What percentage of people rent in Port Byron, IL?

Name: Renters and owners in Port Byron, IL, 2020–2024
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15.6% (±5.4 points) of the occupied homes in Port Byron, IL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 111 renting households against 599 that own their home.

In Port Byron, the share of households that rent went from 22.7% in 2015–2019 to 15.6% in 2020–2024 (−7.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 15.6% (±5.4 points)
Renting households: 111 (±43)
Median renter income: $17,750 (±$15,209)

Who rents and who owns in Port Byron

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Port Byron	Rock Island County	Illinois	United States
Renter-occupied share	15.6% (±5.4 points)	30.3% (±1.2 points)	32.9% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	111 (±43)	18,731 (±758)	1,657,539 (±10,322)	45,017,354
Owning households	599 (±90)	43,002 (±802)	3,378,910 (±14,728)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.6 (±0.3)	2.0 (±0.1)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.8 (±0.3)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$17,750 (±$15,209)	$36,278 (±$2,226)	$50,420 (±$471)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$135,536 (±$15,574)	$82,609 (±$3,224)	$103,505 (±$377)	$100,009

In Port Byron, the renter share is lower than in Rock Island County (30.3%).

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

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

In Rock Island County, Port Byron ranks 18 of 33 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 1630 of 2,751.

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

How renting in Port Byron 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	22.7% (±6.2 points)	15.6% (±5.4 points)	−7.1 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$627 (±$70)	$525 (±$415)	−16.3%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$68,750 (±$13,728)	$111,667 (±$22,104)	+62.4%	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 Port Byron

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Port Byron
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Port Byron	—	15.6% (±5.4 points)	—
Port Byron Township	0.0 mi	19.9% (±6.6 points)	Not measurably different
Le Claire	3.1 mi	25.7% (±9.7 points)	Not measurably different
Rapids City	3.2 mi	3.9% (±3.3 points)	Lower
Princeton	3.4 mi	15.2% (±6.2 points)	Not measurably different
Cordova	3.7 mi	19.8% (±8.1 points)	Not measurably different
Coe Township	3.7 mi	2.7% (±3.0 points)	Lower
Zuma Township	5.9 mi	17.2% (±14.1 points)	Not measurably different
Hampton	6.0 mi	13.4% (±5.6 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Rapids City, IL (3.9%), Coe Township, IL (2.7%).

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

Households that rent across Rock Island County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
12	Blackhawk Township	24.7% (±4.8 points)
13	Canoe Creek Township	23.3% (±10.8 points)
14 (tie)	Edgington Township	19.9% (±10.7 points)
14 (tie)	Port Byron Township	19.9% (±6.6 points)
16	Cordova	19.8% (±8.1 points)
17	Zuma Township	17.2% (±14.1 points)
18	Port Byron	15.6% (±5.4 points)
19	Buffalo Prairie Township	14.5% (±15.5 points)
20	Cordova Township	14.4% (±6.9 points)
21	Hillsdale	13.9% (±8.4 points)
22	Reynolds	13.7% (±8.3 points)
23	Hampton	13.4% (±5.6 points)
24	Andalusia	13.2% (±6.5 points)

Showing 13 of 33 places in Rock Island 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 Port Byron

How many renters are there in Port Byron?

Port Byron has an estimated 111 (±43) renting households, 15.6% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Port Byron?

In Port Byron, the share of households that rent went from 22.7% in 2015–2019 to 15.6% in 2020–2024 (−7.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Port Byron?

A renting household in Port Byron has 1.6 people on average, against 2.8 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Port Byron?

The median renting household in Port Byron, IL has an income of $17,750 (±$15,209) a year, against $135,536 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 Port Byron village, Illinois (place:61223, 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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