What percentage of people rent in Oakwood Township, IL?

Name: Renters and owners in Oakwood Township, IL, 2020–2024
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20.2% (±5.8 points) of the occupied homes in Oakwood Township, IL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 274 renting households against 1,080 that own their home.

In Oakwood Township, the share of households that rent went from 14.5% in 2015–2019 to 20.2% in 2020–2024 (+5.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 20.2% (±5.8 points)
Renting households: 274 (±81)
Median renter income: $30,370 (±$11,045)

Who rents and who owns in Oakwood Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Oakwood Township	Vermilion County	Illinois	United States
Renter-occupied share	20.2% (±5.8 points)	29.8% (±1.9 points)	32.9% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	274 (±81)	8,955 (±586)	1,657,539 (±10,322)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,080 (±106)	21,129 (±605)	3,378,910 (±14,728)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.9 (±0.3)	2.2 (±0.1)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.2)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$30,370 (±$11,045)	$32,465 (±$3,456)	$50,420 (±$471)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$69,342 (±$13,509)	$74,375 (±$3,099)	$103,505 (±$377)	$100,009

In Oakwood Township, the renter share is lower than in Vermilion County (29.8%).

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

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

In Vermilion County, Oakwood Township ranks 24 of 40 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 1231 of 2,751.

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

How renting in Oakwood 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	14.5% (±4.1 points)	20.2% (±5.8 points)	+5.7 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$715 (±$44)	$833 (±$317)	+16.5%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$60,417 (±$11,309)	$57,188 (±$6,434)	−5.3%	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 Oakwood Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Oakwood Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Oakwood Township	—	20.2% (±5.8 points)	—
Muncie	1.2 mi	8.7% (±9.5 points)	Lower
Fithian	2.3 mi	16.0% (±10.2 points)	Not measurably different
Oakwood	3.6 mi	22.3% (±7.4 points)	Not measurably different
Pilot Township (Vermilion County)	5.9 mi	3.0% (±2.6 points)	Lower
Fairmount	6.0 mi	20.6% (±9.9 points)	Not measurably different
Ogden	6.3 mi	7.1% (±3.8 points)	Lower
Vance Township	6.4 mi	16.7% (±7.9 points)	Not measurably different
Ogden Township	7.1 mi	11.4% (±4.9 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Muncie, IL (8.7%), Pilot Township (Vermilion County), IL (3.0%), Ogden, IL (7.1%).

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

Households that rent across Vermilion County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
18	Elwood Township	23.5% (±8.6 points)
19	Butler Township	22.4% (±12.1 points)
20	Oakwood	22.3% (±7.4 points)
21	Jamaica Township	21.9% (±31.2 points)
22	Catlin	21.2% (±7.2 points)
23	Fairmount	20.6% (±9.9 points)
24	Oakwood Township	20.2% (±5.8 points)
25	Henning	20.0% (±12.4 points)
26	Bismarck	17.9% (±9.7 points)
27	Middlefork Township	17.6% (±6.7 points)
28	Catlin Township	17.5% (±6.2 points)
29	Vance Township	16.7% (±7.9 points)
30	Fithian	16.0% (±10.2 points)

Showing 13 of 40 places in Vermilion 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 Oakwood Township

How many renters are there in Oakwood Township?

Oakwood Township has an estimated 274 (±81) renting households, 20.2% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Oakwood Township?

In Oakwood Township, the share of households that rent went from 14.5% in 2015–2019 to 20.2% in 2020–2024 (+5.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Oakwood Township?

A renting household in Oakwood Township has 1.9 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Oakwood Township?

The median renting household in Oakwood Township, IL has an income of $30,370 (±$11,045) a year, against $69,342 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 Oakwood township, Vermilion County, Illinois (county subdivision:55015, in state:17 county:183).

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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