What percentage of people rent in Monticello, IL?

Name: Renters and owners in Monticello, IL, 2020–2024
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17.3% (±5.9 points) of the occupied homes in Monticello, IL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 463 renting households against 2,212 that own their home.

In Monticello, the share of households that rent went from 24.4% in 2015–2019 to 17.3% in 2020–2024 (−7.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 17.3% (±5.9 points)
Renting households: 463 (±166)
Median renter income: $97,666 (±$57,390)

Who rents and who owns in Monticello

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Monticello	Piatt County	Illinois	United States
Renter-occupied share	17.3% (±5.9 points)	15.2% (±2.5 points)	32.9% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	463 (±166)	1,049 (±176)	1,657,539 (±10,322)	45,017,354
Owning households	2,212 (±169)	5,875 (±197)	3,378,910 (±14,728)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.5 (±0.4)	1.9 (±0.2)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.2)	2.5 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$97,666 (±$57,390)	$63,785 (±$21,106)	$50,420 (±$471)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$102,797 (±$13,321)	$97,473 (±$5,839)	$103,505 (±$377)	$100,009

In Monticello, the renter share is not measurably different from Piatt County (15.2%).

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

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

In Piatt County, Monticello ranks 10 of 16 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 1482 of 2,751.

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

How renting in Monticello 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	24.4% (±5.6 points)	17.3% (±5.9 points)	−7.1 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$972 (±$118)	$1,379 (±$355)	+41.9%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$75,274 (±$7,661)	$99,449 (±$7,901)	+32.1%	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 Monticello

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Monticello
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Monticello	—	17.3% (±5.9 points)	—
Monticello Township	2.0 mi	15.6% (±5.8 points)	Not measurably different
Goose Creek Township	6.4 mi	21.3% (±11.4 points)	Not measurably different
Willow Branch Township	6.5 mi	13.4% (±6.8 points)	Not measurably different
Sangamon Township	6.8 mi	7.8% (±4.8 points)	Lower
De Land	7.1 mi	19.4% (±12.7 points)	Not measurably different
Bement	7.6 mi	19.3% (±6.4 points)	Not measurably different
Bement Township	7.7 mi	17.4% (±5.8 points)	Not measurably different
Cisco	8.1 mi	24.3% (±14.2 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Sangamon Township, IL (7.8%).

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

Households that rent across Piatt County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
4	Goose Creek Township	21.3% (±11.4 points)
5	De Land	19.4% (±12.7 points)
6	Bement	19.3% (±6.4 points)
7	Mansfield	19.0% (±9.4 points)
8	Unity Township	18.4% (±7.1 points)
9	Bement Township	17.4% (±5.8 points)
10	Monticello	17.3% (±5.9 points)
11	Cerro Gordo Township	16.9% (±6.5 points)
12	Monticello Township	15.6% (±5.8 points)
13	Blue Ridge Township	15.4% (±7.2 points)
14	Hammond	14.6% (±9.9 points)
15	Willow Branch Township	13.4% (±6.8 points)
16	Sangamon Township	7.8% (±4.8 points)

Showing 13 of 16 places in Piatt 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 Monticello

How many renters are there in Monticello?

Monticello has an estimated 463 (±166) renting households, 17.3% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Monticello?

In Monticello, the share of households that rent went from 24.4% in 2015–2019 to 17.3% in 2020–2024 (−7.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Monticello?

A renting household in Monticello has 1.5 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Monticello?

The median renting household in Monticello, IL has an income of $97,666 (±$57,390) a year, against $102,797 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 Monticello city, Illinois (place:50244, 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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