What percentage of people rent in Long Creek Township, IL?

Name: Renters and owners in Long Creek Township, IL, 2020–2024
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19.3% (±4.3 points) of the occupied homes in Long Creek Township, IL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 853 renting households against 3,559 that own their home.

In Long Creek Township, the share of households that rent went from 14.9% in 2015–2019 to 19.3% in 2020–2024 (+4.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 19.3% (±4.3 points)
Renting households: 853 (±198)
Median renter income: $46,356 (±$11,955)

Who rents and who owns in Long Creek Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Long Creek Township	Macon County	Illinois	United States
Renter-occupied share	19.3% (±4.3 points)	29.8% (±1.5 points)	32.9% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	853 (±198)	12,975 (±723)	1,657,539 (±10,322)	45,017,354
Owning households	3,559 (±262)	30,493 (±701)	3,378,910 (±14,728)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.1 (±0.4)	2.0 (±0.1)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.1)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$46,356 (±$11,955)	$37,061 (±$1,668)	$50,420 (±$471)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$95,077 (±$12,324)	$79,312 (±$2,959)	$103,505 (±$377)	$100,009

In Long Creek Township, the renter share is lower than in Macon County (29.8%).

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

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

In Macon County, Long Creek Township ranks 11 of 28 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 1313 of 2,751.

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

How renting in Long Creek 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	14.9% (±2.8 points)	19.3% (±4.3 points)	+4.4 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$719 (±$187)	$974 (±$79)	+35.5%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$69,657 (±$6,163)	$85,279 (±$4,564)	+22.4%	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 Long Creek Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Long Creek Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Long Creek Township	—	19.3% (±4.3 points)	—
Long Creek	1.7 mi	9.0% (±5.1 points)	Lower
Mount Zion	4.0 mi	18.6% (±6.8 points)	Not measurably different
Oakley Township	4.7 mi	9.2% (±12.0 points)	Not measurably different
Decatur	5.7 mi	37.1% (±2.0 points)	Higher
Mount Zion Township	6.3 mi	15.8% (±5.6 points)	Not measurably different
Cerro Gordo	6.8 mi	21.4% (±7.5 points)	Not measurably different
Decatur Township	6.8 mi	38.9% (±2.1 points)	Higher
Whitmore Township	7.2 mi	15.4% (±5.7 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Long Creek, IL (9.0%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Decatur, IL (37.1%), Decatur Township, IL (38.9%).

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

Households that rent across Macon County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
5	Austin Township	25.4% (±28.9 points)
6	Warrensburg	23.9% (±7.3 points)
7	Maroa Township	22.9% (±8.8 points)
8	Macon	21.7% (±6.8 points)
9	Illini Township	20.6% (±6.9 points)
10	Blue Mound Township (Macon County)	19.4% (±18.8 points)
11	Long Creek Township	19.3% (±4.3 points)
12	Blue Mound	19.1% (±8.2 points)
13	Mount Zion	18.6% (±6.8 points)
14	South Macon Township	18.3% (±6.0 points)
15	Mount Zion Township	15.8% (±5.6 points)
16 (tie)	Argenta	15.4% (±6.1 points)
16 (tie)	Whitmore Township	15.4% (±5.7 points)

Showing 13 of 28 places in Macon 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 Long Creek Township

How many renters are there in Long Creek Township?

Long Creek Township has an estimated 853 (±198) renting households, 19.3% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Long Creek Township?

In Long Creek Township, the share of households that rent went from 14.9% in 2015–2019 to 19.3% in 2020–2024 (+4.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Long Creek Township?

A renting household in Long Creek Township has 2.1 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Long Creek Township?

The median renting household in Long Creek Township, IL has an income of $46,356 (±$11,955) a year, against $95,077 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 Long Creek township, Macon County, Illinois (county subdivision:44511, in state:17 county:115).

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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