What percentage of people rent in Normal Township, IL?

Name: Renters and owners in Normal Township, IL, 2020–2024
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45.4% (±2.3 points) of the occupied homes in Normal Township, IL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 9,099 renting households against 10,935 that own their home.

In Normal Township, the share of households that rent went from 44.9% in 2015–2019 to 45.4% in 2020–2024 (+0.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 45.4% (±2.3 points)
Renting households: 9,099 (±595)
Median renter income: $28,453 (±$2,669)

Who rents and who owns in Normal Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Normal Township	McLean County	Illinois	United States
Renter-occupied share	45.4% (±2.3 points)	34.9% (±1.3 points)	32.9% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	9,099 (±595)	24,516 (±1,065)	1,657,539 (±10,322)	45,017,354
Owning households	10,935 (±475)	45,704 (±814)	3,378,910 (±14,728)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.0 (±0.1)	1.9 (±0.1)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$28,453 (±$2,669)	$40,204 (±$2,769)	$50,420 (±$471)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$106,671 (±$6,001)	$104,136 (±$2,937)	$103,505 (±$377)	$100,009

In Normal Township, the renter share is higher than in McLean County (34.9%).

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

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

In McLean County, Normal Township ranks 2 of 53 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 84 of 2,751.

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

How renting in Normal 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	44.9% (±1.9 points)	45.4% (±2.3 points)	+0.5 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$875 (±$30)	$969 (±$49)	+10.7%	Down after inflation
Median household income	$57,638 (±$3,150)	$63,708 (±$7,230)	+10.5%	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 Normal Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Normal Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Normal Township	—	45.4% (±2.3 points)	—
Normal	1.2 mi	45.2% (±2.4 points)	Not measurably different
Bloomington	4.3 mi	38.1% (±1.9 points)	Lower
Bloomington City Township	4.3 mi	38.1% (±1.9 points)	Lower
Hudson	4.8 mi	2.9% (±1.9 points)	Lower
Towanda	4.8 mi	11.0% (±6.5 points)	Lower
Dry Grove Township	5.8 mi	3.7% (±4.1 points)	Lower
Hudson Township	6.4 mi	3.7% (±2.9 points)	Lower
Towanda Township	6.4 mi	23.6% (±9.8 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Bloomington, IL (38.1%), Bloomington City Township, IL (38.1%), Hudson, IL (2.9%).

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

Households that rent across McLean County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Cropsey Township	60.3% (±46.9 points)
2	Normal Township	45.4% (±2.3 points)
3	Normal	45.2% (±2.4 points)
4 (tie)	Bloomington	38.1% (±1.9 points)
4 (tie)	Bloomington City Township	38.1% (±1.9 points)
6	Cooksville	32.2% (±15.1 points)
7	Gridley	28.5% (±8.0 points)
8	Colfax	28.4% (±6.8 points)

Showing 8 of 53 places in McLean 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 Normal Township

How many renters are there in Normal Township?

Normal Township has an estimated 9,099 (±595) renting households, 45.4% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Normal Township?

In Normal Township, the share of households that rent went from 44.9% in 2015–2019 to 45.4% in 2020–2024 (+0.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Normal Township?

A renting household in Normal Township has 2.0 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Normal Township?

The median renting household in Normal Township, IL has an income of $28,453 (±$2,669) a year, against $106,671 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 Normal township, McLean County, Illinois (county subdivision:53247, in state:17 county:113).

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.