What is the median rent in Empire Township, IL?

Name: Median rent in Empire Township, IL, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Empire Township, IL is $837 (±$37) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 322 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Empire Township, the median gross rent went from $601 in 2015–2019 to $837 in 2020–2024 (+39.3%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose faster than prices: a measurable increase after inflation.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $837 (±$37)
Rented homes: 322 (±94)
$2,000 or more: 1.2%
Since 2015–2019: +39.3%

How much rent costs in Empire Township

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Empire Township	McLean County	Illinois	United States
Less than $500	9.6% (±8.3 points)	7.6%	7.0%	6.3%
$500 to $999	65.2% (±14.6 points)	41.6%	23.5%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	22.7% (±11.9 points)	34.5%	32.6%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	1.2% (±2.1 points)	10.7%	18.7%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	0.0% (±11.0 points)	3.1%	9.6%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	0.0% (±11.0 points)	0.8%	4.1%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	1.2% (±1.9 points)	1.7%	4.4%	6.8%

The most common range is $500 to $999, paid by 65.2% of renting households.

1.2% of rented homes in Empire Township cost $2,000 or more a month.

Empire Township against McLean County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Empire Township	McLean County	Illinois	United States
Median gross rent	$837 (±$37)	$1,009 (±$30)	$1,274 (±$5)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	322 (±94)	23,735 (±1,003)	1,587,238 (±10,609)	42,849,984

In Empire Township, median gross rent is lower than in McLean County ($1,009).

It is also lower than in Illinois ($1,274).

It is lower than the national figure ($1,413).

In McLean County, Empire Township ranks 35 of 41 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 1271 of 2,063.

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

How rent in Empire 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
Median gross rent	$601 (±$68)	$837 (±$37)	+39.3%	Up after inflation
Households that rent	18.0% (±4.9 points)	20.5% (±6.0 points)	+2.5 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	17.7% (±14.2 points)	0.0% (±10.5 points)	−17.7 percentage points	Measurable decrease

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.

Median gross rent in places near Empire Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Empire Township
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Empire Township	—	$837 (±$37)	—
Le Roy	0.9 mi	$830 (±$68)	Not measurably different
Downs Township	6.7 mi	$1,308 (±$186)	Higher
Farmer City	8.2 mi	$468 (±$103)	Lower
Santa Anna Township	8.6 mi	$492 (±$316)	Lower
Downs	8.7 mi	$1,258 (±$231)	Higher
Arrowsmith Township	9.2 mi	$1,113 (±$60)	Higher
Old Town Township	9.6 mi	$637 (±$514)	Not measurably different
Arrowsmith	9.7 mi	$975 (±$173)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Farmer City, IL ($468), Santa Anna Township, IL ($492).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Downs Township, IL ($1,308), Downs, IL ($1,258), Arrowsmith Township, IL ($1,113).

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

Median gross rent across McLean County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
29	Randolph Township	$914 (±$262)
30	Martin Township (McLean County)	$903 (±$131)
31	Chenoa	$876 (±$287)
32	Colfax	$875 (±$145)
33 (tie)	Bellflower	$869 (±$35)
33 (tie)	Bellflower Township	$869 (±$35)
35	Empire Township	$837 (±$37)
36	Le Roy	$830 (±$68)
37 (tie)	Gridley	$808 (±$131)
37 (tie)	Gridley Township	$808 (±$131)
39	Hudson Township	$780 (±$260)
40	Lexington	$728 (±$60)
41	Old Town Township	$637 (±$514)

Showing 13 of 41 places in McLean 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 Empire Township

What is the average rent in Empire Township, IL?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Empire Township is $837 (±$37) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.

How much has rent gone up in Empire Township?

In Empire Township, the median gross rent went from $601 in 2015–2019 to $837 in 2020–2024 (+39.3%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose faster than prices: a measurable increase after inflation.

How many rentals in Empire Township cost more than $2,000 a month?

1.2% of rented homes in Empire Township have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 9.6% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Empire Township higher than in McLean County?

In Empire Township, median gross rent is lower than in McLean County ($1,009).

It is also lower than in Illinois ($1,274).

It is lower than the national figure ($1,413).

Is this the rent for an apartment listed today?

No: these are rents households reported paying across 2020–2024, not asking rents for vacant homes, which usually run higher.

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) for Empire township, McLean County, Illinois (county subdivision:24140, in state:17 county:113).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B25064_001E, B25064_001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0005E, DP04_0005M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP04_0126E, DP04_0126M, DP04_0127PE, DP04_0127PM, DP04_0128PE, DP04_0128PM, DP04_0129PE, DP04_0129PM, DP04_0130PE, DP04_0130PM, DP04_0131PE, DP04_0131PM, DP04_0132PE, DP04_0132PM, DP04_0133PE, DP04_0133PM

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.