How many renters in Du Quoin, IL pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

Name: Rent burden in Du Quoin, IL, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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49.3% (±16.1 points) of renting households in Du Quoin, IL spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

43.2% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 29.6% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 49.3% (±16.1 points)
Paying 35% or more: 43.2% (±14.3 points)
Median share of income: 29.6% (±9.6 points)

Rent as a share of income in Du Quoin

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Du Quoin	Perry County	Illinois	United States
Less than 15%	24.1% (±12.6 points)	18.8%	14.4%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	6.1% (±5.6 points)	12.4%	13.4%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	12.4% (±11.7 points)	13.5%	13.1%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	8.0% (±6.7 points)	5.9%	11.2%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	6.1% (±7.4 points)	10.7%	8.9%	9.2%
35% or more	43.2% (±14.3 points)	38.6%	39.0%	41.9%

Households whose income could not be measured against their rent (for example, those reporting no income) are left out of these shares, as the Census Bureau leaves them out.

Du Quoin against Perry County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Du Quoin	Perry County	Illinois	United States
Paying 30% or more	49.3% (±16.1 points)	49.3% (±14.0 points)	47.9% (±0.4 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	43.2% (±14.3 points)	38.6% (±11.1 points)	39.0% (±0.4 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	29.6% (±9.6 points)	29.4% (±7.5 points)	29.1% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$31,518 (±$19,551)	$32,585 (±$5,366)	$50,420 (±$471)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$719 (±$75)	$728 (±$45)	$1,274 (±$5)	$1,413

In Du Quoin, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Perry County (49.3%).

It is not measurably different from Illinois (47.9%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (51.1%).

In Perry County, Du Quoin ranks 5 of 6 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 810 of 2,503.

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

Renters paying 30% or more of income in places near Du Quoin

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Du Quoin
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Du Quoin	—	49.3% (±16.1 points)	—
St. Johns	2.3 mi	21.0% (±23.5 points)	Not measurably different
Dowell	4.3 mi	0.0% (±141.4 points)	Not measurably different
Elkville	6.4 mi	79.1% (±28.7 points)	Not measurably different
Elk Township	6.7 mi	53.3% (±23.1 points)	Not measurably different
Tyrone Township	7.7 mi	58.9% (±27.2 points)	Not measurably different
Pinckneyville	7.8 mi	63.8% (±50.0 points)	Not measurably different
Vergennes Township	8.1 mi	30.7% (±25.7 points)	Not measurably different
Vergennes	9.0 mi	34.7% (±28.1 points)	Not measurably different

None of the nearby places differs measurably from this one on this figure.

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

Renters paying 30% or more of income across Perry County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Willisville	79.4% (±59.4 points)
2	Cutler	68.2% (±77.2 points)
3	Pinckneyville	63.8% (±50.0 points)
4	Tamaroa	51.6% (±36.8 points)
5	Du Quoin	49.3% (±16.1 points)
6	St. Johns	21.0% (±23.5 points)

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Du Quoin

Are renters in Du Quoin rent-burdened?

49.3% of renting households in Du Quoin pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What share of income do renters in Du Quoin spend on rent?

The median renting household in Du Quoin, IL spends 29.6% (±9.6 points) of its household income on gross rent.

Sources

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DP04_0136E, DP04_0136M, DP04_0137PE, DP04_0137PM, DP04_0138PE, DP04_0138PM, DP04_0139PE, DP04_0139PM, DP04_0140PE, DP04_0140PM, DP04_0141PE, DP04_0141PM, DP04_0142PE, DP04_0142PM, B25071_001E, B25071_001M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M

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