How many renters in Quincy Township, IL pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

42.3% (±5.6 points) of renting households in Quincy Township, IL spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

36.0% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 27.0% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on .

Paying 30% or more
42.3% (±5.6 points)
Paying 35% or more
36.0% (±5.1 points)
Median share of income
27.0% (±2.0 points)

Rent as a share of income in Quincy Township

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rentQuincy TownshipAdams CountyIllinoisUnited States
Less than 15%17.7% (±4.2 points)19.8%14.4%12.6%
15% to 19.9%14.9% (±3.9 points)14.3%13.4%12.2%
20% to 24.9%12.2% (±3.8 points)12.6%13.1%12.6%
25% to 29.9%12.9% (±3.5 points)12.6%11.2%11.5%
30% to 34.9%6.3% (±2.3 points)6.0%8.9%9.2%
35% or more36.0% (±5.1 points)34.6%39.0%41.9%

Households whose income could not be measured against their rent (for example, those reporting no income) are left out of these shares, as the Census Bureau leaves them out.

Quincy Township against Adams County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
Quincy TownshipAdams CountyIllinoisUnited States
Paying 30% or more42.3% (±5.6 points)40.6% (±5.0 points)47.9% (±0.4 points)51.1%
Paying 35% or more36.0% (±5.1 points)34.6% (±4.6 points)39.0% (±0.4 points)41.9%
Median share of income27.0% (±2.0 points)26.3% (±1.8 points)29.1% (±0.2 points)30.6%
Median renter household income$33,904 (±$3,114)$34,942 (±$3,998)$50,420 (±$471)$52,966
Median gross rent$837 (±$49)$828 (±$43)$1,274 (±$5)$1,413

In Quincy Township, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Adams County (40.6%).

It is not measurably different from Illinois (47.9%).

It is lower than the national figure (51.1%).

In Adams County, Quincy Township ranks 11 of 31 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 1154 of 2,503.

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

Renters paying 30% or more of income in places near Quincy Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Quincy Township
PlaceDistanceRenters paying 30% or more of incomeCompared with this place
Quincy Township—42.3% (±5.6 points)—
Quincy0.0 mi42.3% (±5.6 points)Not measurably different
Melrose Township (Adams County)4.0 mi39.5% (±43.6 points)Not measurably different
Riverside Township (Adams County)5.3 mi10.6% (±30.1 points)Lower
Ellington Township5.4 mi58.0% (±64.7 points)Not measurably different
Gilmer Township9.4 mi0.0% (±141.4 points)Not measurably different
Burton Township (Adams County)9.6 mi100.0% (±116.3 points)Not measurably different
Ursa9.7 mi60.5% (±40.8 points)Not measurably different
La Grange10 mi43.1% (±25.8 points)Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Riverside Township (Adams County), IL (10.6%).

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

Renters paying 30% or more of income across Adams County, place by place

RankPlaceRenters paying 30% or more of income
5Ursa Township54.1% (±38.7 points)
6Honey Creek Township (Adams County)49.2% (±51.9 points)
7Liberty Township (Adams County)47.8% (±50.7 points)
8 (tie)Mendon44.1% (±45.5 points)
8 (tie)Mendon Township44.1% (±45.5 points)
10 (tie)Quincy42.3% (±5.6 points)
10 (tie)Quincy Township42.3% (±5.6 points)
12Melrose Township (Adams County)39.5% (±43.6 points)
13 (tie)Golden33.4% (±31.0 points)
13 (tie)Northeast Township33.4% (±31.0 points)
15 (tie)Columbus33.3% (±120.2 points)
15 (tie)Columbus Township33.3% (±120.2 points)
17Coatsburg30.8% (±75.9 points)

Showing 13 of 31 places in Adams County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Quincy Township

Are renters in Quincy Township rent-burdened?

42.3% of renting households in Quincy Township pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What share of income do renters in Quincy Township spend on rent?

The median renting household in Quincy Township, IL spends 27.0% (±2.0 points) of its household income on gross rent.

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 Quincy township, Adams County, Illinois (county subdivision:62380, in state:17 county:001).

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DP04_0136E, DP04_0136M, DP04_0137PE, DP04_0137PM, DP04_0138PE, DP04_0138PM, DP04_0139PE, DP04_0139PM, DP04_0140PE, DP04_0140PM, DP04_0141PE, DP04_0141PM, DP04_0142PE, DP04_0142PM, B25071_001E, B25071_001M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.

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