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

Name: Renters and owners in Mount Olive Township, IL, 2020–2024
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18.7% (±7.7 points) of the occupied homes in Mount Olive Township, IL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 238 renting households against 1,038 that own their home.

In Mount Olive Township, the share of households that rent went from 19.4% in 2015–2019 to 18.7% in 2020–2024 (−0.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 18.7% (±7.7 points)
Renting households: 238 (±108)
Median renter income: $25,769 (±$2,621)

Who rents and who owns in Mount Olive Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Mount Olive Township	Macoupin County	Illinois	United States
Renter-occupied share	18.7% (±7.7 points)	21.5% (±2.1 points)	32.9% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	238 (±108)	3,780 (±390)	1,657,539 (±10,322)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,038 (±100)	13,796 (±405)	3,378,910 (±14,728)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.6 (±0.3)	2.2 (±0.2)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.6 (±0.2)	2.5 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$25,769 (±$2,621)	$36,612 (±$4,589)	$50,420 (±$471)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$71,359 (±$8,157)	$81,347 (±$3,782)	$103,505 (±$377)	$100,009

In Mount Olive Township, the renter share is not measurably different from Macoupin County (21.5%).

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

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

In Macoupin County, Mount Olive Township ranks 25 of 53 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 1361 of 2,751.

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

How renting in Mount Olive 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	19.4% (±4.8 points)	18.7% (±7.7 points)	−0.7 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$814 (±$60)	$735 (±$63)	−9.7%	Down after inflation
Median household income	$51,091 (±$5,948)	$62,561 (±$5,133)	+22.5%	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 Olive Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Mount Olive Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Mount Olive Township	—	18.7% (±7.7 points)	—
White City	1.0 mi	3.8% (±4.3 points)	Lower
Mount Olive	1.5 mi	27.4% (±11.2 points)	Not measurably different
Lake Ka-Ho	2.2 mi	11.1% (±12.0 points)	Not measurably different
Sawyerville	3.0 mi	3.4% (±4.2 points)	Lower
Staunton Township	3.1 mi	21.1% (±6.6 points)	Not measurably different
Benld	3.3 mi	31.4% (±8.1 points)	Higher
Eagarville	3.3 mi	3.8% (±6.2 points)	Lower
Staunton	4.2 mi	25.1% (±8.1 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: White City, IL (3.8%), Sawyerville, IL (3.4%), Eagarville, IL (3.8%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Benld, IL (31.4%).

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

Households that rent across Macoupin County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
18 (tie)	Staunton Township	21.1% (±6.6 points)
20	Barr Township	21.0% (±24.4 points)
21	Palmyra	20.5% (±7.6 points)
22	Shipman	20.2% (±11.1 points)
23	Mount Clare	19.8% (±9.6 points)
24	Bunker Hill	18.8% (±5.7 points)
25	Mount Olive Township	18.7% (±7.7 points)
26	Brighton	17.1% (±6.4 points)
27	North Palmyra Township	16.7% (±9.0 points)
28	Scottville	15.0% (±20.4 points)
29	Brighton Township	14.8% (±6.2 points)
30	Dorchester Township	14.1% (±6.1 points)
31	East Gillespie	14.0% (±9.5 points)

Showing 13 of 53 places in Macoupin 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 Olive Township

How many renters are there in Mount Olive Township?

Mount Olive Township has an estimated 238 (±108) renting households, 18.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Mount Olive Township?

In Mount Olive Township, the share of households that rent went from 19.4% in 2015–2019 to 18.7% in 2020–2024 (−0.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Mount Olive Township?

A renting household in Mount Olive Township has 1.6 people on average, against 2.6 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Mount Olive Township?

The median renting household in Mount Olive Township, IL has an income of $25,769 (±$2,621) a year, against $71,359 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 Olive township, Macoupin County, Illinois (county subdivision:51037, in state:17 county:117).

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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