What percentage of people rent in Pleasant Township, IL?

Name: Renters and owners in Pleasant Township, IL, 2020–2024
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25.0% (±11.2 points) of the occupied homes in Pleasant Township, IL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 95 renting households against 285 that own their home.

In Pleasant Township, the share of households that rent went from 14.6% in 2015–2019 to 25.0% in 2020–2024 (+10.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 25.0% (±11.2 points)
Renting households: 95 (±47)
Median renter income: $47,569 (±$24,164)

Who rents and who owns in Pleasant Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Pleasant Township	Fulton County	Illinois	United States
Renter-occupied share	25.0% (±11.2 points)	23.4% (±1.9 points)	32.9% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	95 (±47)	3,230 (±292)	1,657,539 (±10,322)	45,017,354
Owning households	285 (±81)	10,565 (±301)	3,378,910 (±14,728)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.8 (±1.1)	2.1 (±0.2)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.5)	2.3 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$47,569 (±$24,164)	$36,593 (±$1,816)	$50,420 (±$471)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$69,063 (±$25,247)	$70,012 (±$4,770)	$103,505 (±$377)	$100,009

In Pleasant Township, the renter share is not measurably different from Fulton County (23.4%).

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

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

In Fulton County, Pleasant Township ranks 13 of 46 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 828 of 2,751.

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

How renting in Pleasant Township 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	14.6% (±7.9 points)	25.0% (±11.2 points)	+10.4 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$560 (±$68)	$1,119 (±$94)	+99.8%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$39,688 (±$18,018)	$66,364 (±$13,414)	+67.2%	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 Pleasant Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Pleasant Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Pleasant Township	—	25.0% (±11.2 points)	—
Ipava	2.7 mi	32.1% (±11.0 points)	Not measurably different
Bernadotte Township	5.3 mi	0.0% (±49.7 points)	Not measurably different
Vermont Township	5.9 mi	17.4% (±8.3 points)	Not measurably different
Isabel Township	6.8 mi	45.9% (±25.6 points)	Not measurably different
Woodland Township (Fulton County)	7.1 mi	2.9% (±5.4 points)	Lower
Table Grove	7.9 mi	13.6% (±8.6 points)	Not measurably different
Lewistown	8.1 mi	33.8% (±8.1 points)	Not measurably different
Astoria	8.1 mi	32.5% (±11.6 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Woodland Township (Fulton County), IL (2.9%).

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

Households that rent across Fulton County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
7	Ipava	32.1% (±11.0 points)
8	Liverpool	31.3% (±23.4 points)
9	Canton Township	31.2% (±4.1 points)
10	Farmington	28.2% (±7.4 points)
11	Astoria Township	28.0% (±10.9 points)
12	Lewistown Township	25.4% (±6.8 points)
13	Pleasant Township	25.0% (±11.2 points)
14	Joshua Township	24.1% (±15.5 points)
15	Banner	23.9% (±14.6 points)
16	Cass Township	23.3% (±13.4 points)
17	Cuba	21.4% (±7.8 points)
18	Vermont	20.9% (±10.1 points)
19	Farmington Township	19.0% (±5.1 points)

Showing 13 of 46 places in Fulton 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 Pleasant Township

How many renters are there in Pleasant Township?

Pleasant Township has an estimated 95 (±47) renting households, 25.0% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Pleasant Township?

In Pleasant Township, the share of households that rent went from 14.6% in 2015–2019 to 25.0% in 2020–2024 (+10.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Pleasant Township?

A renting household in Pleasant Township has 2.8 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Pleasant Township?

The median renting household in Pleasant Township, IL has an income of $47,569 (±$24,164) a year, against $69,063 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 Pleasant township, Fulton County, Illinois (county subdivision:60430, in state:17 county:057).

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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