What percentage of people rent in Mount Pulaski, IL?

Name: Renters and owners in Mount Pulaski, IL, 2020–2024
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19.2% (±5.7 points) of the occupied homes in Mount Pulaski, IL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 125 renting households against 525 that own their home.

In Mount Pulaski, the share of households that rent went from 21.5% in 2015–2019 to 19.2% in 2020–2024 (−2.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 19.2% (±5.7 points)
Renting households: 125 (±38)
Median renter income: $41,477 (±$12,974)

Who rents and who owns in Mount Pulaski

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Mount Pulaski	Logan County	Illinois	United States
Renter-occupied share	19.2% (±5.7 points)	31.5% (±2.7 points)	32.9% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	125 (±38)	3,550 (±317)	1,657,539 (±10,322)	45,017,354
Owning households	525 (±92)	7,716 (±308)	3,378,910 (±14,728)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.7 (±0.4)	2.0 (±0.1)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.3 (±0.3)	2.3 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$41,477 (±$12,974)	$40,585 (±$4,246)	$50,420 (±$471)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$72,971 (±$8,767)	$86,042 (±$3,904)	$103,505 (±$377)	$100,009

In Mount Pulaski, the renter share is lower than in Logan County (31.5%).

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

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

In Logan County, Mount Pulaski ranks 14 of 27 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 1316 of 2,751.

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

How renting in Mount Pulaski 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	21.5% (±6.1 points)	19.2% (±5.7 points)	−2.3 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$563 (±$81)	$747 (±$92)	+32.7%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$59,604 (±$5,583)	$66,176 (±$14,074)	+11.0%	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 Pulaski

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Mount Pulaski
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Mount Pulaski	—	19.2% (±5.7 points)	—
Mount Pulaski Township	2.4 mi	18.2% (±5.5 points)	Not measurably different
Laenna Township	4.4 mi	13.9% (±9.7 points)	Not measurably different
Chester Township	5.9 mi	8.6% (±6.7 points)	Lower
Lake Fork Township	6.6 mi	22.9% (±33.4 points)	Not measurably different
Latham	7.1 mi	15.0% (±9.4 points)	Not measurably different
Aetna Township	7.5 mi	12.4% (±13.3 points)	Not measurably different
Elkhart Township	7.6 mi	20.7% (±12.4 points)	Not measurably different
Broadwell	9.3 mi	40.5% (±15.4 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Chester Township, IL (8.6%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Broadwell, IL (40.5%).

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

Households that rent across Logan County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
8	Middletown	28.4% (±12.7 points)
9	Lake Fork Township	22.9% (±33.4 points)
10	Broadwell Township	22.8% (±8.2 points)
11	Hartsburg	22.1% (±17.9 points)
12	Elkhart Township	20.7% (±12.4 points)
13	Corwin Township	20.3% (±9.1 points)
14	Mount Pulaski	19.2% (±5.7 points)
15	Oran Township	18.8% (±17.2 points)
16	Elkhart	18.7% (±10.2 points)
17	Mount Pulaski Township	18.2% (±5.5 points)
18	Sheridan Township	17.4% (±11.9 points)
19	New Holland	16.3% (±15.5 points)
20	Atlanta	15.7% (±6.4 points)

Showing 13 of 27 places in Logan 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 Pulaski

How many renters are there in Mount Pulaski?

Mount Pulaski has an estimated 125 (±38) renting households, 19.2% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Mount Pulaski?

In Mount Pulaski, the share of households that rent went from 21.5% in 2015–2019 to 19.2% in 2020–2024 (−2.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Mount Pulaski?

A renting household in Mount Pulaski has 1.7 people on average, against 2.3 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Mount Pulaski?

The median renting household in Mount Pulaski, IL has an income of $41,477 (±$12,974) a year, against $72,971 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 Pulaski city, Illinois (place:51128, 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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