What percentage of people rent in Mount Morris, IL?

Name: Renters and owners in Mount Morris, IL, 2020–2024
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30.0% (±13.0 points) of the occupied homes in Mount Morris, IL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 400 renting households against 932 that own their home.

In Mount Morris, the share of households that rent went from 42.2% in 2015–2019 to 30.0% in 2020–2024 (−12.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 30.0% (±13.0 points)
Renting households: 400 (±190)
Median renter income: $22,299 (±$19,812)

Who rents and who owns in Mount Morris

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Mount Morris	Ogle County	Illinois	United States
Renter-occupied share	30.0% (±13.0 points)	24.6% (±1.8 points)	32.9% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	400 (±190)	5,128 (±400)	1,657,539 (±10,322)	45,017,354
Owning households	932 (±213)	15,693 (±418)	3,378,910 (±14,728)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.7 (±0.4)	2.2 (±0.2)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.1 (±0.3)	2.5 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$22,299 (±$19,812)	$43,670 (±$6,501)	$50,420 (±$471)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$67,763 (±$14,345)	$91,839 (±$4,746)	$103,505 (±$377)	$100,009

In Mount Morris, the renter share is not measurably different from Ogle County (24.6%).

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

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

In Ogle County, Mount Morris ranks 14 of 37 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 521 of 2,751.

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

How renting in Mount Morris 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	42.2% (±8.8 points)	30.0% (±13.0 points)	−12.2 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$646 (±$340)	$512 (±$200)	−20.7%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$44,601 (±$5,085)	$45,726 (±$16,842)	+2.5%	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 Morris

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Mount Morris
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Mount Morris	—	30.0% (±13.0 points)	—
Mount Morris Township	1.9 mi	30.8% (±11.3 points)	Not measurably different
Pine Creek Township	5.0 mi	0.0% (±8.7 points)	Lower
Rockvale Township	5.3 mi	8.3% (±8.1 points)	Lower
Leaf River	5.3 mi	15.9% (±7.7 points)	Not measurably different
Oregon	5.4 mi	41.3% (±9.4 points)	Not measurably different
Oregon-Nashua Township	6.8 mi	35.5% (±8.0 points)	Not measurably different
Adeline	7.1 mi	10.8% (±12.5 points)	Lower
Lincoln Township	7.3 mi	25.6% (±22.7 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Pine Creek Township, IL (0.0%), Rockvale Township, IL (8.3%), Adeline, IL (10.8%).

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

Households that rent across Ogle County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
8	Brookville Township	35.9% (±35.8 points)
9	Oregon-Nashua Township	35.5% (±8.0 points)
10	Woosung Township	34.7% (±26.0 points)
11	Eagle Point Township	31.3% (±24.9 points)
12	Mount Morris Township	30.8% (±11.3 points)
13	Lafayette Township (Ogle County)	30.6% (±29.2 points)
14	Mount Morris	30.0% (±13.0 points)
15	Byron	29.4% (±6.6 points)
16	Lincoln Township	25.6% (±22.7 points)
17	Lynnville Township	23.4% (±16.1 points)
18	Byron Township	21.1% (±4.9 points)
19	Monroe Center	18.8% (±6.7 points)
20	Forreston	18.5% (±7.5 points)

Showing 13 of 37 places in Ogle 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 Morris

How many renters are there in Mount Morris?

Mount Morris has an estimated 400 (±190) renting households, 30.0% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Mount Morris?

In Mount Morris, the share of households that rent went from 42.2% in 2015–2019 to 30.0% in 2020–2024 (−12.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Mount Morris?

A renting household in Mount Morris has 1.7 people on average, against 2.1 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Mount Morris?

The median renting household in Mount Morris, IL has an income of $22,299 (±$19,812) a year, against $67,763 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 Morris village, Illinois (place:50998, 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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