What percentage of people rent in Elwood Township, IL?

Name: Renters and owners in Elwood Township, IL, 2020–2024
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23.5% (±8.6 points) of the occupied homes in Elwood Township, IL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 119 renting households against 387 that own their home.

In Elwood Township, the share of households that rent went from 31.3% in 2015–2019 to 23.5% in 2020–2024 (−7.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 23.5% (±8.6 points)
Renting households: 119 (±50)
Median renter income: $39,875 (±$14,658)

Who rents and who owns in Elwood Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Elwood Township	Vermilion County	Illinois	United States
Renter-occupied share	23.5% (±8.6 points)	29.8% (±1.9 points)	32.9% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	119 (±50)	8,955 (±586)	1,657,539 (±10,322)	45,017,354
Owning households	387 (±87)	21,129 (±605)	3,378,910 (±14,728)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.5 (±0.7)	2.2 (±0.1)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.3)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$39,875 (±$14,658)	$32,465 (±$3,456)	$50,420 (±$471)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$64,063 (±$12,199)	$74,375 (±$3,099)	$103,505 (±$377)	$100,009

In Elwood Township, the renter share is not measurably different from Vermilion County (29.8%).

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

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

In Vermilion County, Elwood Township ranks 18 of 40 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 944 of 2,751.

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

How renting in Elwood 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	31.3% (±7.5 points)	23.5% (±8.6 points)	−7.8 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$699 (±$40)	$771 (±$184)	+10.3%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$44,423 (±$9,608)	$54,375 (±$8,974)	+22.4%	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 Elwood Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Elwood Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Elwood Township	—	23.5% (±8.6 points)	—
Ridge Farm	1.5 mi	30.1% (±10.7 points)	Not measurably different
Love Township	2.7 mi	0.0% (±37.8 points)	Not measurably different
Georgetown	4.6 mi	25.7% (±9.1 points)	Not measurably different
Indianola	5.9 mi	10.8% (±10.9 points)	Not measurably different
Prairie Township (Edgar County)	6.0 mi	0.0% (±33.9 points)	Not measurably different
Carroll Township	6.1 mi	8.6% (±6.6 points)	Lower
Georgetown Township	6.4 mi	25.2% (±6.2 points)	Not measurably different
Ross Township (Edgar County)	6.6 mi	36.3% (±11.0 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Carroll Township, IL (8.6%).

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

Households that rent across Vermilion County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
11 (tie)	South Ross Township	26.4% (±11.2 points)
13	Allerton	26.3% (±12.4 points)
14	Georgetown	25.7% (±9.1 points)
15	Georgetown Township	25.2% (±6.2 points)
16	Tilton	24.8% (±9.3 points)
17	Potomac	24.0% (±10.3 points)
18	Elwood Township	23.5% (±8.6 points)
19	Butler Township	22.4% (±12.1 points)
20	Oakwood	22.3% (±7.4 points)
21	Jamaica Township	21.9% (±31.2 points)
22	Catlin	21.2% (±7.2 points)
23	Fairmount	20.6% (±9.9 points)
24	Oakwood Township	20.2% (±5.8 points)

Showing 13 of 40 places in Vermilion 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 Elwood Township

How many renters are there in Elwood Township?

Elwood Township has an estimated 119 (±50) renting households, 23.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Elwood Township?

In Elwood Township, the share of households that rent went from 31.3% in 2015–2019 to 23.5% in 2020–2024 (−7.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Elwood Township?

A renting household in Elwood Township has 2.5 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Elwood Township?

The median renting household in Elwood Township, IL has an income of $39,875 (±$14,658) a year, against $64,063 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 Elwood township, Vermilion County, Illinois (county subdivision:23932, in state:17 county:183).

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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