How many renters in Granite City Township, IL pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

Name: Rent burden in Granite City Township, IL, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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41.2% (±9.2 points) of renting households in Granite City Township, IL spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

35.4% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 26.9% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 41.2% (±9.2 points)
Paying 35% or more: 35.4% (±8.4 points)
Median share of income: 26.9% (±3.1 points)

Rent as a share of income in Granite City Township

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Granite City Township	Madison County	Illinois	United States
Less than 15%	17.8% (±7.4 points)	16.3%	14.4%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	16.5% (±6.6 points)	14.9%	13.4%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	10.6% (±5.7 points)	11.0%	13.1%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	13.9% (±6.0 points)	11.1%	11.2%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	5.8% (±3.8 points)	8.8%	8.9%	9.2%
35% or more	35.4% (±8.4 points)	37.8%	39.0%	41.9%

Households whose income could not be measured against their rent (for example, those reporting no income) are left out of these shares, as the Census Bureau leaves them out.

Granite City Township against Madison County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Granite City Township	Madison County	Illinois	United States
Paying 30% or more	41.2% (±9.2 points)	46.6% (±3.1 points)	47.9% (±0.4 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	35.4% (±8.4 points)	37.8% (±2.6 points)	39.0% (±0.4 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	26.9% (±3.1 points)	28.5% (±1.3 points)	29.1% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$37,578 (±$7,069)	$43,643 (±$2,759)	$50,420 (±$471)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$819 (±$96)	$1,024 (±$23)	$1,274 (±$5)	$1,413

In Granite City Township, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Madison County (46.6%).

It is not measurably different from Illinois (47.9%).

It is lower than the national figure (51.1%).

In Madison County, Granite City Township ranks 37 of 53 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 1205 of 2,503.

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

Renters paying 30% or more of income in places near Granite City Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Granite City Township
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Granite City Township	—	41.2% (±9.2 points)	—
Granite City	1.1 mi	42.9% (±9.4 points)	Not measurably different
Venice Township	2.3 mi	63.7% (±12.7 points)	Higher
Madison	2.3 mi	46.4% (±19.0 points)	Not measurably different
Nameoki Township	2.6 mi	48.9% (±14.5 points)	Not measurably different
Pontoon Beach	3.5 mi	48.0% (±16.2 points)	Not measurably different
Venice	3.6 mi	63.5% (±17.0 points)	Higher
Mitchell	4.3 mi	0.0% (±141.4 points)	Not measurably different
Stites Township	4.6 mi	45.0% (±25.4 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Venice Township, IL (63.7%), Venice, IL (63.5%).

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

Renters paying 30% or more of income across Madison County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
31	Livingston	43.6% (±22.9 points)
32	Chouteau Township	43.5% (±14.7 points)
33	South Roxana	43.3% (±23.2 points)
34	Granite City	42.9% (±9.4 points)
35	Collinsville Township	42.2% (±7.3 points)
36	Helvetia Township	42.1% (±16.0 points)
37	Granite City Township	41.2% (±9.2 points)
38	Glen Carbon	40.4% (±12.3 points)
39	Olive Township	40.2% (±20.0 points)
40	New Douglas	40.0% (±79.0 points)
41	Alhambra Township	34.4% (±19.0 points)
42	Roxana	33.5% (±15.8 points)
43	Hamel	32.6% (±24.3 points)

Showing 13 of 53 places in Madison County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Granite City Township

Are renters in Granite City Township rent-burdened?

41.2% of renting households in Granite City Township pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What share of income do renters in Granite City Township spend on rent?

The median renting household in Granite City Township, IL spends 26.9% (±3.1 points) of its household income on gross rent.

Sources

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DP04_0136E, DP04_0136M, DP04_0137PE, DP04_0137PM, DP04_0138PE, DP04_0138PM, DP04_0139PE, DP04_0139PM, DP04_0140PE, DP04_0140PM, DP04_0141PE, DP04_0141PM, DP04_0142PE, DP04_0142PM, B25071_001E, B25071_001M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M

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