What percentage of people rent in Piper City, IL?

Name: Renters and owners in Piper City, IL, 2020–2024
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29.2% (±10.2 points) of the occupied homes in Piper City, IL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 100 renting households against 243 that own their home.

In Piper City, the share of households that rent went from 35.4% in 2015–2019 to 29.2% in 2020–2024 (−6.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 29.2% (±10.2 points)
Renting households: 100 (±42)
Median renter income: $28,750 (±$24,969)

Who rents and who owns in Piper City

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Piper City	Ford County	Illinois	United States
Renter-occupied share	29.2% (±10.2 points)	27.7% (±3.1 points)	32.9% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	100 (±42)	1,615 (±189)	1,657,539 (±10,322)	45,017,354
Owning households	243 (±55)	4,213 (±194)	3,378,910 (±14,728)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.6 (±0.3)	1.9 (±0.2)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.1 (±0.3)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$28,750 (±$24,969)	$31,349 (±$6,881)	$50,420 (±$471)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$44,896 (±$12,625)	$78,898 (±$6,382)	$103,505 (±$377)	$100,009

In Piper City, the renter share is not measurably different from Ford County (27.7%).

It is not measurably different from Illinois (32.9%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (34.8%).

In Ford County, Piper City ranks 6 of 21 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 558 of 2,751.

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

How renting in Piper City 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	35.4% (±8.1 points)	29.2% (±10.2 points)	−6.2 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$740 (±$70)	$768 (±$98)	+3.8%	Down after inflation
Median household income	$40,592 (±$3,974)	$39,680 (±$5,237)	−2.2%	Down 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 Piper City

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Piper City
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Piper City	—	29.2% (±10.2 points)	—
Brenton Township	2.8 mi	30.0% (±10.5 points)	Not measurably different
Pella Township	3.5 mi	27.4% (±16.5 points)	Not measurably different
Charlotte Township	6.1 mi	9.8% (±14.3 points)	Lower
Chatsworth	6.3 mi	26.3% (±9.7 points)	Not measurably different
Chatsworth Township	6.6 mi	26.1% (±9.0 points)	Not measurably different
Thawville	7.0 mi	27.4% (±13.9 points)	Not measurably different
Ridgeland Township	7.1 mi	16.7% (±9.3 points)	Not measurably different
Lyman Township	9.0 mi	23.4% (±10.9 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Charlotte Township, IL (9.8%).

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

Households that rent across Ford County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Gibson City	41.7% (±8.4 points)
2	Drummer Township	37.1% (±7.5 points)
3	Cabery	33.7% (±16.1 points)
4	Rogers Township	32.8% (±13.3 points)
5	Brenton Township	30.0% (±10.5 points)
6 (tie)	Piper City	29.2% (±10.2 points)
6 (tie)	Button Township	29.2% (±24.9 points)
8	Pella Township	27.4% (±16.5 points)
9	Paxton	27.1% (±6.2 points)
10	Lyman Township	23.4% (±10.9 points)
11	Patton Township	23.1% (±5.1 points)
12	Dix Township	22.9% (±12.9 points)

Showing 12 of 21 places in Ford 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 Piper City

How many renters are there in Piper City?

Piper City has an estimated 100 (±42) renting households, 29.2% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Piper City?

In Piper City, the share of households that rent went from 35.4% in 2015–2019 to 29.2% in 2020–2024 (−6.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Piper City?

A renting household in Piper City has 1.6 people on average, against 2.1 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Piper City?

The median renting household in Piper City, IL has an income of $28,750 (±$24,969) a year, against $44,896 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 Piper City village, Illinois (place:60079, 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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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.