What percentage of people rent in El Paso, IL?

Name: Renters and owners in El Paso, IL, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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24.3% (±6.9 points) of the occupied homes in El Paso, IL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 262 renting households against 816 that own their home.

In El Paso, the share of households that rent went from 26.1% in 2015–2019 to 24.3% in 2020–2024 (−1.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 24.3% (±6.9 points)
Renting households: 262 (±86)
Median renter income: $31,719 (±$10,307)

Who rents and who owns in El Paso

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	El Paso	Woodford County	Illinois	United States
Renter-occupied share	24.3% (±6.9 points)	14.3% (±1.8 points)	32.9% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	262 (±86)	2,106 (±277)	1,657,539 (±10,322)	45,017,354
Owning households	816 (±100)	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	2.7 (±0.4)	2.6 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$31,719 (±$10,307)	$36,875 (±$17,054)	$50,420 (±$471)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$87,024 (±$11,291)	$101,320 (±$3,912)	$103,505 (±$377)	$100,009

In El Paso, 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 ranks 7 of 32 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 880 of 2,751.

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

How renting in El Paso 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	26.1% (±6.3 points)	24.3% (±6.9 points)	−1.8 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$763 (±$52)	$881 (±$149)	+15.5%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$58,688 (±$13,574)	$75,625 (±$9,243)	+28.9%	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

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with El Paso
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
El Paso	—	24.3% (±6.9 points)	—
El Paso Township	2.6 mi	21.4% (±5.9 points)	Not measurably different
Panola	2.9 mi	0.0% (±71.2 points)	Not measurably different
Panola Township	4.2 mi	21.1% (±31.5 points)	Not measurably different
Kappa	4.5 mi	14.5% (±11.9 points)	Not measurably different
Greene Township (Woodford County)	5.6 mi	18.9% (±24.1 points)	Not measurably different
Palestine Township	5.9 mi	10.8% (±9.7 points)	Lower
Secor	6.1 mi	14.9% (±10.1 points)	Not measurably different
Gridley Township	6.9 mi	24.5% (±6.8 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Palestine Township, IL (10.8%).

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
1	Spring Bay	34.0% (±11.3 points)
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)

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

How many renters are there in El Paso?

El Paso has an estimated 262 (±86) renting households, 24.3% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in El Paso?

In El Paso, the share of households that rent went from 26.1% in 2015–2019 to 24.3% in 2020–2024 (−1.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in El Paso?

A renting household in El Paso has 2.1 people on average, against 2.7 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in El Paso?

The median renting household in El Paso, IL has an income of $31,719 (±$10,307) a year, against $87,024 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 city, Illinois (place:23737, in state:17).

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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