What percentage of people rent in Pittsfield, IL?

Name: Renters and owners in Pittsfield, IL, 2020–2024
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25.5% (±6.9 points) of the occupied homes in Pittsfield, IL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 494 renting households against 1,440 that own their home.

In Pittsfield, the share of households that rent went from 24.2% in 2015–2019 to 25.5% in 2020–2024 (+1.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 25.5% (±6.9 points)
Renting households: 494 (±147)
Median renter income: $24,167 (±$13,710)

Who rents and who owns in Pittsfield

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Pittsfield	Pike County	Illinois	United States
Renter-occupied share	25.5% (±6.9 points)	22.3% (±2.6 points)	32.9% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	494 (±147)	1,333 (±158)	1,657,539 (±10,322)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,440 (±180)	4,632 (±210)	3,378,910 (±14,728)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.7 (±0.4)	2.0 (±0.2)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.3 (±0.2)	2.5 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$24,167 (±$13,710)	$26,603 (±$9,899)	$50,420 (±$471)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$59,000 (±$12,631)	$70,746 (±$5,460)	$103,505 (±$377)	$100,009

In Pittsfield, the renter share is not measurably different from Pike County (22.3%).

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

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

In Pike County, Pittsfield ranks 10 of 40 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 784 of 2,751.

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

How renting in Pittsfield 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	24.2% (±5.3 points)	25.5% (±6.9 points)	+1.3 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$594 (±$51)	$705 (±$150)	+18.7%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$41,574 (±$5,135)	$54,643 (±$8,805)	+31.4%	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 Pittsfield

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Pittsfield
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Pittsfield	—	25.5% (±6.9 points)	—
Pittsfield Township	3.0 mi	23.4% (±7.4 points)	Not measurably different
Newburg Township	3.7 mi	18.4% (±9.4 points)	Not measurably different
Martinsburg Township	5.4 mi	6.0% (±8.4 points)	Lower
Hardin Township	6.0 mi	1.4% (±3.1 points)	Lower
Detroit	7.3 mi	0.0% (±85.1 points)	Not measurably different
New Salem	7.7 mi	31.9% (±24.9 points)	Not measurably different
New Salem Township (Pike County)	7.9 mi	23.4% (±14.8 points)	Not measurably different
Griggsville Township	8.3 mi	37.1% (±10.2 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Martinsburg Township, IL (6.0%), Hardin Township, IL (1.4%).

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

Households that rent across Pike County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
4	Fairmount Township	34.3% (±27.9 points)
5	New Salem	31.9% (±24.9 points)
6	New Canton	29.0% (±17.2 points)
7	Kinderhook	28.0% (±14.4 points)
8	El Dara	26.1% (±27.8 points)
9	Barry	25.6% (±7.3 points)
10	Pittsfield	25.5% (±6.9 points)
11	Barry Township	24.9% (±7.3 points)
12	Detroit Township	24.4% (±23.4 points)
13 (tie)	New Salem Township (Pike County)	23.4% (±14.8 points)
13 (tie)	Pittsfield Township	23.4% (±7.4 points)
15	Pleasant Hill	23.3% (±9.4 points)
16	Derry Township	22.5% (±26.5 points)

Showing 13 of 40 places in Pike 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 Pittsfield

How many renters are there in Pittsfield?

Pittsfield has an estimated 494 (±147) renting households, 25.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Pittsfield?

In Pittsfield, the share of households that rent went from 24.2% in 2015–2019 to 25.5% in 2020–2024 (+1.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Pittsfield?

A renting household in Pittsfield has 1.7 people on average, against 2.3 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Pittsfield?

The median renting household in Pittsfield, IL has an income of $24,167 (±$13,710) a year, against $59,000 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 Pittsfield city, Illinois (place:60222, 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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