What percentage of people rent in Hamel, IL?

Name: Renters and owners in Hamel, IL, 2020–2024
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24.0% (±9.7 points) of the occupied homes in Hamel, IL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 99 renting households against 314 that own their home.

In Hamel, the share of households that rent went from 21.4% in 2015–2019 to 24.0% in 2020–2024 (+2.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 24.0% (±9.7 points)
Renting households: 99 (±46)
Median renter income: $49,732 (±$4,443)

Who rents and who owns in Hamel

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Hamel	Madison County	Illinois	United States
Renter-occupied share	24.0% (±9.7 points)	25.8% (±1.1 points)	32.9% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	99 (±46)	28,418 (±1,213)	1,657,539 (±10,322)	45,017,354
Owning households	314 (±83)	81,716 (±1,370)	3,378,910 (±14,728)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.2 (±1.0)	2.1 (±0.1)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.9 (±0.3)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$49,732 (±$4,443)	$43,643 (±$2,759)	$50,420 (±$471)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$123,571 (±$15,052)	$90,381 (±$1,899)	$103,505 (±$377)	$100,009

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

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

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

In Madison County, Hamel ranks 23 of 53 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 904 of 2,751.

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

How renting in Hamel 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	21.4% (±9.1 points)	24.0% (±9.7 points)	+2.6 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$915 (±$277)	$954 (±$257)	+4.3%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$70,338 (±$5,641)	$109,464 (±$24,398)	+55.6%	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 Hamel

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Hamel
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Hamel	—	24.0% (±9.7 points)	—
Hamel Township	2.1 mi	11.1% (±4.8 points)	Lower
Worden	2.7 mi	8.9% (±5.2 points)	Lower
Alhambra Township	4.5 mi	20.5% (±9.1 points)	Not measurably different
Omphghent Township	4.9 mi	4.5% (±2.8 points)	Lower
Alhambra	5.5 mi	23.2% (±10.0 points)	Not measurably different
Holiday Shores	5.9 mi	18.0% (±14.1 points)	Not measurably different
Livingston	6.6 mi	28.2% (±9.3 points)	Not measurably different
Olive Township	6.7 mi	18.7% (±5.4 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Hamel Township, IL (11.1%), Worden, IL (8.9%), Omphghent Township, IL (4.5%).

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
17	Granite City	27.4% (±3.0 points)
18 (tie)	Highland	27.3% (±5.5 points)
18 (tie)	Roxana	27.3% (±7.3 points)
18 (tie)	Collinsville Township	27.3% (±3.0 points)
21	Troy	26.4% (±5.0 points)
22	Wood River Township	25.2% (±3.2 points)
23	Hamel	24.0% (±9.7 points)
24	Helvetia Township	23.8% (±6.1 points)
25	Nameoki Township	23.6% (±5.1 points)
26	Alhambra	23.2% (±10.0 points)
27	Fort Russell Township	22.0% (±5.1 points)
28	Marine	21.7% (±7.2 points)
29	Alhambra Township	20.5% (±9.1 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 Hamel

How many renters are there in Hamel?

Hamel has an estimated 99 (±46) renting households, 24.0% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Hamel?

In Hamel, the share of households that rent went from 21.4% in 2015–2019 to 24.0% in 2020–2024 (+2.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Hamel?

A renting household in Hamel has 2.2 people on average, against 2.9 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Hamel?

The median renting household in Hamel, IL has an income of $49,732 (±$4,443) a year, against $123,571 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 Hamel village, Illinois (place:32408, 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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