What percentage of people rent in Reading Township, IL?

Name: Renters and owners in Reading Township, IL, 2020–2024
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20.4% (±8.8 points) of the occupied homes in Reading Township, IL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 172 renting households against 670 that own their home.

In Reading Township, the share of households that rent went from 14.6% in 2015–2019 to 20.4% in 2020–2024 (+5.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 20.4% (±8.8 points)
Renting households: 172 (±73)

Who rents and who owns in Reading Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Reading Township	Livingston County	Illinois	United States
Renter-occupied share	20.4% (±8.8 points)	25.7% (±2.7 points)	32.9% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	172 (±73)	3,755 (±424)	1,657,539 (±10,322)	45,017,354
Owning households	670 (±151)	10,860 (±396)	3,378,910 (±14,728)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.3 (±0.7)	2.0 (±0.1)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.0 (±0.3)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$43,576 (±$4,385)	$50,420 (±$471)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$54,815 (±$12,365)	$88,180 (±$5,476)	$103,505 (±$377)	$100,009

In Reading Township, the renter share is not measurably different from Livingston County (25.7%).

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

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

In Livingston County, Reading Township ranks 18 of 44 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 1208 of 2,751.

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

How renting in Reading 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% (±8.4 points)	20.4% (±8.8 points)	+5.8 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$954 (±$107)	$1,156 (±$85)	+21.2%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$50,495 (±$12,265)	$54,259 (±$14,335)	+7.5%	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 Reading Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Reading Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Reading Township	—	20.4% (±8.8 points)	—
Long Point	4.1 mi	6.6% (±6.2 points)	Lower
Streator	4.9 mi	37.0% (±5.2 points)	Higher
Osage Township	5.8 mi	0.0% (±32.9 points)	Not measurably different
Kangley	5.9 mi	8.9% (±10.9 points)	Not measurably different
Eagle Township	5.9 mi	1.6% (±2.1 points)	Lower
Newtown Township	6.1 mi	4.2% (±5.0 points)	Lower
Long Point Township	6.3 mi	22.9% (±22.6 points)	Not measurably different
Bruce Township	7.5 mi	38.8% (±5.5 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Long Point, IL (6.6%), Eagle Township, IL (1.6%), Newtown Township, IL (4.2%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Streator, IL (37.0%), Bruce Township, IL (38.8%).

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

Households that rent across Livingston County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
12	Broughton Township	25.9% (±14.7 points)
13	Esmen Township	23.4% (±17.7 points)
14	Eppards Point Township	23.3% (±31.4 points)
15	Long Point Township	22.9% (±22.6 points)
16 (tie)	Forrest	21.0% (±7.7 points)
16 (tie)	Sullivan Township (Livingston County)	21.0% (±9.5 points)
18	Reading Township	20.4% (±8.8 points)
19	Emington	19.6% (±15.7 points)
20	Flanagan	18.0% (±9.0 points)
21	Forrest Township	17.7% (±6.9 points)
22 (tie)	Campus	17.4% (±11.2 points)
22 (tie)	Amity Township	17.4% (±8.0 points)
24	Cullom	16.6% (±9.2 points)

Showing 13 of 44 places in Livingston 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 Reading Township

How many renters are there in Reading Township?

Reading Township has an estimated 172 (±73) renting households, 20.4% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Reading Township?

In Reading Township, the share of households that rent went from 14.6% in 2015–2019 to 20.4% in 2020–2024 (+5.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Reading Township?

A renting household in Reading Township has 2.3 people on average, against 2.0 in an owned 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 Reading township, Livingston County, Illinois (county subdivision:63017, in state:17 county:105).

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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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.