What percentage of people rent in Farmer City, IL?

Name: Renters and owners in Farmer City, IL, 2020–2024
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14.2% (±6.5 points) of the occupied homes in Farmer City, IL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 108 renting households against 655 that own their home.

In Farmer City, the share of households that rent went from 21.0% in 2015–2019 to 14.2% in 2020–2024 (−6.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 14.2% (±6.5 points)
Renting households: 108 (±56)

Who rents and who owns in Farmer City

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Farmer City	De Witt County	Illinois	United States
Renter-occupied share	14.2% (±6.5 points)	21.5% (±3.0 points)	32.9% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	108 (±56)	1,416 (±210)	1,657,539 (±10,322)	45,017,354
Owning households	655 (±110)	5,179 (±224)	3,378,910 (±14,728)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.8 (±0.6)	2.1 (±0.3)	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	—	$50,817 (±$14,272)	$50,420 (±$471)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$77,083 (±$19,268)	$81,177 (±$7,825)	$103,505 (±$377)	$100,009

In Farmer City, the renter share is lower than in De Witt County (21.5%).

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

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

In De Witt County, Farmer City ranks 8 of 20 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 1776 of 2,751.

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

How renting in Farmer City 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	21.0% (±7.4 points)	14.2% (±6.5 points)	−6.8 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$950 (±$78)	$468 (±$103)	−50.7%	Down after inflation
Median household income	$58,400 (±$14,020)	$67,067 (±$15,827)	+14.8%	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 Farmer City

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Farmer City
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Farmer City	—	14.2% (±6.5 points)	—
Santa Anna Township	1.0 mi	14.3% (±5.9 points)	Not measurably different
Blue Ridge Township	5.4 mi	15.4% (±7.2 points)	Not measurably different
West Township (McLean County)	6.0 mi	9.3% (±13.5 points)	Not measurably different
Rutledge Township	6.1 mi	0.0% (±40.1 points)	Not measurably different
Mansfield	7.4 mi	19.0% (±9.4 points)	Not measurably different
Empire Township	8.2 mi	20.5% (±6.0 points)	Not measurably different
De Witt Township	8.4 mi	13.6% (±11.6 points)	Not measurably different
De Land	8.7 mi	19.4% (±12.7 points)	Not measurably different

None of the nearby places differs measurably from this one on this figure.

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

Households that rent across De Witt County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
2	Clintonia Township	32.2% (±5.8 points)
3	Barnett Township	32.1% (±28.8 points)
4	Creek Township	31.0% (±32.4 points)
5	Wilson Township	20.5% (±27.4 points)
6 (tie)	Santa Anna Township	14.3% (±5.9 points)
6 (tie)	Wapella Township	14.3% (±11.4 points)
8	Farmer City	14.2% (±6.5 points)
9	De Witt Township	13.6% (±11.6 points)
10	De Witt	12.3% (±16.8 points)
11	Weldon	11.8% (±7.0 points)
12	Nixon Township	10.7% (±6.2 points)
13	Wapella	10.3% (±6.9 points)
14	Kenney	8.7% (±6.7 points)

Showing 13 of 20 places in De Witt 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 Farmer City

How many renters are there in Farmer City?

Farmer City has an estimated 108 (±56) renting households, 14.2% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Farmer City?

In Farmer City, the share of households that rent went from 21.0% in 2015–2019 to 14.2% in 2020–2024 (−6.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Farmer City?

A renting household in Farmer City has 1.8 people on average, against 2.5 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 Farmer City city, Illinois (place:25414, 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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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.