What percentage of people rent in El Paso Township, IL?

Name: Renters and owners in El Paso Township, IL, 2020–2024
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21.4% (±5.9 points) of the occupied homes in El Paso Township, IL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 278 renting households against 1,019 that own their home.

In El Paso Township, the share of households that rent went from 24.6% in 2015–2019 to 21.4% in 2020–2024 (−3.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 21.4% (±5.9 points)
Renting households: 278 (±87)
Median renter income: $31,719 (±$10,248)

Who rents and who owns in El Paso Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	El Paso Township	Woodford County	Illinois	United States
Renter-occupied share	21.4% (±5.9 points)	14.3% (±1.8 points)	32.9% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	278 (±87)	2,106 (±277)	1,657,539 (±10,322)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,019 (±112)	12,579 (±301)	3,378,910 (±14,728)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.1 (±0.5)	2.0 (±0.2)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.6 (±0.3)	2.6 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$31,719 (±$10,248)	$36,875 (±$17,054)	$50,420 (±$471)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$92,463 (±$7,807)	$101,320 (±$3,912)	$103,505 (±$377)	$100,009

In El Paso Township, the renter share is higher than in Woodford County (14.3%).

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

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

In Woodford County, El Paso Township ranks 8 of 32 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 1120 of 2,751.

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

How renting in El Paso 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	24.6% (±5.7 points)	21.4% (±5.9 points)	−3.2 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$783 (±$60)	$888 (±$135)	+13.4%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$72,574 (±$9,347)	$82,740 (±$13,726)	+14.0%	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 El Paso Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with El Paso Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
El Paso Township	—	21.4% (±5.9 points)	—
Kappa	2.0 mi	14.5% (±11.9 points)	Not measurably different
El Paso	2.6 mi	24.3% (±6.9 points)	Not measurably different
Palestine Township	5.0 mi	10.8% (±9.7 points)	Not measurably different
Panola	5.5 mi	0.0% (±71.2 points)	Not measurably different
Hudson Township	5.6 mi	3.7% (±2.9 points)	Lower
Kansas Township (Woodford County)	6.6 mi	0.0% (±22.9 points)	Not measurably different
Panola Township	6.6 mi	21.1% (±31.5 points)	Not measurably different
Secor	6.7 mi	14.9% (±10.1 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Hudson Township, IL (3.7%).

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

Households that rent across Woodford County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
2	Bay View Gardens	28.6% (±13.1 points)
3	Eureka	28.4% (±7.8 points)
4 (tie)	Minonk Township	27.9% (±8.3 points)
4 (tie)	Olio Township	27.9% (±8.1 points)
6	Minonk	27.0% (±8.4 points)
7	El Paso	24.3% (±6.9 points)
8	El Paso Township	21.4% (±5.9 points)
9	Panola Township	21.1% (±31.5 points)
10	Congerville	20.9% (±8.8 points)
11	Greene Township (Woodford County)	18.9% (±24.1 points)
12	Washburn	16.3% (±6.8 points)
13	Roanoke	15.7% (±7.6 points)
14	Roanoke Township	15.2% (±7.0 points)

Showing 13 of 32 places in Woodford 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 El Paso Township

How many renters are there in El Paso Township?

El Paso Township has an estimated 278 (±87) renting households, 21.4% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in El Paso Township?

In El Paso Township, the share of households that rent went from 24.6% in 2015–2019 to 21.4% in 2020–2024 (−3.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in El Paso Township?

A renting household in El Paso Township has 2.1 people on average, against 2.6 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in El Paso Township?

The median renting household in El Paso Township, IL has an income of $31,719 (±$10,248) a year, against $92,463 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 El Paso township, Woodford County, Illinois (county subdivision:23750, in state:17 county:203).

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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