What is the rental vacancy rate in Pana Township, IL?

Name: Vacancy rate in Pana Township, IL, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The rental vacancy rate in Pana Township, IL is 15.0% (±10.1 points) (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

The homeowner vacancy rate is 1.3% (±2.2 points).

341 (±143) homes, 12.1% of all housing units, were vacant, a count that includes seasonal homes and homes being sold or rented.

In Pana Township, the rental vacancy rate went from 4.1% in 2015–2019 to 15.0% in 2020–2024 (+10.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Rental vacancy rate: 15.0% (±10.1 points)
Homeowner vacancy rate: 1.3% (±2.2 points)
Vacant homes: 341 (±143)

Vacancy in Pana Township against Christian County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Pana Township	Christian County	Illinois	United States
Rental vacancy rate	15.0% (±10.1 points)	11.8% (±4.5 points)	5.0% (±0.2 points)	5.5%
Homeowner vacancy rate	1.3% (±2.2 points)	1.5% (±0.7 points)	1.0% (±0.1 points)	0.9%
Vacant housing units	341 (±143)	1,598 (±321)	421,003 (±7,877)	14,547,859

The rental vacancy rate is the share of rental homes that are vacant and for rent; it leaves out homes already rented but not yet moved into, and seasonal homes.

In Pana Township, the rental vacancy rate is not measurably different from Christian County (11.8%).

It is not measurably different from Illinois (5.0%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (5.5%).

Rental vacancy rate in places near Pana Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Pana Township
Place	Distance	Rental vacancy rate	Compared with this place
Pana Township	—	15.0% (±10.1 points)	—
Pana	0.8 mi	15.4% (±10.4 points)	Not measurably different
Tower Hill Township	5.7 mi	0.0% (±43.3 points)	Not measurably different
Tower Hill	7.1 mi	0.0% (±62.5 points)	Not measurably different
Locust Township	7.4 mi	0.0% (±39.5 points)	Not measurably different
Assumption Township	7.6 mi	0.0% (±10.9 points)	Lower
Owaneco	7.6 mi	0.0% (±77.3 points)	Not measurably different
Rural Township (Shelby County)	7.8 mi	0.0% (±30.5 points)	Not measurably different
Assumption	8.0 mi	0.0% (±15.9 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Assumption Township, IL (0.0%).

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

Rental vacancy rate across Christian County, place by place

Rank	Place	Rental vacancy rate
3	Morrisonville	50.0% (±26.4 points)
4	Tovey	35.1% (±30.6 points)
5	Ricks Township	35.0% (±22.5 points)
6	Stonington	25.6% (±20.0 points)
7	Stonington Township	24.1% (±19.1 points)
8	Pana	15.4% (±10.4 points)
9	Pana Township	15.0% (±10.1 points)
10	South Fork Township	14.9% (±11.1 points)
11	Edinburg	14.6% (±16.5 points)
12	Buckhart Township	13.8% (±15.4 points)
13	Taylorville	11.7% (±6.6 points)
14	Kincaid	11.6% (±14.4 points)
15	Taylorville Township	11.5% (±6.5 points)

Showing 13 of 28 places in Christian 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 Pana Township

Is it hard to find a rental in Pana Township?

The rental vacancy rate in Pana Township, IL is 15.0% (±10.1 points); a low rate means few rental homes stand empty and for rent at any time, which usually means more competition for each one.

Is the rental market in Pana Township tighter than it was?

In Pana Township, the rental vacancy rate went from 4.1% in 2015–2019 to 15.0% in 2020–2024 (+10.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How many homes are vacant in Pana Township?

An estimated 341 (±143) housing units, 12.1% of the total, including seasonal homes and homes waiting to be sold or rented.

Sources

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

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0005E, DP04_0005M from the 2019 release.

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