What percentage of people rent in Glen Carbon, IL?

Name: Renters and owners in Glen Carbon, IL, 2020–2024
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30.8% (±5.2 points) of the occupied homes in Glen Carbon, IL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,799 renting households against 4,037 that own their home.

In Glen Carbon, the share of households that rent went from 26.7% in 2015–2019 to 30.8% in 2020–2024 (+4.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 30.8% (±5.2 points)
Renting households: 1,799 (±337)
Median renter income: $69,464 (±$23,156)

Who rents and who owns in Glen Carbon

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Glen Carbon	Madison County	Illinois	United States
Renter-occupied share	30.8% (±5.2 points)	25.8% (±1.1 points)	32.9% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,799 (±337)	28,418 (±1,213)	1,657,539 (±10,322)	45,017,354
Owning households	4,037 (±320)	81,716 (±1,370)	3,378,910 (±14,728)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.6 (±0.2)	2.1 (±0.1)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.7 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$69,464 (±$23,156)	$43,643 (±$2,759)	$50,420 (±$471)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$127,478 (±$19,553)	$90,381 (±$1,899)	$103,505 (±$377)	$100,009

In Glen Carbon, the renter share is not measurably different from Madison County (25.8%).

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

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

In Madison County, Glen Carbon ranks 13 of 53 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 481 of 2,751.

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

How renting in Glen Carbon 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	26.7% (±3.8 points)	30.8% (±5.2 points)	+4.1 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$990 (±$95)	$1,097 (±$87)	+10.8%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$89,236 (±$11,465)	$97,168 (±$11,182)	+8.9%	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 Glen Carbon

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Glen Carbon
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Glen Carbon	—	30.8% (±5.2 points)	—
Edwardsville Township	2.2 mi	32.6% (±3.4 points)	Not measurably different
Maryville	2.2 mi	14.4% (±4.5 points)	Lower
Edwardsville	2.3 mi	33.4% (±4.1 points)	Not measurably different
Collinsville Township	4.0 mi	27.3% (±3.0 points)	Not measurably different
Pontoon Beach	5.0 mi	30.4% (±7.7 points)	Not measurably different
Troy	5.3 mi	26.4% (±5.0 points)	Not measurably different
Mitchell	5.3 mi	1.0% (±1.8 points)	Lower
South Roxana	5.5 mi	32.5% (±8.5 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Maryville, IL (14.4%), Mitchell, IL (1.0%).

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

Households that rent across Madison County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
7	Collinsville	34.0% (±4.0 points)
8	Edwardsville	33.4% (±4.1 points)
9	Wood River	33.2% (±4.8 points)
10	Edwardsville Township	32.6% (±3.4 points)
11	South Roxana	32.5% (±8.5 points)
12	Williamson	32.1% (±15.8 points)
13	Glen Carbon	30.8% (±5.2 points)
14	Pontoon Beach	30.4% (±7.7 points)
15	Granite City Township	28.4% (±3.1 points)
16	Livingston	28.2% (±9.3 points)
17	Granite City	27.4% (±3.0 points)
18 (tie)	Highland	27.3% (±5.5 points)
18 (tie)	Roxana	27.3% (±7.3 points)

Showing 13 of 53 places in Madison 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 Glen Carbon

How many renters are there in Glen Carbon?

Glen Carbon has an estimated 1,799 (±337) renting households, 30.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Glen Carbon?

In Glen Carbon, the share of households that rent went from 26.7% in 2015–2019 to 30.8% in 2020–2024 (+4.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Glen Carbon?

A renting household in Glen Carbon has 1.6 people on average, against 2.7 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Glen Carbon?

The median renting household in Glen Carbon, IL has an income of $69,464 (±$23,156) a year, against $127,478 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 Glen Carbon village, Illinois (place:29639, 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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