What percentage of people rent in Knoxville, IL?

Name: Renters and owners in Knoxville, IL, 2020–2024
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15.9% (±4.7 points) of the occupied homes in Knoxville, IL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 216 renting households against 1,141 that own their home.

In Knoxville, the share of households that rent went from 21.8% in 2015–2019 to 15.9% in 2020–2024 (−5.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 15.9% (±4.7 points)
Renting households: 216 (±66)
Median renter income: $23,214 (±$6,214)

Who rents and who owns in Knoxville

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Knoxville	Knox County	Illinois	United States
Renter-occupied share	15.9% (±4.7 points)	29.2% (±1.9 points)	32.9% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	216 (±66)	6,120 (±424)	1,657,539 (±10,322)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,141 (±122)	14,852 (±496)	3,378,910 (±14,728)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.5 (±0.4)	2.0 (±0.1)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.2)	2.2 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$23,214 (±$6,214)	$33,454 (±$3,818)	$50,420 (±$471)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$92,903 (±$8,723)	$71,626 (±$2,682)	$103,505 (±$377)	$100,009

In Knoxville, the renter share is lower than in Knox County (29.2%).

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

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

In Knox County, Knoxville ranks 19 of 35 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 1602 of 2,751.

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

How renting in Knoxville 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	21.8% (±5.7 points)	15.9% (±4.7 points)	−5.9 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$649 (±$78)	$623 (±$97)	−4.0%	Down after inflation
Median household income	$57,350 (±$5,735)	$82,863 (±$21,555)	+44.5%	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 Knoxville

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Knoxville
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Knoxville	—	15.9% (±4.7 points)	—
Knox Township	1.9 mi	14.5% (±3.9 points)	Not measurably different
East Galesburg	2.8 mi	16.4% (±9.9 points)	Not measurably different
Orange Township (Knox County)	4.5 mi	13.7% (±13.8 points)	Not measurably different
Galesburg	5.6 mi	37.8% (±2.9 points)	Higher
Galesburg City Township	5.6 mi	37.8% (±2.9 points)	Higher
Galesburg Township	6.6 mi	3.6% (±5.8 points)	Lower
Cedar Township	6.7 mi	22.2% (±8.7 points)	Not measurably different
Persifer Township	7.2 mi	1.7% (±1.7 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Galesburg Township, IL (3.6%), Persifer Township, IL (1.7%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Galesburg, IL (37.8%), Galesburg City Township, IL (37.8%).

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

Households that rent across Knox County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
13	Salem Township (Knox County)	20.2% (±9.6 points)
14	Oneida	19.4% (±8.0 points)
15	Elba Township	18.2% (±19.2 points)
16	Rio Township	17.1% (±10.5 points)
17	East Galesburg	16.4% (±9.9 points)
18	Chestnut Township	16.3% (±17.9 points)
19	Knoxville	15.9% (±4.7 points)
20 (tie)	Yates City	14.5% (±8.9 points)
20 (tie)	Knox Township	14.5% (±3.9 points)
22	Ontario Township	14.0% (±6.5 points)
23	Orange Township (Knox County)	13.7% (±13.8 points)
24	St. Augustine	12.7% (±13.0 points)
25	Victoria	11.7% (±9.2 points)

Showing 13 of 35 places in Knox 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 Knoxville

How many renters are there in Knoxville?

Knoxville has an estimated 216 (±66) renting households, 15.9% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Knoxville?

In Knoxville, the share of households that rent went from 21.8% in 2015–2019 to 15.9% in 2020–2024 (−5.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Knoxville?

A renting household in Knoxville has 1.5 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Knoxville?

The median renting household in Knoxville, IL has an income of $23,214 (±$6,214) a year, against $92,903 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 Knoxville city, Illinois (place:40416, 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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