What percentage of people rent in Oquawka Township, IL?

Name: Renters and owners in Oquawka Township, IL, 2020–2024
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8.8% (±3.4 points) of the occupied homes in Oquawka Township, IL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 71 renting households against 739 that own their home.

In Oquawka Township, the share of households that rent went from 16.7% in 2015–2019 to 8.8% in 2020–2024 (−7.9 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 8.8% (±3.4 points)
Renting households: 71 (±30)
Median renter income: $19,609 (±$11,056)

Who rents and who owns in Oquawka Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Oquawka Township	Henderson County	Illinois	United States
Renter-occupied share	8.8% (±3.4 points)	18.9% (±3.3 points)	32.9% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	71 (±30)	511 (±96)	1,657,539 (±10,322)	45,017,354
Owning households	739 (±72)	2,193 (±113)	3,378,910 (±14,728)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.7 (±0.4)	2.1 (±0.3)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.1 (±0.2)	2.3 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$19,609 (±$11,056)	$34,776 (±$4,047)	$50,420 (±$471)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$60,481 (±$9,851)	$66,917 (±$5,753)	$103,505 (±$377)	$100,009

In Oquawka Township, the renter share is lower than in Henderson County (18.9%).

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

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

In Henderson County, Oquawka Township ranks 17 of 18 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 2177 of 2,751.

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

How renting in Oquawka 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	16.7% (±5.3 points)	8.8% (±3.4 points)	−7.9 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$608 (±$128)	$445 (±$162)	−26.8%	Down after inflation
Median household income	$52,407 (±$5,957)	$54,682 (±$8,464)	+4.3%	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 Oquawka Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Oquawka Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Oquawka Township	—	8.8% (±3.4 points)	—
Oquawka	1.0 mi	14.2% (±5.7 points)	Not measurably different
Rozetta Township	5.2 mi	37.2% (±23.3 points)	Higher
Gladstone	5.9 mi	16.9% (±10.9 points)	Not measurably different
Bald Bluff Township	6.7 mi	16.7% (±26.7 points)	Not measurably different
Gladstone Township	7.4 mi	23.4% (±11.3 points)	Higher
Biggsville	7.6 mi	9.3% (±9.0 points)	Not measurably different
Biggsville Township	8.2 mi	10.7% (±7.7 points)	Not measurably different
Hale Township	10 mi	0.0% (±29.0 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Rozetta Township, IL (37.2%), Gladstone Township, IL (23.4%).

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

Households that rent across Henderson County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
11	Oquawka	14.2% (±5.7 points)
12	Raritan	13.5% (±11.6 points)
13	Raritan Township	11.7% (±10.2 points)
14	Biggsville Township	10.7% (±7.7 points)
15	Media	10.5% (±11.9 points)
16	Biggsville	9.3% (±9.0 points)
17	Oquawka Township	8.8% (±3.4 points)
18	Terre Haute Township	0.0% (±38.3 points)

Showing 8 of 18 places in Henderson 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 Oquawka Township

How many renters are there in Oquawka Township?

Oquawka Township has an estimated 71 (±30) renting households, 8.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Oquawka Township?

In Oquawka Township, the share of households that rent went from 16.7% in 2015–2019 to 8.8% in 2020–2024 (−7.9 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Oquawka Township?

A renting household in Oquawka Township has 1.7 people on average, against 2.1 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Oquawka Township?

The median renting household in Oquawka Township, IL has an income of $19,609 (±$11,056) a year, against $60,481 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 Oquawka township, Henderson County, Illinois (county subdivision:56250, in state:17 county:071).

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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