How many renters in Long Creek Township, IL pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

Name: Rent burden in Long Creek Township, IL, 2020–2024
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58.9% (±17.0 points) of renting households in Long Creek Township, IL spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

50.8% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 35.3% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 58.9% (±17.0 points)
Paying 35% or more: 50.8% (±14.6 points)
Median share of income: 35.3% (±9.4 points)

Rent as a share of income in Long Creek Township

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Long Creek Township	Macon County	Illinois	United States
Less than 15%	21.0% (±10.4 points)	15.4%	14.4%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	16.8% (±8.9 points)	17.8%	13.4%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	3.3% (±5.2 points)	14.9%	13.1%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	0.0% (±4.6 points)	11.5%	11.2%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	8.1% (±8.7 points)	8.6%	8.9%	9.2%
35% or more	50.8% (±14.6 points)	31.8%	39.0%	41.9%

Households whose income could not be measured against their rent (for example, those reporting no income) are left out of these shares, as the Census Bureau leaves them out.

Long Creek Township against Macon County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Long Creek Township	Macon County	Illinois	United States
Paying 30% or more	58.9% (±17.0 points)	40.4% (±3.4 points)	47.9% (±0.4 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	50.8% (±14.6 points)	31.8% (±2.8 points)	39.0% (±0.4 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	35.3% (±9.4 points)	25.8% (±1.5 points)	29.1% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$46,356 (±$11,955)	$37,061 (±$1,668)	$50,420 (±$471)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$974 (±$79)	$847 (±$22)	$1,274 (±$5)	$1,413

In Long Creek Township, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is higher than in Macon County (40.4%).

It is not measurably different from Illinois (47.9%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (51.1%).

In Macon County, Long Creek Township ranks 4 of 27 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 426 of 2,503.

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

Renters paying 30% or more of income in places near Long Creek Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Long Creek Township
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Long Creek Township	—	58.9% (±17.0 points)	—
Long Creek	1.7 mi	45.2% (±63.0 points)	Not measurably different
Mount Zion	4.0 mi	24.3% (±17.6 points)	Lower
Oakley Township	4.7 mi	0.0% (±70.3 points)	Not measurably different
Decatur	5.7 mi	41.9% (±3.8 points)	Not measurably different
Mount Zion Township	6.3 mi	22.3% (±16.0 points)	Lower
Cerro Gordo	6.8 mi	39.4% (±25.0 points)	Not measurably different
Decatur Township	6.8 mi	42.9% (±4.8 points)	Not measurably different
Whitmore Township	7.2 mi	65.5% (±29.6 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Mount Zion, IL (24.3%), Mount Zion Township, IL (22.3%).

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

Renters paying 30% or more of income across Macon County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1 (tie)	Niantic	68.0% (±73.7 points)
1 (tie)	Niantic Township	68.0% (±73.7 points)
3	Whitmore Township	65.5% (±29.6 points)
4	Long Creek Township	58.9% (±17.0 points)
5	Forsyth	49.5% (±37.8 points)
6 (tie)	Macon	46.4% (±23.9 points)
6 (tie)	South Macon Township	46.4% (±23.9 points)
8	Long Creek	45.2% (±63.0 points)
9 (tie)	Blue Mound	44.8% (±29.2 points)
9 (tie)	Pleasant View Township	44.8% (±29.2 points)

Showing 10 of 27 places in Macon County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Long Creek Township

Are renters in Long Creek Township rent-burdened?

58.9% of renting households in Long Creek Township pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What share of income do renters in Long Creek Township spend on rent?

The median renting household in Long Creek Township, IL spends 35.3% (±9.4 points) of its household income on gross rent.

Sources

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DP04_0136E, DP04_0136M, DP04_0137PE, DP04_0137PM, DP04_0138PE, DP04_0138PM, DP04_0139PE, DP04_0139PM, DP04_0140PE, DP04_0140PM, DP04_0141PE, DP04_0141PM, DP04_0142PE, DP04_0142PM, B25071_001E, B25071_001M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M

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