What percentage of people rent in Palestine, IL?

Name: Renters and owners in Palestine, IL, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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16.8% (±5.9 points) of the occupied homes in Palestine, IL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 105 renting households against 520 that own their home.

In Palestine, the share of households that rent went from 22.6% in 2015–2019 to 16.8% in 2020–2024 (−5.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 16.8% (±5.9 points)
Renting households: 105 (±37)
Median renter income: $48,438 (±$20,807)

Who rents and who owns in Palestine

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Palestine	Crawford County	Illinois	United States
Renter-occupied share	16.8% (±5.9 points)	18.1% (±2.5 points)	32.9% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	105 (±37)	1,353 (±187)	1,657,539 (±10,322)	45,017,354
Owning households	520 (±90)	6,139 (±254)	3,378,910 (±14,728)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.4 (±0.8)	2.3 (±0.2)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.3 (±0.2)	2.3 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$48,438 (±$20,807)	$43,924 (±$10,898)	$50,420 (±$471)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$64,200 (±$9,543)	$78,972 (±$4,562)	$103,505 (±$377)	$100,009

In Palestine, the renter share is not measurably different from Crawford County (18.1%).

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

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

In Crawford County, Palestine ranks 9 of 16 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 1524 of 2,751.

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

How renting in Palestine 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	22.6% (±7.1 points)	16.8% (±5.9 points)	−5.8 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$470 (±$34)	$719 (±$274)	+53.0%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$38,661 (±$6,122)	$62,850 (±$11,693)	+62.6%	Up 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 Palestine

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Palestine
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Palestine	—	16.8% (±5.9 points)	—
Lamotte Township	1.1 mi	16.4% (±5.2 points)	Not measurably different
Merom	4.5 mi	28.2% (±24.4 points)	Not measurably different
Gill Township	6.0 mi	10.3% (±8.0 points)	Not measurably different
Robinson	6.5 mi	27.2% (±5.9 points)	Higher
Montgomery Township (Crawford County)	7.0 mi	5.4% (±4.7 points)	Lower
Robinson Township	7.5 mi	19.9% (±4.3 points)	Not measurably different
Flat Rock	7.5 mi	12.3% (±8.3 points)	Not measurably different
Hutsonville	8.0 mi	32.8% (±13.3 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Montgomery Township (Crawford County), IL (5.4%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Robinson, IL (27.2%), Hutsonville, IL (32.8%).

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

Households that rent across Crawford County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
3	Robinson	27.2% (±5.9 points)
4	Oblong Township	25.7% (±8.2 points)
5	Hutsonville Township	24.2% (±9.9 points)
6	Martin Township (Crawford County)	20.8% (±24.1 points)
7	Robinson Township	19.9% (±4.3 points)
8	Southwest Township	18.4% (±32.3 points)
9	Palestine	16.8% (±5.9 points)
10	Lamotte Township	16.4% (±5.2 points)
11	Flat Rock	12.3% (±8.3 points)
12	Prairie Township (Crawford County)	6.6% (±9.3 points)
13	Licking Township	5.6% (±9.5 points)
14	Montgomery Township (Crawford County)	5.4% (±4.7 points)
15	Honey Creek Township (Crawford County)	3.1% (±2.6 points)

Showing 13 of 16 places in Crawford 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 Palestine

How many renters are there in Palestine?

Palestine has an estimated 105 (±37) renting households, 16.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Palestine?

In Palestine, the share of households that rent went from 22.6% in 2015–2019 to 16.8% in 2020–2024 (−5.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Palestine?

A renting household in Palestine has 2.4 people on average, against 2.3 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Palestine?

The median renting household in Palestine, IL has an income of $48,438 (±$20,807) a year, against $64,200 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 Palestine village, Illinois (place:57277, 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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