How many renters in Otego Township, IL pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

Name: Rent burden in Otego Township, IL, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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66.9% (±27.5 points) of renting households in Otego Township, IL spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

34.6% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 32.6% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 66.9% (±27.5 points)
Paying 35% or more: 34.6% (±20.1 points)
Median share of income: 32.6% (±2.6 points)

Rent as a share of income in Otego Township

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Otego Township	Fayette County	Illinois	United States
Less than 15%	9.4% (±8.8 points)	15.2%	14.4%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	12.6% (±11.0 points)	12.2%	13.4%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	5.5% (±6.7 points)	11.8%	13.1%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	5.5% (±7.3 points)	8.9%	11.2%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	32.3% (±18.8 points)	9.5%	8.9%	9.2%
35% or more	34.6% (±20.1 points)	42.4%	39.0%	41.9%

Households whose income could not be measured against their rent (for example, those reporting no income) are left out of these shares, as the Census Bureau leaves them out.

Otego Township against Fayette County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Otego Township	Fayette County	Illinois	United States
Paying 30% or more	66.9% (±27.5 points)	51.9% (±11.5 points)	47.9% (±0.4 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	34.6% (±20.1 points)	42.4% (±10.5 points)	39.0% (±0.4 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	32.6% (±2.6 points)	31.0% (±4.9 points)	29.1% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$32,227 (±$5,952)	$37,346 (±$6,623)	$50,420 (±$471)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$958 (±$120)	$798 (±$56)	$1,274 (±$5)	$1,413

In Otego Township, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Fayette County (51.9%).

It is not measurably different from Illinois (47.9%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (51.1%).

In Fayette County, Otego Township ranks 7 of 20 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 274 of 2,503.

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

Renters paying 30% or more of income in places near Otego Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Otego Township
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Otego Township	—	66.9% (±27.5 points)	—
Brownstown	4.3 mi	58.5% (±26.2 points)	Not measurably different
Wilberton Township	4.5 mi	0.0% (±100.7 points)	Not measurably different
Vandalia Township	5.6 mi	47.1% (±12.1 points)	Not measurably different
Wheatland Township (Fayette County)	6.3 mi	100.0% (±72.1 points)	Not measurably different
Kaskaskia Township	7.4 mi	100.0% (±130.1 points)	Not measurably different
Vandalia	7.6 mi	47.8% (±12.1 points)	Not measurably different
Lone Grove Township	7.7 mi	20.0% (±90.2 points)	Not measurably different
Sefton Township	7.9 mi	0.0% (±141.4 points)	Not measurably different

None of the nearby places differs measurably from this one on this figure.

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

Renters paying 30% or more of income across Fayette County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1 (tie)	Farina	100.0% (±24.7 points)
1 (tie)	Kaskaskia Township	100.0% (±130.1 points)
1 (tie)	Wheatland Township (Fayette County)	100.0% (±72.1 points)
4	Sharon Township	79.5% (±51.4 points)
5	Ramsey Township	77.2% (±23.7 points)
6	La Clede Township	73.4% (±43.8 points)
7	Otego Township	66.9% (±27.5 points)
8	Ramsey	65.8% (±26.9 points)
9	Brownstown	58.5% (±26.2 points)
10 (tie)	St. Elmo	47.8% (±48.0 points)
10 (tie)	Vandalia	47.8% (±12.1 points)
12	Vandalia Township	47.1% (±12.1 points)
13	St. Peter	37.5% (±116.3 points)

Showing 13 of 20 places in Fayette County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Otego Township

Are renters in Otego Township rent-burdened?

66.9% of renting households in Otego Township pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What share of income do renters in Otego Township spend on rent?

The median renting household in Otego Township, IL spends 32.6% (±2.6 points) of its household income on gross rent.

Sources

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DP04_0136E, DP04_0136M, DP04_0137PE, DP04_0137PM, DP04_0138PE, DP04_0138PM, DP04_0139PE, DP04_0139PM, DP04_0140PE, DP04_0140PM, DP04_0141PE, DP04_0141PM, DP04_0142PE, DP04_0142PM, B25071_001E, B25071_001M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M

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