What percentage of people rent in Lamard Township, IL?

Name: Renters and owners in Lamard Township, IL, 2020–2024
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16.7% (±6.8 points) of the occupied homes in Lamard Township, IL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 100 renting households against 499 that own their home.

In Lamard Township, the share of households that rent went from 33.8% in 2015–2019 to 16.7% in 2020–2024 (−17.1 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 16.7% (±6.8 points)
Renting households: 100 (±50)
Median renter income: $38,500 (±$34,012)

Who rents and who owns in Lamard Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Lamard Township	Wayne County	Illinois	United States
Renter-occupied share	16.7% (±6.8 points)	21.6% (±3.3 points)	32.9% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	100 (±50)	1,484 (±236)	1,657,539 (±10,322)	45,017,354
Owning households	499 (±74)	5,382 (±254)	3,378,910 (±14,728)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.5 (±0.5)	2.1 (±0.2)	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	$38,500 (±$34,012)	$26,314 (±$2,485)	$50,420 (±$471)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$75,568 (±$15,346)	$65,360 (±$4,287)	$103,505 (±$377)	$100,009

In Lamard Township, the renter share is not measurably different from Wayne County (21.6%).

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

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

In Wayne County, Lamard Township ranks 15 of 29 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 1546 of 2,751.

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

How renting in Lamard 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	33.8% (±6.8 points)	16.7% (±6.8 points)	−17.1 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$590 (±$87)	$623 (±$143)	+5.6%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$44,177 (±$2,939)	$69,471 (±$9,417)	+57.3%	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 Lamard Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Lamard Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Lamard Township	—	16.7% (±6.8 points)	—
Jeffersonville	0.8 mi	28.3% (±12.8 points)	Not measurably different
Fairfield	4.4 mi	32.4% (±5.9 points)	Higher
Cisne	5.6 mi	25.1% (±12.8 points)	Not measurably different
Jasper Township	5.9 mi	4.9% (±3.7 points)	Lower
Bedford Township	6.0 mi	21.2% (±9.4 points)	Not measurably different
Berry Township	6.1 mi	0.0% (±30.7 points)	Not measurably different
Arrington Township	7.7 mi	12.2% (±10.0 points)	Not measurably different
Grover Township	7.8 mi	27.1% (±7.7 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Jasper Township, IL (4.9%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Fairfield, IL (32.4%), Grover Township, IL (27.1%).

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

Households that rent across Wayne County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
9	Orel Township	25.3% (±9.2 points)
10	Cisne	25.1% (±12.8 points)
11	Bedford Township	21.2% (±9.4 points)
12	Wayne City	20.4% (±7.7 points)
13	Keith Township	19.9% (±21.6 points)
14	Barnhill Township	19.8% (±13.9 points)
15	Lamard Township	16.7% (±6.8 points)
16	Leech Township	16.0% (±21.1 points)
17	Johnsonville	15.8% (±22.4 points)
18	Zif Township	15.4% (±19.9 points)
19	Sims	14.5% (±13.3 points)
20	Arrington Township	12.2% (±10.0 points)
21	Mount Erie Township	12.1% (±14.3 points)

Showing 13 of 29 places in Wayne 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 Lamard Township

How many renters are there in Lamard Township?

Lamard Township has an estimated 100 (±50) renting households, 16.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Lamard Township?

In Lamard Township, the share of households that rent went from 33.8% in 2015–2019 to 16.7% in 2020–2024 (−17.1 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Lamard Township?

A renting household in Lamard Township has 2.5 people on average, against 2.3 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Lamard Township?

The median renting household in Lamard Township, IL has an income of $38,500 (±$34,012) a year, against $75,568 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 Lamard township, Wayne County, Illinois (county subdivision:41755, in state:17 county:191).

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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