What percentage of people rent in O'Fallon Township, IL?

Name: Renters and owners in O'Fallon Township, IL, 2020–2024
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25.8% (±3.3 points) of the occupied homes in O'Fallon Township, IL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 2,728 renting households against 7,836 that own their home.

In O'Fallon Township, the share of households that rent went from 28.8% in 2015–2019 to 25.8% in 2020–2024 (−3.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 25.8% (±3.3 points)
Renting households: 2,728 (±365)
Median renter income: $49,908 (±$8,230)

Who rents and who owns in O'Fallon Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	O'Fallon Township	St. Clair County	Illinois	United States
Renter-occupied share	25.8% (±3.3 points)	31.6% (±1.2 points)	32.9% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	2,728 (±365)	31,823 (±1,353)	1,657,539 (±10,322)	45,017,354
Owning households	7,836 (±438)	69,023 (±1,189)	3,378,910 (±14,728)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.1 (±0.3)	2.2 (±0.1)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.6 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$49,908 (±$8,230)	$44,921 (±$3,316)	$50,420 (±$471)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$122,473 (±$10,085)	$90,696 (±$2,570)	$103,505 (±$377)	$100,009

In O'Fallon Township, the renter share is lower than in St. Clair County (31.6%).

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

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

In St. Clair County, O'Fallon Township ranks 25 of 46 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 765 of 2,751.

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

How renting in O'Fallon 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	28.8% (±2.3 points)	25.8% (±3.3 points)	−3.0 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$981 (±$55)	$1,153 (±$103)	+17.5%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$85,969 (±$5,026)	$100,136 (±$11,271)	+16.5%	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 O'Fallon Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with O'Fallon Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
O'Fallon Township	—	25.8% (±3.3 points)	—
O'Fallon	2.9 mi	29.8% (±3.3 points)	Not measurably different
Lebanon	3.1 mi	39.6% (±11.4 points)	Higher
Scott AFB	4.9 mi	96.9% (±4.8 points)	Higher
Shiloh	5.2 mi	36.8% (±5.3 points)	Higher
Lebanon Township	5.3 mi	32.1% (±11.0 points)	Not measurably different
Shiloh Valley Township	5.9 mi	52.7% (±5.4 points)	Higher
Caseyville Township	6.1 mi	31.1% (±2.8 points)	Higher
Jarvis Township	6.1 mi	20.2% (±4.0 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Jarvis Township, IL (20.2%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Lebanon, IL (39.6%), Scott AFB, IL (96.9%), Shiloh, IL (36.8%).

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

Households that rent across St. Clair County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
19	Caseyville	30.0% (±8.4 points)
20 (tie)	O'Fallon	29.8% (±3.3 points)
20 (tie)	St. Clair Township	29.8% (±2.8 points)
22	Mascoutah Township	29.3% (±5.2 points)
23	East Carondelet	29.0% (±14.7 points)
24	Swansea	26.6% (±4.6 points)
25	O'Fallon Township	25.8% (±3.3 points)
26	Sugar Loaf Township	25.6% (±7.2 points)
27 (tie)	Fairmont City	21.3% (±9.8 points)
27 (tie)	Marissa	21.3% (±11.0 points)
29	Canteen Township	20.3% (±6.3 points)
30	Stookey Township	18.1% (±5.4 points)
31 (tie)	Freeburg	17.8% (±5.9 points)

Showing 13 of 46 places in St. Clair 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 O'Fallon Township

How many renters are there in O'Fallon Township?

O'Fallon Township has an estimated 2,728 (±365) renting households, 25.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in O'Fallon Township?

In O'Fallon Township, the share of households that rent went from 28.8% in 2015–2019 to 25.8% in 2020–2024 (−3.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in O'Fallon Township?

A renting household in O'Fallon Township has 2.1 people on average, against 2.6 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in O'Fallon Township?

The median renting household in O'Fallon Township, IL has an income of $49,908 (±$8,230) a year, against $122,473 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 O'Fallon township, St. Clair County, Illinois (county subdivision:55262, in state:17 county:163).

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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