What percentage of people rent in Gillespie Township, IL?

Name: Renters and owners in Gillespie Township, IL, 2020–2024
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27.3% (±7.9 points) of the occupied homes in Gillespie Township, IL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 375 renting households against 999 that own their home.

In Gillespie Township, the share of households that rent went from 30.6% in 2015–2019 to 27.3% in 2020–2024 (−3.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 27.3% (±7.9 points)
Renting households: 375 (±116)
Median renter income: $77,532 (±$67,380)

Who rents and who owns in Gillespie Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Gillespie Township	Macoupin County	Illinois	United States
Renter-occupied share	27.3% (±7.9 points)	21.5% (±2.1 points)	32.9% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	375 (±116)	3,780 (±390)	1,657,539 (±10,322)	45,017,354
Owning households	999 (±134)	13,796 (±405)	3,378,910 (±14,728)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.4 (±0.5)	2.2 (±0.2)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.6 (±0.2)	2.5 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$77,532 (±$67,380)	$36,612 (±$4,589)	$50,420 (±$471)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$89,950 (±$14,323)	$81,347 (±$3,782)	$103,505 (±$377)	$100,009

In Gillespie Township, the renter share is not measurably different from Macoupin County (21.5%).

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

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

In Macoupin County, Gillespie Township ranks 12 of 53 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 680 of 2,751.

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

How renting in Gillespie 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	30.6% (±6.4 points)	27.3% (±7.9 points)	−3.3 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$676 (±$124)	$772 (±$74)	+14.2%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$41,731 (±$3,383)	$80,833 (±$11,992)	+93.7%	Up 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 Gillespie Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Gillespie Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Gillespie Township	—	27.3% (±7.9 points)	—
Gillespie	2.7 mi	27.4% (±9.4 points)	Not measurably different
East Gillespie	2.8 mi	14.0% (±9.5 points)	Lower
Mount Clare	3.1 mi	19.8% (±9.6 points)	Not measurably different
Dorchester	3.6 mi	0.0% (±41.8 points)	Not measurably different
Benld	4.4 mi	31.4% (±8.1 points)	Not measurably different
Wilsonville	4.6 mi	34.2% (±14.8 points)	Not measurably different
Sawyerville	4.9 mi	3.4% (±4.2 points)	Lower
Eagarville	5.0 mi	3.8% (±6.2 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: East Gillespie, IL (14.0%), Sawyerville, IL (3.4%), Eagarville, IL (3.8%).

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

Households that rent across Macoupin County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
6	Virden	33.2% (±8.4 points)
7	Carlinville Township	32.4% (±5.4 points)
8	Benld	31.4% (±8.1 points)
9	Virden Township	29.1% (±7.7 points)
10 (tie)	Gillespie	27.4% (±9.4 points)
10 (tie)	Mount Olive	27.4% (±11.2 points)
12	Gillespie Township	27.3% (±7.9 points)
13	Hillyard Township	27.0% (±16.8 points)
14	Staunton	25.1% (±8.1 points)
15	Cahokia Township	22.1% (±5.3 points)
16	Hettick	21.4% (±18.9 points)
17	Shaws Point Township	21.2% (±21.0 points)
18 (tie)	Bunker Hill Township	21.1% (±5.9 points)

Showing 13 of 53 places in Macoupin 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 Gillespie Township

How many renters are there in Gillespie Township?

Gillespie Township has an estimated 375 (±116) renting households, 27.3% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Gillespie Township?

In Gillespie Township, the share of households that rent went from 30.6% in 2015–2019 to 27.3% in 2020–2024 (−3.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Gillespie Township?

A renting household in Gillespie Township has 2.4 people on average, against 2.6 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Gillespie Township?

The median renting household in Gillespie Township, IL has an income of $77,532 (±$67,380) a year, against $89,950 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 Gillespie township, Macoupin County, Illinois (county subdivision:29249, in state:17 county:117).

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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