What percentage of people rent in Kansas Township (Edgar County), IL?

Name: Renters and owners in Kansas Township (Edgar County), IL, 2020–2024
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24.2% (±8.7 points) of the occupied homes in Kansas Township (Edgar County), IL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 102 renting households against 319 that own their home.

In Kansas Township (Edgar County), the share of households that rent went from 28.5% in 2015–2019 to 24.2% in 2020–2024 (−4.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 24.2% (±8.7 points)
Renting households: 102 (±44)
Median renter income: $47,273 (±$12,380)

Who rents and who owns in Kansas Township (Edgar County)

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Kansas Township (Edgar County)	Edgar County	Illinois	United States
Renter-occupied share	24.2% (±8.7 points)	27.3% (±3.1 points)	32.9% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	102 (±44)	2,068 (±237)	1,657,539 (±10,322)	45,017,354
Owning households	319 (±62)	5,499 (±262)	3,378,910 (±14,728)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.7 (±0.6)	2.2 (±0.2)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.7 (±0.4)	2.1 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$47,273 (±$12,380)	$47,736 (±$11,529)	$50,420 (±$471)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$83,875 (±$12,899)	$70,318 (±$7,626)	$103,505 (±$377)	$100,009

In Kansas Township (Edgar County), the renter share is not measurably different from Edgar County (27.3%).

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

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

In Edgar County, Kansas Township (Edgar County) ranks 9 of 23 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 891 of 2,751.

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

How renting in Kansas Township (Edgar County) 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	28.5% (±7.2 points)	24.2% (±8.7 points)	−4.3 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$326 (±$43)	$726 (±$61)	+122.7%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$35,234 (±$4,722)	$69,904 (±$18,496)	+98.4%	Up 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 Kansas Township (Edgar County)

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Kansas Township (Edgar County)
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Kansas Township (Edgar County)	—	24.2% (±8.7 points)	—
Kansas	0.9 mi	25.4% (±9.8 points)	Not measurably different
Ashmore	5.1 mi	21.5% (±10.0 points)	Not measurably different
Grandview Township	5.4 mi	13.5% (±10.8 points)	Not measurably different
Westfield Township (Clark County)	6.3 mi	2.4% (±2.7 points)	Lower
Ashmore Township	6.3 mi	15.8% (±6.8 points)	Not measurably different
Westfield	7.3 mi	3.0% (±3.5 points)	Lower
Redmon	7.6 mi	21.7% (±14.3 points)	Not measurably different
East Oakland Township	7.8 mi	22.3% (±9.4 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Westfield Township (Clark County), IL (2.4%), Westfield, IL (3.0%).

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

Households that rent across Edgar County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
3	Paris	35.3% (±5.3 points)
4	Paris Township	33.1% (±4.7 points)
5	Metcalf	32.4% (±32.5 points)
6	Young America Township	28.8% (±9.5 points)
7	Hume	27.8% (±12.8 points)
8	Kansas	25.4% (±9.8 points)
9	Kansas Township (Edgar County)	24.2% (±8.7 points)
10	Buck Township	22.1% (±12.9 points)
11	Redmon	21.7% (±14.3 points)
12	Vermilion	19.8% (±15.0 points)
13	Edgar Township	18.1% (±12.4 points)
14	Stratton Township	18.0% (±14.0 points)
15	Grandview Township	13.5% (±10.8 points)

Showing 13 of 23 places in Edgar 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 Kansas Township (Edgar County)

How many renters are there in Kansas Township (Edgar County)?

Kansas Township (Edgar County) has an estimated 102 (±44) renting households, 24.2% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Kansas Township (Edgar County)?

In Kansas Township (Edgar County), the share of households that rent went from 28.5% in 2015–2019 to 24.2% in 2020–2024 (−4.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Kansas Township (Edgar County)?

A renting household in Kansas Township (Edgar County) has 2.7 people on average, against 2.7 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Kansas Township (Edgar County)?

The median renting household in Kansas Township (Edgar County), IL has an income of $47,273 (±$12,380) a year, against $83,875 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 Kansas township, Edgar County, Illinois (county subdivision:38999, in state:17 county:045).

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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