What percentage of people rent in Garrett Township, IL?

Name: Renters and owners in Garrett Township, IL, 2020–2024
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23.3% (±9.5 points) of the occupied homes in Garrett Township, IL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 125 renting households against 411 that own their home.

In Garrett Township, the share of households that rent went from 15.4% in 2015–2019 to 23.3% in 2020–2024 (+7.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 23.3% (±9.5 points)
Renting households: 125 (±56)
Median renter income: $31,050 (±$24,959)

Who rents and who owns in Garrett Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Garrett Township	Douglas County	Illinois	United States
Renter-occupied share	23.3% (±9.5 points)	23.1% (±3.0 points)	32.9% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	125 (±56)	1,794 (±237)	1,657,539 (±10,322)	45,017,354
Owning households	411 (±88)	5,971 (±263)	3,378,910 (±14,728)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.6 (±0.4)	2.4 (±0.2)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.0 (±0.3)	2.6 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$31,050 (±$24,959)	$43,207 (±$9,167)	$50,420 (±$471)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$84,375 (±$29,870)	$84,810 (±$4,027)	$103,505 (±$377)	$100,009

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

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

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

In Douglas County, Garrett Township ranks 8 of 17 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 960 of 2,751.

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

How renting in Garrett 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	15.4% (±7.4 points)	23.3% (±9.5 points)	+7.9 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$579 (±$115)	$742 (±$92)	+28.2%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$55,833 (±$12,289)	$69,643 (±$11,921)	+24.7%	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 Garrett Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Garrett Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Garrett Township	—	23.3% (±9.5 points)	—
Garrett	2.1 mi	14.1% (±18.1 points)	Not measurably different
Atwood	3.2 mi	23.0% (±10.0 points)	Not measurably different
Unity Township	6.2 mi	18.4% (±7.1 points)	Not measurably different
Tuscola Township	7.2 mi	24.9% (±7.5 points)	Not measurably different
Sadorus Township	7.3 mi	7.6% (±5.1 points)	Lower
Tuscola	7.6 mi	27.3% (±8.0 points)	Not measurably different
Arthur	8.3 mi	29.6% (±7.5 points)	Not measurably different
Lowe Township	8.4 mi	26.5% (±9.4 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Sadorus Township, IL (7.6%).

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

Households that rent across Douglas County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
2	Arcola Township	28.5% (±6.6 points)
3 (tie)	Tuscola	27.3% (±8.0 points)
3 (tie)	Bourbon Township	27.3% (±7.0 points)
5	Villa Grove	26.8% (±7.2 points)
6	Arcola	25.3% (±7.5 points)
7	Tuscola Township	24.9% (±7.5 points)
8	Garrett Township	23.3% (±9.5 points)
9	Camargo Township	21.0% (±5.6 points)
10	Camargo	19.9% (±12.5 points)
11	Hindsboro	17.4% (±13.2 points)
12	Garrett	14.1% (±18.1 points)
13	Bowdre Township	13.2% (±8.8 points)
14	Newman Township	12.4% (±5.7 points)

Showing 13 of 17 places in Douglas 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 Garrett Township

How many renters are there in Garrett Township?

Garrett Township has an estimated 125 (±56) renting households, 23.3% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Garrett Township?

In Garrett Township, the share of households that rent went from 15.4% in 2015–2019 to 23.3% in 2020–2024 (+7.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Garrett Township?

A renting household in Garrett Township has 1.6 people on average, against 2.0 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Garrett Township?

The median renting household in Garrett Township, IL has an income of $31,050 (±$24,959) a year, against $84,375 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 Garrett township, Douglas County, Illinois (county subdivision:28755, in state:17 county:041).

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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