What percentage of people rent in Mount Carroll, IL?

Name: Renters and owners in Mount Carroll, IL, 2020–2024
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28.3% (±7.9 points) of the occupied homes in Mount Carroll, IL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 197 renting households against 499 that own their home.

In Mount Carroll, the share of households that rent went from 20.9% in 2015–2019 to 28.3% in 2020–2024 (+7.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 28.3% (±7.9 points)
Renting households: 197 (±62)
Median renter income: $61,964 (±$15,848)

Who rents and who owns in Mount Carroll

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Mount Carroll	Carroll County	Illinois	United States
Renter-occupied share	28.3% (±7.9 points)	22.8% (±2.6 points)	32.9% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	197 (±62)	1,501 (±184)	1,657,539 (±10,322)	45,017,354
Owning households	499 (±72)	5,077 (±234)	3,378,910 (±14,728)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.8 (±0.3)	2.0 (±0.3)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.1 (±0.2)	2.2 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$61,964 (±$15,848)	$42,457 (±$13,507)	$50,420 (±$471)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$56,932 (±$14,885)	$67,168 (±$3,879)	$103,505 (±$377)	$100,009

In Mount Carroll, the renter share is not measurably different from 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 ranks 5 of 19 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 606 of 2,751.

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

How renting in Mount Carroll 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	20.9% (±4.7 points)	28.3% (±7.9 points)	+7.4 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$588 (±$68)	$785 (±$70)	+33.5%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$56,413 (±$5,846)	$58,500 (±$12,577)	+3.7%	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 Mount Carroll

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Mount Carroll
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Mount Carroll	—	28.3% (±7.9 points)	—
Salem Township (Carroll County)	3.2 mi	19.4% (±19.1 points)	Not measurably different
Mount Carroll Township	3.3 mi	32.3% (±8.1 points)	Not measurably different
Freedom Township (Carroll County)	5.0 mi	2.3% (±3.0 points)	Lower
Woodland Township (Carroll County)	5.1 mi	6.4% (±10.6 points)	Lower
Chadwick	7.2 mi	17.4% (±10.6 points)	Not measurably different
Lanark	7.4 mi	21.4% (±6.3 points)	Not measurably different
Savanna	8.3 mi	40.0% (±8.7 points)	Not measurably different
Savanna Township	8.6 mi	34.2% (±7.5 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Freedom Township (Carroll County), IL (2.3%), Woodland Township (Carroll County), IL (6.4%).

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)
10	Rock Creek-Lima Township	17.8% (±5.5 points)
11	Chadwick	17.4% (±10.6 points)

Showing 11 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

How many renters are there in Mount Carroll?

Mount Carroll has an estimated 197 (±62) renting households, 28.3% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Mount Carroll?

In Mount Carroll, the share of households that rent went from 20.9% in 2015–2019 to 28.3% in 2020–2024 (+7.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Mount Carroll?

A renting household in Mount Carroll has 1.8 people on average, against 2.1 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Mount Carroll?

The median renting household in Mount Carroll, IL has an income of $61,964 (±$15,848) a year, against $56,932 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 city, Illinois (place:50881, 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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