What percentage of people rent in Pontoon Beach, IL?

Name: Renters and owners in Pontoon Beach, IL, 2020–2024
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30.4% (±7.7 points) of the occupied homes in Pontoon Beach, IL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 722 renting households against 1,655 that own their home.

In Pontoon Beach, the share of households that rent went from 34.3% in 2015–2019 to 30.4% in 2020–2024 (−3.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 30.4% (±7.7 points)
Renting households: 722 (±187)
Median renter income: $54,732 (±$17,018)

Who rents and who owns in Pontoon Beach

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Pontoon Beach	Madison County	Illinois	United States
Renter-occupied share	30.4% (±7.7 points)	25.8% (±1.1 points)	32.9% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	722 (±187)	28,418 (±1,213)	1,657,539 (±10,322)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,655 (±225)	81,716 (±1,370)	3,378,910 (±14,728)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.6 (±0.3)	2.1 (±0.1)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.2)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$54,732 (±$17,018)	$43,643 (±$2,759)	$50,420 (±$471)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$68,967 (±$15,022)	$90,381 (±$1,899)	$103,505 (±$377)	$100,009

In Pontoon Beach, the renter share is not measurably different from Madison County (25.8%).

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

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

In Madison County, Pontoon Beach ranks 14 of 53 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 504 of 2,751.

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

How renting in Pontoon Beach 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	34.3% (±7.6 points)	30.4% (±7.7 points)	−3.9 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$849 (±$37)	$1,277 (±$113)	+50.4%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$53,341 (±$11,998)	$62,861 (±$12,530)	+17.8%	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 Pontoon Beach

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Pontoon Beach
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Pontoon Beach	—	30.4% (±7.7 points)	—
Nameoki Township	1.2 mi	23.6% (±5.1 points)	Not measurably different
Mitchell	3.0 mi	1.0% (±1.8 points)	Lower
Madison	3.2 mi	50.0% (±11.7 points)	Higher
Granite City	3.4 mi	27.4% (±3.0 points)	Not measurably different
Granite City Township	3.5 mi	28.4% (±3.1 points)	Not measurably different
Collinsville	4.5 mi	34.0% (±4.0 points)	Not measurably different
Chouteau Township	4.6 mi	17.7% (±4.3 points)	Lower
Collinsville Township	4.7 mi	27.3% (±3.0 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Mitchell, IL (1.0%), Chouteau Township, IL (17.7%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Madison, IL (50.0%).

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

Households that rent across Madison County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
8	Edwardsville	33.4% (±4.1 points)
9	Wood River	33.2% (±4.8 points)
10	Edwardsville Township	32.6% (±3.4 points)
11	South Roxana	32.5% (±8.5 points)
12	Williamson	32.1% (±15.8 points)
13	Glen Carbon	30.8% (±5.2 points)
14	Pontoon Beach	30.4% (±7.7 points)
15	Granite City Township	28.4% (±3.1 points)
16	Livingston	28.2% (±9.3 points)
17	Granite City	27.4% (±3.0 points)
18 (tie)	Highland	27.3% (±5.5 points)
18 (tie)	Roxana	27.3% (±7.3 points)
18 (tie)	Collinsville Township	27.3% (±3.0 points)

Showing 13 of 53 places in Madison 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 Pontoon Beach

How many renters are there in Pontoon Beach?

Pontoon Beach has an estimated 722 (±187) renting households, 30.4% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Pontoon Beach?

In Pontoon Beach, the share of households that rent went from 34.3% in 2015–2019 to 30.4% in 2020–2024 (−3.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Pontoon Beach?

A renting household in Pontoon Beach has 2.6 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Pontoon Beach?

The median renting household in Pontoon Beach, IL has an income of $54,732 (±$17,018) a year, against $68,967 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 Pontoon Beach village, Illinois (place:61067, 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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