What percentage of people rent in Mercer Township, IL?

Name: Renters and owners in Mercer Township, IL, 2020–2024
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30.8% (±8.2 points) of the occupied homes in Mercer Township, IL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 509 renting households against 1,142 that own their home.

In Mercer Township, the share of households that rent went from 34.2% in 2015–2019 to 30.8% in 2020–2024 (−3.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 30.8% (±8.2 points)
Renting households: 509 (±144)
Median renter income: $29,954 (±$19,599)

Who rents and who owns in Mercer Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Mercer Township	Mercer County	Illinois	United States
Renter-occupied share	30.8% (±8.2 points)	16.2% (±2.6 points)	32.9% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	509 (±144)	1,066 (±173)	1,657,539 (±10,322)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,142 (±151)	5,499 (±216)	3,378,910 (±14,728)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.9 (±0.3)	2.0 (±0.3)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.2)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$29,954 (±$19,599)	$37,500 (±$13,888)	$50,420 (±$471)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$100,061 (±$10,863)	$87,210 (±$5,457)	$103,505 (±$377)	$100,009

In Mercer Township, the renter share is higher than in Mercer County (16.2%).

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

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

In Mercer County, Mercer Township ranks 1 of 25 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 485 of 2,751.

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

How renting in Mercer 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	34.2% (±5.3 points)	30.8% (±8.2 points)	−3.4 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$619 (±$105)	$810 (±$44)	+30.9%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$51,007 (±$4,478)	$71,042 (±$14,483)	+39.3%	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 Mercer Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Mercer Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Mercer Township	—	30.8% (±8.2 points)	—
Aledo	1.2 mi	30.3% (±8.7 points)	Not measurably different
Greene Township (Mercer County)	5.7 mi	11.0% (±4.6 points)	Lower
Ohio Grove Township	5.9 mi	5.9% (±14.1 points)	Lower
Millersburg Township	6.0 mi	17.4% (±8.7 points)	Lower
Perryton Township	6.3 mi	22.3% (±26.0 points)	Not measurably different
Viola	7.2 mi	8.2% (±4.2 points)	Lower
Matherville	7.5 mi	11.4% (±8.5 points)	Lower
Seaton	7.6 mi	14.4% (±14.1 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Greene Township (Mercer County), IL (11.0%), Ohio Grove Township, IL (5.9%), Millersburg Township, IL (17.4%).

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

Households that rent across Mercer County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Mercer Township	30.8% (±8.2 points)
2	Aledo	30.3% (±8.7 points)
3	Perryton Township	22.3% (±26.0 points)
4	Eliza Township	21.9% (±16.3 points)
5	New Boston Township	21.8% (±11.4 points)
6 (tie)	Keithsburg	19.1% (±12.6 points)
6 (tie)	Keithsburg Township	19.1% (±12.6 points)

Showing 7 of 25 places in Mercer 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 Mercer Township

How many renters are there in Mercer Township?

Mercer Township has an estimated 509 (±144) renting households, 30.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Mercer Township?

In Mercer Township, the share of households that rent went from 34.2% in 2015–2019 to 30.8% in 2020–2024 (−3.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Mercer Township?

A renting household in Mercer Township has 1.9 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Mercer Township?

The median renting household in Mercer Township, IL has an income of $29,954 (±$19,599) a year, against $100,061 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 Mercer township, Mercer County, Illinois (county subdivision:48398, in state:17 county:131).

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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