What percentage of people rent in Mount Carroll Township, IL?

Name: Renters and owners in Mount Carroll Township, IL, 2020–2024
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32.3% (±8.1 points) of the occupied homes in Mount Carroll Township, IL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 321 renting households against 673 that own their home.

In Mount Carroll Township, the share of households that rent went from 28.6% in 2015–2019 to 32.3% in 2020–2024 (+3.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 32.3% (±8.1 points)
Renting households: 321 (±107)
Median renter income: $35,391 (±$20,706)

Who rents and who owns in Mount Carroll Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Mount Carroll Township	Carroll County	Illinois	United States
Renter-occupied share	32.3% (±8.1 points)	22.8% (±2.6 points)	32.9% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	321 (±107)	1,501 (±184)	1,657,539 (±10,322)	45,017,354
Owning households	673 (±88)	5,077 (±234)	3,378,910 (±14,728)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.5 (±0.3)	2.0 (±0.3)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.0 (±0.2)	2.2 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$35,391 (±$20,706)	$42,457 (±$13,507)	$50,420 (±$471)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$57,176 (±$8,713)	$67,168 (±$3,879)	$103,505 (±$377)	$100,009

In Mount Carroll Township, the renter share is higher than in Carroll County (22.8%).

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

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

In Carroll County, Mount Carroll Township ranks 3 of 19 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 407 of 2,751.

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

How renting in Mount Carroll 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	28.6% (±5.4 points)	32.3% (±8.1 points)	+3.7 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$610 (±$95)	$838 (±$125)	+37.4%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$58,100 (±$6,446)	$53,558 (±$6,778)	−7.8%	Down 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 Mount Carroll Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Mount Carroll Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Mount Carroll Township	—	32.3% (±8.1 points)	—
Mount Carroll	3.3 mi	28.3% (±7.9 points)	Not measurably different
Salem Township (Carroll County)	5.5 mi	19.4% (±19.1 points)	Not measurably different
Savanna	5.7 mi	40.0% (±8.7 points)	Not measurably different
Savanna Township	5.8 mi	34.2% (±7.5 points)	Not measurably different
Woodland Township (Carroll County)	5.8 mi	6.4% (±10.6 points)	Lower
York Township (Carroll County)	6.0 mi	21.0% (±6.9 points)	Lower
Sabula	7.7 mi	24.0% (±10.8 points)	Not measurably different
Thomson	7.7 mi	30.7% (±11.1 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Woodland Township (Carroll County), IL (6.4%), York Township (Carroll County), IL (21.0%).

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

Households that rent across Carroll County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Savanna	40.0% (±8.7 points)
2	Savanna Township	34.2% (±7.5 points)
3	Mount Carroll Township	32.3% (±8.1 points)
4	Thomson	30.7% (±11.1 points)
5	Mount Carroll	28.3% (±7.9 points)
6	Washington Township (Carroll County)	23.9% (±22.6 points)
7	Lanark	21.4% (±6.3 points)
8	York Township (Carroll County)	21.0% (±6.9 points)
9	Salem Township (Carroll County)	19.4% (±19.1 points)

Showing 9 of 19 places in Carroll 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 Mount Carroll Township

How many renters are there in Mount Carroll Township?

Mount Carroll Township has an estimated 321 (±107) renting households, 32.3% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Mount Carroll Township?

In Mount Carroll Township, the share of households that rent went from 28.6% in 2015–2019 to 32.3% in 2020–2024 (+3.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Mount Carroll Township?

A renting household in Mount Carroll Township has 1.5 people on average, against 2.0 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Mount Carroll Township?

The median renting household in Mount Carroll Township, IL has an income of $35,391 (±$20,706) a year, against $57,176 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 Mount Carroll township, Carroll County, Illinois (county subdivision:50894, in state:17 county:015).

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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