What percentage of people rent in Erie Township, IL?

Name: Renters and owners in Erie Township, IL, 2020–2024
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24.9% (±11.9 points) of the occupied homes in Erie Township, IL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 223 renting households against 671 that own their home.

In Erie Township, the share of households that rent went from 16.6% in 2015–2019 to 24.9% in 2020–2024 (+8.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 24.9% (±11.9 points)
Renting households: 223 (±126)

Who rents and who owns in Erie Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Erie Township	Whiteside County	Illinois	United States
Renter-occupied share	24.9% (±11.9 points)	23.1% (±1.8 points)	32.9% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	223 (±126)	5,334 (±448)	1,657,539 (±10,322)	45,017,354
Owning households	671 (±129)	17,786 (±452)	3,378,910 (±14,728)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.1 (±0.3)	2.1 (±0.1)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.2 (±0.3)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$36,779 (±$4,046)	$50,420 (±$471)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$82,768 (±$25,809)	$80,000 (±$3,818)	$103,505 (±$377)	$100,009

In Erie Township, the renter share is not measurably different from Whiteside County (23.1%).

It is not measurably different from Illinois (32.9%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (34.8%).

In Whiteside County, Erie Township ranks 7 of 33 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 835 of 2,751.

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

How renting in Erie 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	16.6% (±5.3 points)	24.9% (±11.9 points)	+8.3 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$610 (±$56)	$800 (±$179)	+31.1%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$60,074 (±$17,982)	$82,426 (±$26,864)	+37.2%	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 Erie Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Erie Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Erie Township	—	24.9% (±11.9 points)	—
Erie	2.4 mi	24.4% (±13.6 points)	Not measurably different
Hillsdale	3.7 mi	13.9% (±8.4 points)	Not measurably different
Portland Township	4.1 mi	0.0% (±21.5 points)	Lower
Canoe Creek Township	4.1 mi	23.3% (±10.8 points)	Not measurably different
Newton Township	4.6 mi	0.0% (±21.5 points)	Lower
Fenton Township	6.3 mi	12.4% (±10.9 points)	Not measurably different
Coe Township	7.1 mi	2.7% (±3.0 points)	Lower
Phenix Township	8.2 mi	1.3% (±1.9 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Portland Township, IL (0.0%), Newton Township, IL (0.0%), Coe Township, IL (2.7%).

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

Households that rent across Whiteside County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Sterling	34.9% (±4.0 points)
2	Rock Falls	32.6% (±5.6 points)
3	Sterling Township	31.6% (±3.6 points)
4	Coloma Township	28.5% (±4.6 points)
5	Prophetstown	25.3% (±7.4 points)
6	Prophetstown Township	25.1% (±6.8 points)
7	Erie Township	24.9% (±11.9 points)
8	Erie	24.4% (±13.6 points)
9	Fulton Township	23.6% (±9.4 points)
10	Fulton	22.9% (±10.5 points)
11	Morrison	21.9% (±6.5 points)
12	Mount Pleasant Township	21.1% (±5.6 points)
13	Coleta	17.3% (±14.0 points)

Showing 13 of 33 places in Whiteside 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 Erie Township

How many renters are there in Erie Township?

Erie Township has an estimated 223 (±126) renting households, 24.9% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Erie Township?

In Erie Township, the share of households that rent went from 16.6% in 2015–2019 to 24.9% in 2020–2024 (+8.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Erie Township?

A renting household in Erie Township has 2.1 people on average, against 2.2 in an owned 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 Erie township, Whiteside County, Illinois (county subdivision:24387, in state:17 county:195).

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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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.