What percentage of people rent in Mascoutah, IL?

Name: Renters and owners in Mascoutah, IL, 2020–2024
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30.3% (±5.5 points) of the occupied homes in Mascoutah, IL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 938 renting households against 2,155 that own their home.

In Mascoutah, the share of households that rent went from 23.8% in 2015–2019 to 30.3% in 2020–2024 (+6.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 30.3% (±5.5 points)
Renting households: 938 (±193)
Median renter income: $62,570 (±$13,178)

Who rents and who owns in Mascoutah

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Mascoutah	St. Clair County	Illinois	United States
Renter-occupied share	30.3% (±5.5 points)	31.6% (±1.2 points)	32.9% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	938 (±193)	31,823 (±1,353)	1,657,539 (±10,322)	45,017,354
Owning households	2,155 (±227)	69,023 (±1,189)	3,378,910 (±14,728)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.5 (±0.4)	2.2 (±0.1)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.9 (±0.2)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$62,570 (±$13,178)	$44,921 (±$3,316)	$50,420 (±$471)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$122,750 (±$21,909)	$90,696 (±$2,570)	$103,505 (±$377)	$100,009

In Mascoutah, the renter share is not measurably different from St. Clair County (31.6%).

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

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

In St. Clair County, Mascoutah ranks 18 of 46 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 506 of 2,751.

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

How renting in Mascoutah 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	23.8% (±5.3 points)	30.3% (±5.5 points)	+6.5 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$993 (±$130)	$1,370 (±$158)	+38.0%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$78,468 (±$8,026)	$97,375 (±$11,523)	+24.1%	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 Mascoutah

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Mascoutah
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Mascoutah	—	30.3% (±5.5 points)	—
Mascoutah Township	2.0 mi	29.3% (±5.2 points)	Not measurably different
Scott AFB	3.3 mi	96.9% (±4.8 points)	Higher
Shiloh Valley Township	4.0 mi	52.7% (±5.4 points)	Higher
New Baden	5.2 mi	41.6% (±11.2 points)	Not measurably different
Engelmann Township	5.5 mi	0.0% (±11.2 points)	Lower
Lebanon	5.7 mi	39.6% (±11.4 points)	Not measurably different
Summerfield	6.0 mi	15.0% (±11.0 points)	Lower
Shiloh	6.5 mi	36.8% (±5.3 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Engelmann Township, IL (0.0%), Summerfield, IL (15.0%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Scott AFB, IL (96.9%), Shiloh Valley Township, IL (52.7%).

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

Households that rent across St. Clair County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
12	Shiloh	36.8% (±5.3 points)
13	Lenzburg	36.4% (±11.5 points)
14	Dupo	34.6% (±10.9 points)
15	Lebanon Township	32.1% (±11.0 points)
16	Caseyville Township	31.1% (±2.8 points)
17	Fairview Heights	30.4% (±4.4 points)
18	Mascoutah	30.3% (±5.5 points)
19	Caseyville	30.0% (±8.4 points)
20 (tie)	O'Fallon	29.8% (±3.3 points)
20 (tie)	St. Clair Township	29.8% (±2.8 points)
22	Mascoutah Township	29.3% (±5.2 points)
23	East Carondelet	29.0% (±14.7 points)
24	Swansea	26.6% (±4.6 points)

Showing 13 of 46 places in St. Clair 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 Mascoutah

How many renters are there in Mascoutah?

Mascoutah has an estimated 938 (±193) renting households, 30.3% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Mascoutah?

In Mascoutah, the share of households that rent went from 23.8% in 2015–2019 to 30.3% in 2020–2024 (+6.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Mascoutah?

A renting household in Mascoutah has 2.5 people on average, against 2.9 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Mascoutah?

The median renting household in Mascoutah, IL has an income of $62,570 (±$13,178) a year, against $122,750 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 Mascoutah city, Illinois (place:47423, 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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