What percentage of people rent in Oreana, IL?

Name: Renters and owners in Oreana, IL, 2020–2024
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13.6% (±6.6 points) of the occupied homes in Oreana, IL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 58 renting households against 370 that own their home.

In Oreana, the share of households that rent went from 13.0% in 2015–2019 to 13.6% in 2020–2024 (+0.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 13.6% (±6.6 points)
Renting households: 58 (±35)
Median renter income: $51,875 (±$29,022)

Who rents and who owns in Oreana

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Oreana	Macon County	Illinois	United States
Renter-occupied share	13.6% (±6.6 points)	29.8% (±1.5 points)	32.9% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	58 (±35)	12,975 (±723)	1,657,539 (±10,322)	45,017,354
Owning households	370 (±113)	30,493 (±701)	3,378,910 (±14,728)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.1 (±1.1)	2.0 (±0.1)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.3)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$51,875 (±$29,022)	$37,061 (±$1,668)	$50,420 (±$471)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$100,625 (±$20,933)	$79,312 (±$2,959)	$103,505 (±$377)	$100,009

In Oreana, the renter share is lower than in Macon County (29.8%).

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

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

In Macon County, Oreana ranks 19 of 28 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 1818 of 2,751.

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

How renting in Oreana 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	13.0% (±7.5 points)	13.6% (±6.6 points)	+0.6 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$825 (±$163)	$907 (±$248)	+9.9%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$61,667 (±$8,116)	$89,000 (±$17,913)	+44.3%	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 Oreana

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Oreana
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Oreana	—	13.6% (±6.6 points)	—
Whitmore Township	0.9 mi	15.4% (±5.7 points)	Not measurably different
Argenta	4.2 mi	15.4% (±6.1 points)	Not measurably different
Forsyth	5.1 mi	7.4% (±3.4 points)	Not measurably different
Friends Creek Township	5.3 mi	12.7% (±5.1 points)	Not measurably different
Oakley Township	5.4 mi	9.2% (±12.0 points)	Not measurably different
Hickory Point Township	5.7 mi	35.0% (±4.6 points)	Higher
Decatur	6.6 mi	37.1% (±2.0 points)	Higher
Maroa Township	7.1 mi	22.9% (±8.8 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Hickory Point Township, IL (35.0%), Decatur, IL (37.1%).

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

Households that rent across Macon County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
13	Mount Zion	18.6% (±6.8 points)
14	South Macon Township	18.3% (±6.0 points)
15	Mount Zion Township	15.8% (±5.6 points)
16 (tie)	Argenta	15.4% (±6.1 points)
16 (tie)	Whitmore Township	15.4% (±5.7 points)
18	Pleasant View Township	14.3% (±6.4 points)
19	Oreana	13.6% (±6.6 points)
20	Friends Creek Township	12.7% (±5.1 points)
21	Harristown Township	11.8% (±5.6 points)
22	Niantic	11.4% (±8.3 points)
23	Harristown	11.1% (±6.3 points)
24	Oakley Township	9.2% (±12.0 points)
25	Long Creek	9.0% (±5.1 points)

Showing 13 of 28 places in Macon 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 Oreana

How many renters are there in Oreana?

Oreana has an estimated 58 (±35) renting households, 13.6% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Oreana?

In Oreana, the share of households that rent went from 13.0% in 2015–2019 to 13.6% in 2020–2024 (+0.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Oreana?

A renting household in Oreana has 2.1 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Oreana?

The median renting household in Oreana, IL has an income of $51,875 (±$29,022) a year, against $100,625 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 Oreana village, Illinois (place:56471, in state:17).

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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