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

Name: Renters and owners in Grand Tower Township, IL, 2020–2024
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32.9% (±14.0 points) of the occupied homes in Grand Tower Township, IL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 82 renting households against 167 that own their home.

In Grand Tower Township, the share of households that rent went from 32.1% in 2015–2019 to 32.9% in 2020–2024 (+0.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 32.9% (±14.0 points)
Renting households: 82 (±40)

Who rents and who owns in Grand Tower Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Grand Tower Township	Jackson County	Illinois	United States
Renter-occupied share	32.9% (±14.0 points)	50.0% (±2.2 points)	32.9% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	82 (±40)	11,481 (±667)	1,657,539 (±10,322)	45,017,354
Owning households	167 (±58)	11,474 (±454)	3,378,910 (±14,728)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.8 (±0.5)	1.9 (±0.1)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.5)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$29,731 (±$2,800)	$50,420 (±$471)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$42,250 (±$21,131)	$75,814 (±$6,346)	$103,505 (±$377)	$100,009

In Grand Tower Township, the renter share is lower than in Jackson County (50.0%).

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

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

In Jackson County, Grand Tower Township ranks 10 of 27 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 379 of 2,751.

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

How renting in Grand Tower 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	32.1% (±10.1 points)	32.9% (±14.0 points)	+0.8 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$541 (±$138)	$682 (±$70)	+26.1%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$44,412 (±$6,056)	$36,458 (±$21,162)	−17.9%	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 Grand Tower Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Grand Tower Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Grand Tower Township	—	32.9% (±14.0 points)	—
Grand Tower	1.9 mi	41.9% (±15.0 points)	Not measurably different
Gorham	4.7 mi	14.7% (±12.0 points)	Not measurably different
Sand Ridge Township	5.6 mi	24.3% (±19.1 points)	Not measurably different
Altenburg	6.3 mi	11.4% (±6.2 points)	Lower
Pomona Township	6.4 mi	15.5% (±12.2 points)	Not measurably different
Frohna	8.1 mi	15.6% (±11.1 points)	Not measurably different
Fountain Bluff Township	8.2 mi	0.0% (±40.8 points)	Not measurably different
Alto Pass	9.9 mi	12.3% (±9.0 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Altenburg, MO (11.4%), Alto Pass, IL (12.3%).

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

Households that rent across Jackson County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
4	De Soto	52.6% (±7.9 points)
5	Murphysboro	50.2% (±7.3 points)
6	De Soto Township	47.8% (±7.0 points)
7	Grand Tower	41.9% (±15.0 points)
8	Murphysboro Township	40.6% (±6.0 points)
9	Vergennes	37.7% (±17.1 points)
10	Grand Tower Township	32.9% (±14.0 points)
11	Makanda Township	30.9% (±6.2 points)
12	Elkville	29.4% (±10.0 points)
13	Somerset Township	25.3% (±10.5 points)
14	Sand Ridge Township	24.3% (±19.1 points)
15	Elk Township	24.2% (±7.4 points)
16	Vergennes Township	21.1% (±10.3 points)

Showing 13 of 27 places in Jackson 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 Tower Township

How many renters are there in Grand Tower Township?

Grand Tower Township has an estimated 82 (±40) renting households, 32.9% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Grand Tower Township?

In Grand Tower Township, the share of households that rent went from 32.1% in 2015–2019 to 32.9% in 2020–2024 (+0.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Grand Tower Township?

A renting household in Grand Tower Township has 2.8 people on average, against 2.4 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 Tower township, Jackson County, Illinois (county subdivision:30783, in state:17 county:077).

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.