What is the median household income in Old Ripley Township, IL?

Name: Income and affordability in Old Ripley Township, IL, 2020–2024
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The median household income in Old Ripley Township, IL is $66,875 (±$17,228) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Paying the median gross rent of $730 a month would take about $29,200 a year at the common guideline of spending no more than 30% of income on rent.

In Old Ripley Township, the median household income went from $77,695 in 2015–2019 to $66,875 in 2020–2024 (−13.9%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it fell after inflation as well.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median household income: $66,875 (±$17,228)
Median renter income: $111,000 (±$5,654)
Income to afford median rent: about $29,200

Income in Old Ripley Township against Bond County, its state and the nation

Income, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Old Ripley Township	Bond County	Illinois	United States
Median household income	$66,875 (±$17,228)	$65,959 (±$3,052)	$83,390 (±$362)	$80,734
Median renter household income	$111,000 (±$5,654)	$44,328 (±$8,044)	$50,420 (±$471)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$65,721 (±$4,022)	$77,145 (±$10,981)	$103,505 (±$377)	$100,009
Median gross rent	$730 (±$356)	$785 (±$110)	$1,274 (±$5)	$1,413

In Old Ripley Township, median household income is not measurably different from Bond County ($65,959).

It is not measurably different from Illinois ($83,390).

It is not measurably different from the national figure ($80,734).

In Bond County, Old Ripley Township ranks 4 of 15 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median household income.

Statewide, it ranks 1615 of 2,652.

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

How much you need to earn to rent in Old Ripley Township

Many landlords and housing programs use 30% of gross income as the most a household should spend on rent.

At that guideline, the median gross rent of $730 a month ($8,760 a year) needs an income of about $29,200 a year.

The median renting household in Old Ripley Township earns $111,000 a year.

This is arithmetic on the published medians, not a rule any landlord must follow; screening criteria vary and some places limit how income may be weighed.

Income against housing costs since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Median household income	$77,695 (±$13,039)	$66,875 (±$17,228)	−13.9%	Down after inflation
Median gross rent	$872 (±$116)	$730 (±$356)	−16.3%	No measurable change after inflation
Median home value	$169,900 (±$70,082)	$208,500 (±$79,386)	+22.7%	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.

Median household income in places near Old Ripley Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Old Ripley Township
Place	Distance	Median household income	Compared with this place
Old Ripley Township	—	$66,875 (±$17,228)	—
Old Ripley	1.3 mi	$62,188 (±$32,956)	Not measurably different
Pocahontas	3.8 mi	$53,971 (±$18,091)	Not measurably different
Leef Township	5.5 mi	$114,306 (±$23,341)	Higher
Burgess Township	6.4 mi	$65,461 (±$13,171)	Not measurably different
Shoal Creek Township	6.7 mi	$66,938 (±$9,922)	Not measurably different
Central Township	6.7 mi	$65,676 (±$7,771)	Not measurably different
Grantfork	6.8 mi	$95,625 (±$50,893)	Not measurably different
Pierron	7.0 mi	$66,875 (±$26,653)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Leef Township, IL ($114,306).

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

Median household income across Bond County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median household income
1	Lagrange Township	$121,250 (±$36,126)
2	Shoal Creek Township	$66,938 (±$9,922)
3 (tie)	Pierron	$66,875 (±$26,653)
3 (tie)	Old Ripley Township	$66,875 (±$17,228)
5	Central Township	$65,676 (±$7,771)
6	Burgess Township	$65,461 (±$13,171)
7	Old Ripley	$62,188 (±$32,956)
8	Greenville	$62,089 (±$9,156)
9	Mulberry Grove	$57,386 (±$41,842)
10	Mulberry Grove Township	$56,901 (±$12,738)

Showing 10 of 15 places in Bond 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 Old Ripley Township

What is the median household income in Old Ripley Township?

The median household income in Old Ripley Township is $66,875 (±$17,228) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How much do you need to make to afford rent in Old Ripley Township?

About $29,200 a year, if rent is to stay at or below 30% of income at the median gross rent of $730 a month.

Have incomes in Old Ripley Township kept up with inflation?

In Old Ripley Township, the median household income went from $77,695 in 2015–2019 to $66,875 in 2020–2024 (−13.9%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it fell after inflation as well.

What do renters earn in Old Ripley Township?

The median renting household in Old Ripley Township, IL earns $111,000 (±$5,654) a year.

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 Old Ripley township, Bond County, Illinois (county subdivision:55730, in state:17 county:005).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B19013_001E, B19013_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B25077_001E, B25077_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M

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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.