What percentage of people rent in Pleasant View Township, IL?

Name: Renters and owners in Pleasant View Township, IL, 2020–2024
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14.3% (±6.4 points) of the occupied homes in Pleasant View Township, IL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 82 renting households against 491 that own their home.

In Pleasant View Township, the share of households that rent went from 24.7% in 2015–2019 to 14.3% in 2020–2024 (−10.4 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 14.3% (±6.4 points)
Renting households: 82 (±37)
Median renter income: $42,292 (±$7,710)

Who rents and who owns in Pleasant View Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Pleasant View Township	Macon County	Illinois	United States
Renter-occupied share	14.3% (±6.4 points)	29.8% (±1.5 points)	32.9% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	82 (±37)	12,975 (±723)	1,657,539 (±10,322)	45,017,354
Owning households	491 (±90)	30,493 (±701)	3,378,910 (±14,728)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.0 (±0.5)	2.0 (±0.1)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.2 (±0.2)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$42,292 (±$7,710)	$37,061 (±$1,668)	$50,420 (±$471)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$80,795 (±$18,979)	$79,312 (±$2,959)	$103,505 (±$377)	$100,009

In Pleasant View Township, the renter share is lower than in Macon County (29.8%).

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

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

In Macon County, Pleasant View Township ranks 18 of 28 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 1773 of 2,751.

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

How renting in Pleasant View 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	24.7% (±6.5 points)	14.3% (±6.4 points)	−10.4 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$817 (±$100)	$950 (±$283)	+16.3%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$49,659 (±$9,991)	$71,908 (±$11,623)	+44.8%	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 View Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Pleasant View Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Pleasant View Township	—	14.3% (±6.4 points)	—
Blue Mound	2.0 mi	19.1% (±8.2 points)	Not measurably different
Macon	4.7 mi	21.7% (±6.8 points)	Not measurably different
Prairieton Township	5.5 mi	0.0% (±17.7 points)	Not measurably different
Moweaqua	5.6 mi	28.3% (±6.9 points)	Higher
Blue Mound Township (Macon County)	5.6 mi	19.4% (±18.8 points)	Not measurably different
South Macon Township	5.8 mi	18.3% (±6.0 points)	Not measurably different
Stonington Township	6.5 mi	19.1% (±7.1 points)	Not measurably different
Stonington	6.9 mi	20.5% (±7.9 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Moweaqua, IL (28.3%).

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

Households that rent across Macon County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
12	Blue Mound	19.1% (±8.2 points)
13	Mount Zion	18.6% (±6.8 points)
14	South Macon Township	18.3% (±6.0 points)
15	Mount Zion Township	15.8% (±5.6 points)
16 (tie)	Argenta	15.4% (±6.1 points)
16 (tie)	Whitmore Township	15.4% (±5.7 points)
18	Pleasant View Township	14.3% (±6.4 points)
19	Oreana	13.6% (±6.6 points)
20	Friends Creek Township	12.7% (±5.1 points)
21	Harristown Township	11.8% (±5.6 points)
22	Niantic	11.4% (±8.3 points)
23	Harristown	11.1% (±6.3 points)
24	Oakley Township	9.2% (±12.0 points)

Showing 13 of 28 places in Macon 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 View Township

How many renters are there in Pleasant View Township?

Pleasant View Township has an estimated 82 (±37) renting households, 14.3% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Pleasant View Township?

In Pleasant View Township, the share of households that rent went from 24.7% in 2015–2019 to 14.3% in 2020–2024 (−10.4 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Pleasant View Township?

A renting household in Pleasant View Township has 2.0 people on average, against 2.2 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Pleasant View Township?

The median renting household in Pleasant View Township, IL has an income of $42,292 (±$7,710) a year, against $80,795 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 View township, Macon County, Illinois (county subdivision:60677, in state:17 county:115).

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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