What percentage of people rent in Harter Township, IL?

Name: Renters and owners in Harter Township, IL, 2020–2024
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20.3% (±7.4 points) of the occupied homes in Harter Township, IL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 509 renting households against 1,993 that own their home.

In Harter Township, the share of households that rent went from 31.5% in 2015–2019 to 20.3% in 2020–2024 (−11.2 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 20.3% (±7.4 points)
Renting households: 509 (±187)
Median renter income: $54,163 (±$12,194)

Who rents and who owns in Harter Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Harter Township	Clay County	Illinois	United States
Renter-occupied share	20.3% (±7.4 points)	20.7% (±4.2 points)	32.9% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	509 (±187)	1,100 (±231)	1,657,539 (±10,322)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,993 (±240)	4,211 (±270)	3,378,910 (±14,728)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.2 (±0.5)	2.3 (±0.3)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.3 (±0.2)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$54,163 (±$12,194)	$43,750 (±$8,930)	$50,420 (±$471)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$47,569 (±$18,006)	$70,350 (±$8,080)	$103,505 (±$377)	$100,009

In Harter Township, the renter share is not measurably different from Clay County (20.7%).

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

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

In Clay County, Harter Township ranks 8 of 18 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 1214 of 2,751.

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

How renting in Harter 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	31.5% (±7.4 points)	20.3% (±7.4 points)	−11.2 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$604 (±$40)	$739 (±$38)	+22.4%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$48,891 (±$2,878)	$53,000 (±$10,635)	+8.4%	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 Harter Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Harter Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Harter Township	—	20.3% (±7.4 points)	—
Flora	3.4 mi	23.8% (±8.6 points)	Not measurably different
Xenia	6.1 mi	19.3% (±10.9 points)	Not measurably different
Stanford Township	6.4 mi	7.6% (±8.4 points)	Lower
Songer Township	6.7 mi	15.5% (±20.5 points)	Not measurably different
Louisville	6.8 mi	44.9% (±12.8 points)	Higher
Keith Township	6.9 mi	19.9% (±21.6 points)	Not measurably different
Xenia Township	6.9 mi	17.6% (±9.4 points)	Not measurably different
Louisville Township	7.5 mi	37.7% (±10.5 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Stanford Township, IL (7.6%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Louisville, IL (44.9%), Louisville Township, IL (37.7%).

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

Households that rent across Clay County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
2	Louisville Township	37.7% (±10.5 points)
3	Oskaloosa Township	34.0% (±20.4 points)
4	Bible Grove Township	25.8% (±26.9 points)
5	Clay City	24.5% (±10.7 points)
6	Flora	23.8% (±8.6 points)
7	Clay City Township	21.5% (±10.6 points)
8	Harter Township	20.3% (±7.4 points)
9	Xenia	19.3% (±10.9 points)
10	Xenia Township	17.6% (±9.4 points)
11	Iola	16.7% (±19.0 points)
12	Songer Township	15.5% (±20.5 points)
13	Larkinsburg Township	11.6% (±10.1 points)
14	Blair Township	7.7% (±11.3 points)

Showing 13 of 18 places in Clay 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 Harter Township

How many renters are there in Harter Township?

Harter Township has an estimated 509 (±187) renting households, 20.3% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Harter Township?

In Harter Township, the share of households that rent went from 31.5% in 2015–2019 to 20.3% in 2020–2024 (−11.2 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Harter Township?

A renting household in Harter Township has 2.2 people on average, against 2.3 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Harter Township?

The median renting household in Harter Township, IL has an income of $54,163 (±$12,194) a year, against $47,569 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 Harter township, Clay County, Illinois (county subdivision:33266, in state:17 county:025).

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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