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

Name: Renters and owners in Mount Sterling Township, IL, 2020–2024
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42.7% (±9.1 points) of the occupied homes in Mount Sterling Township, IL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 460 renting households against 618 that own their home.

In Mount Sterling Township, the share of households that rent went from 31.5% in 2015–2019 to 42.7% in 2020–2024 (+11.2 percentage points), a measurable increase.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 42.7% (±9.1 points)
Renting households: 460 (±123)
Median renter income: $38,804 (±$21,565)

Who rents and who owns in Mount Sterling Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Mount Sterling Township	Brown County	Illinois	United States
Renter-occupied share	42.7% (±9.1 points)	28.2% (±5.5 points)	32.9% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	460 (±123)	576 (±127)	1,657,539 (±10,322)	45,017,354
Owning households	618 (±102)	1,465 (±108)	3,378,910 (±14,728)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.6 (±0.2)	1.6 (±0.2)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.3)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$38,804 (±$21,565)	$31,563 (±$15,172)	$50,420 (±$471)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$78,333 (±$6,332)	$78,815 (±$5,964)	$103,505 (±$377)	$100,009

In Mount Sterling Township, the renter share is higher than in Brown County (28.2%).

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

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

In Brown County, Mount Sterling Township ranks 3 of 13 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 118 of 2,751.

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

How renting in Mount Sterling 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	31.5% (±5.5 points)	42.7% (±9.1 points)	+11.2 percentage points	Measurable increase
Median gross rent	$633 (±$37)	$604 (±$215)	−4.6%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$60,329 (±$3,392)	$65,481 (±$7,307)	+8.5%	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 Sterling Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Mount Sterling Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Mount Sterling Township	—	42.7% (±9.1 points)	—
Mount Sterling	1.6 mi	48.9% (±10.2 points)	Not measurably different
Missouri Township	5.7 mi	5.0% (±9.6 points)	Lower
Ripley Township	5.8 mi	34.4% (±40.6 points)	Not measurably different
Ripley	6.3 mi	45.7% (±48.7 points)	Not measurably different
Elkhorn Township	6.3 mi	7.1% (±11.9 points)	Lower
Lee Township (Brown County)	6.9 mi	1.1% (±2.0 points)	Lower
Cooperstown Township	7.5 mi	20.4% (±25.5 points)	Not measurably different
Mound Station	7.5 mi	3.8% (±6.8 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Missouri Township, IL (5.0%), Elkhorn Township, IL (7.1%), Lee Township (Brown County), IL (1.1%).

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

Households that rent across Brown County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Mount Sterling	48.9% (±10.2 points)
2	Ripley	45.7% (±48.7 points)
3	Mount Sterling Township	42.7% (±9.1 points)
4	Ripley Township	34.4% (±40.6 points)
5	Cooperstown Township	20.4% (±25.5 points)
6	Versailles	19.9% (±15.6 points)
7	Versailles Township	19.2% (±13.6 points)
8	Elkhorn Township	7.1% (±11.9 points)
9	Missouri Township	5.0% (±9.6 points)

Showing 9 of 13 places in Brown 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 Sterling Township

How many renters are there in Mount Sterling Township?

Mount Sterling Township has an estimated 460 (±123) renting households, 42.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Mount Sterling Township?

In Mount Sterling Township, the share of households that rent went from 31.5% in 2015–2019 to 42.7% in 2020–2024 (+11.2 percentage points), a measurable increase.

How big are renting households in Mount Sterling Township?

A renting household in Mount Sterling Township has 1.6 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Mount Sterling Township?

The median renting household in Mount Sterling Township, IL has an income of $38,804 (±$21,565) a year, against $78,333 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 Sterling township, Brown County, Illinois (county subdivision:51167, in state:17 county:009).

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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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.