What percentage of people rent in Grand Prairie Township, IL?

Name: Renters and owners in Grand Prairie Township, IL, 2020–2024
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16.5% (±6.9 points) of the occupied homes in Grand Prairie Township, IL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 64 renting households against 325 that own their home.

In Grand Prairie Township, the share of households that rent went from 12.2% in 2015–2019 to 16.5% in 2020–2024 (+4.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 16.5% (±6.9 points)
Renting households: 64 (±30)

Who rents and who owns in Grand Prairie Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Grand Prairie Township	Jefferson County	Illinois	United States
Renter-occupied share	16.5% (±6.9 points)	28.3% (±1.7 points)	32.9% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	64 (±30)	4,197 (±271)	1,657,539 (±10,322)	45,017,354
Owning households	325 (±52)	10,623 (±280)	3,378,910 (±14,728)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.8 (±0.6)	1.9 (±0.1)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.3)	2.6 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$38,918 (±$4,271)	$50,420 (±$471)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$86,607 (±$19,818)	$74,939 (±$3,111)	$103,505 (±$377)	$100,009

In Grand Prairie Township, the renter share is lower than in Jefferson County (28.3%).

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

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

In Jefferson County, Grand Prairie Township ranks 16 of 25 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 1563 of 2,751.

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

How renting in Grand Prairie 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	12.2% (±6.4 points)	16.5% (±6.9 points)	+4.3 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$831 (±$98)	$914 (±$79)	+10.0%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$69,375 (±$9,789)	$85,893 (±$24,967)	+23.8%	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 Grand Prairie Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Grand Prairie Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Grand Prairie Township	—	16.5% (±6.9 points)	—
Irvington	3.8 mi	16.1% (±6.5 points)	Not measurably different
Walnut Hill	4.1 mi	15.7% (±16.8 points)	Not measurably different
Wamac	5.2 mi	29.8% (±10.2 points)	Higher
Centralia Township	5.8 mi	31.2% (±3.3 points)	Higher
Irvington Township	6.0 mi	15.2% (±4.7 points)	Not measurably different
Richview	6.2 mi	3.1% (±4.6 points)	Lower
Casner Township	6.2 mi	11.5% (±8.4 points)	Not measurably different
Rome Township	6.3 mi	22.5% (±6.3 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Richview, IL (3.1%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Wamac, IL (29.8%), Centralia Township, IL (31.2%).

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

Households that rent across Jefferson County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
10	Rome Township	22.5% (±6.3 points)
11	Spring Garden Township	22.0% (±5.8 points)
12	Bonnie	20.7% (±10.1 points)
13	Pendleton Township	20.2% (±7.1 points)
14	Webber Township	19.2% (±9.2 points)
15	Woodlawn	16.9% (±7.1 points)
16	Grand Prairie Township	16.5% (±6.9 points)
17	Dodds Township	15.1% (±5.1 points)
18	Moores Prairie Township	13.4% (±15.1 points)
19	McClellan Township	13.3% (±6.1 points)
20	Field Township	12.9% (±6.9 points)
21	Elk Prairie Township	11.6% (±6.0 points)
22	Casner Township	11.5% (±8.4 points)

Showing 13 of 25 places in Jefferson 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 Grand Prairie Township

How many renters are there in Grand Prairie Township?

Grand Prairie Township has an estimated 64 (±30) renting households, 16.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Grand Prairie Township?

In Grand Prairie Township, the share of households that rent went from 12.2% in 2015–2019 to 16.5% in 2020–2024 (+4.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Grand Prairie Township?

A renting household in Grand Prairie Township has 2.8 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 Grand Prairie township, Jefferson County, Illinois (county subdivision:30731, in state:17 county:081).

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.