What percentage of people rent in Fairview Heights, IL?

Name: Renters and owners in Fairview Heights, IL, 2020–2024
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30.4% (±4.4 points) of the occupied homes in Fairview Heights, IL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 2,197 renting households against 5,024 that own their home.

In Fairview Heights, the share of households that rent went from 34.8% in 2015–2019 to 30.4% in 2020–2024 (−4.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 30.4% (±4.4 points)
Renting households: 2,197 (±366)
Median renter income: $70,128 (±$24,274)

Who rents and who owns in Fairview Heights

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Fairview Heights	St. Clair County	Illinois	United States
Renter-occupied share	30.4% (±4.4 points)	31.6% (±1.2 points)	32.9% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	2,197 (±366)	31,823 (±1,353)	1,657,539 (±10,322)	45,017,354
Owning households	5,024 (±431)	69,023 (±1,189)	3,378,910 (±14,728)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.2 (±0.3)	2.2 (±0.1)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$70,128 (±$24,274)	$44,921 (±$3,316)	$50,420 (±$471)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$84,534 (±$10,879)	$90,696 (±$2,570)	$103,505 (±$377)	$100,009

In Fairview Heights, the renter share is not measurably different from St. Clair County (31.6%).

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

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

In St. Clair County, Fairview Heights ranks 17 of 46 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 502 of 2,751.

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

How renting in Fairview Heights 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	34.8% (±3.5 points)	30.4% (±4.4 points)	−4.4 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$997 (±$55)	$1,174 (±$145)	+17.8%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$64,495 (±$6,393)	$80,930 (±$7,908)	+25.5%	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 Fairview Heights

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Fairview Heights
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Fairview Heights	—	30.4% (±4.4 points)	—
Caseyville Township	2.3 mi	31.1% (±2.8 points)	Not measurably different
Caseyville	2.8 mi	30.0% (±8.4 points)	Not measurably different
Swansea	3.2 mi	26.6% (±4.6 points)	Not measurably different
St. Clair Township	4.4 mi	29.8% (±2.8 points)	Not measurably different
Canteen Township	4.8 mi	20.3% (±6.3 points)	Lower
O'Fallon	4.8 mi	29.8% (±3.3 points)	Not measurably different
Washington Park	5.3 mi	14.6% (±10.3 points)	Lower
Belleville	5.5 mi	39.9% (±3.3 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Canteen Township, IL (20.3%), Washington Park, IL (14.6%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Belleville, IL (39.9%).

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

Households that rent across St. Clair County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
11	Lenzburg Township	38.7% (±18.1 points)
12	Shiloh	36.8% (±5.3 points)
13	Lenzburg	36.4% (±11.5 points)
14	Dupo	34.6% (±10.9 points)
15	Lebanon Township	32.1% (±11.0 points)
16	Caseyville Township	31.1% (±2.8 points)
17	Fairview Heights	30.4% (±4.4 points)
18	Mascoutah	30.3% (±5.5 points)
19	Caseyville	30.0% (±8.4 points)
20 (tie)	O'Fallon	29.8% (±3.3 points)
20 (tie)	St. Clair Township	29.8% (±2.8 points)
22	Mascoutah Township	29.3% (±5.2 points)
23	East Carondelet	29.0% (±14.7 points)

Showing 13 of 46 places in St. Clair 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 Fairview Heights

How many renters are there in Fairview Heights?

Fairview Heights has an estimated 2,197 (±366) renting households, 30.4% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Fairview Heights?

In Fairview Heights, the share of households that rent went from 34.8% in 2015–2019 to 30.4% in 2020–2024 (−4.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Fairview Heights?

A renting household in Fairview Heights has 2.2 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Fairview Heights?

The median renting household in Fairview Heights, IL has an income of $70,128 (±$24,274) a year, against $84,534 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 Fairview Heights city, Illinois (place:25141, 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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