.8 mi	18.0% (±20.1 points)	Not measurably different
Herrick	6.8 mi	16.4% (±10.3 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Lakewood Township, IL (7.9%), Holland Township, IL (0.0%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Beecher City, IL (47.9%).

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

Households that rent across Shelby County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
4	Rose Township	38.4% (±13.4 points)
5	Cowden	36.1% (±12.7 points)
6	Shelbyville Township	32.8% (±8.1 points)
7	Moweaqua Township	30.2% (±6.4 points)
8	Moweaqua	28.3% (±6.9 points)
9	Flat Branch Township	24.2% (±15.0 points)
10	Dry Point Township	22.6% (±9.0 points)
11 (tie)	Stewardson	19.4% (±8.4 points)
11 (tie)	Windsor (Shelby County)	19.4% (±7.1 points)
13	Cold Spring Township	18.0% (±20.1 points)
14	Herrick	16.4% (±10.3 points)
15 (tie)	Sigel	16.0% (±8.9 points)
15 (tie)	Tower Hill	16.0% (±9.2 points)

Showing 13 of 35 places in Shelby 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 Dry Point Township

How many renters are there in Dry Point Township?

Dry Point Township has an estimated 87 (±41) renting households, 22.6% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Dry Point Township?

In Dry Point Township, the share of households that rent went from 24.9% in 2015–2019 to 22.6% in 2020–2024 (−2.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Dry Point Township?

A renting household in Dry Point Township has 2.2 people on average, against 2.4 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 Dry Point township, Shelby County, Illinois (county subdivision:20851, in state:17 county:173).

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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