What percentage of people rent in Louisville Township, IL?

Name: Renters and owners in Louisville Township, IL, 2020–2024
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37.7% (±10.5 points) of the occupied homes in Louisville Township, IL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 289 renting households against 478 that own their home.

In Louisville Township, the share of households that rent went from 27.8% in 2015–2019 to 37.7% in 2020–2024 (+9.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 37.7% (±10.5 points)
Renting households: 289 (±106)
Median renter income: $32,171 (±$19,422)

Who rents and who owns in Louisville Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Louisville Township	Clay County	Illinois	United States
Renter-occupied share	37.7% (±10.5 points)	20.7% (±4.2 points)	32.9% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	289 (±106)	1,100 (±231)	1,657,539 (±10,322)	45,017,354
Owning households	478 (±96)	4,211 (±270)	3,378,910 (±14,728)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.0 (±0.6)	2.3 (±0.3)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.6 (±0.4)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$32,171 (±$19,422)	$43,750 (±$8,930)	$50,420 (±$471)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$93,167 (±$18,224)	$70,350 (±$8,080)	$103,505 (±$377)	$100,009

In Louisville Township, the renter share is higher than in Clay County (20.7%).

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

It is not measurably different from the national figure (34.8%).

In Clay County, Louisville Township ranks 2 of 18 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 216 of 2,751.

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

How renting in Louisville 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	27.8% (±8.3 points)	37.7% (±10.5 points)	+9.9 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$536 (±$84)	$773 (±$265)	+44.2%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$45,559 (±$11,212)	$55,288 (±$23,697)	+21.4%	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 Louisville Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Louisville Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Louisville Township	—	37.7% (±10.5 points)	—
Louisville	1.5 mi	44.9% (±12.8 points)	Not measurably different
Blair Township	6.0 mi	7.7% (±11.3 points)	Lower
Hoosier Township	6.1 mi	5.1% (±7.6 points)	Lower
Iola	6.4 mi	16.7% (±19.0 points)	Not measurably different
Oskaloosa Township	6.4 mi	34.0% (±20.4 points)	Not measurably different
Harter Township	7.5 mi	20.3% (±7.4 points)	Lower
Larkinsburg Township	8.1 mi	11.6% (±10.1 points)	Lower
Bible Grove Township	8.4 mi	25.8% (±26.9 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Blair Township, IL (7.7%), Hoosier Township, IL (5.1%), Harter Township, IL (20.3%).

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

Households that rent across Clay County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Louisville	44.9% (±12.8 points)
2	Louisville Township	37.7% (±10.5 points)
3	Oskaloosa Township	34.0% (±20.4 points)
4	Bible Grove Township	25.8% (±26.9 points)
5	Clay City	24.5% (±10.7 points)
6	Flora	23.8% (±8.6 points)
7	Clay City Township	21.5% (±10.6 points)
8	Harter Township	20.3% (±7.4 points)

Showing 8 of 18 places in Clay 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 Louisville Township

How many renters are there in Louisville Township?

Louisville Township has an estimated 289 (±106) renting households, 37.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Louisville Township?

In Louisville Township, the share of households that rent went from 27.8% in 2015–2019 to 37.7% in 2020–2024 (+9.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Louisville Township?

A renting household in Louisville Township has 2.0 people on average, against 2.6 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Louisville Township?

The median renting household in Louisville Township, IL has an income of $32,171 (±$19,422) a year, against $93,167 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 Louisville township, Clay County, Illinois (county subdivision:44940, in state:17 county:025).

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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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.