What percentage of people rent in Ridgway Township, IL?

Name: Renters and owners in Ridgway Township, IL, 2020–2024
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15.0% (±6.8 points) of the occupied homes in Ridgway Township, IL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 62 renting households against 352 that own their home.

In Ridgway Township, the share of households that rent went from 32.4% in 2015–2019 to 15.0% in 2020–2024 (−17.4 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 15.0% (±6.8 points)
Renting households: 62 (±29)
Median renter income: $45,313 (±$13,645)

Who rents and who owns in Ridgway Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Ridgway Township	Gallatin County	Illinois	United States
Renter-occupied share	15.0% (±6.8 points)	22.6% (±4.4 points)	32.9% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	62 (±29)	474 (±95)	1,657,539 (±10,322)	45,017,354
Owning households	352 (±72)	1,624 (±110)	3,378,910 (±14,728)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.7 (±1.3)	2.0 (±0.3)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	1.8 (±0.2)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$45,313 (±$13,645)	$22,389 (±$7,409)	$50,420 (±$471)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$56,875 (±$32,451)	$69,291 (±$4,115)	$103,505 (±$377)	$100,009

In Ridgway Township, the renter share is not measurably different from Gallatin County (22.6%).

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

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

In Gallatin County, Ridgway Township ranks 11 of 17 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 1689 of 2,751.

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

How renting in Ridgway 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	32.4% (±9.7 points)	15.0% (±6.8 points)	−17.4 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$536 (±$114)	$755 (±$168)	+40.9%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$69,792 (±$8,958)	$51,667 (±$26,330)	−26.0%	Down 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 Ridgway Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Ridgway Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Ridgway Township	—	15.0% (±6.8 points)	—
Ridgway	3.8 mi	20.3% (±8.1 points)	Not measurably different
Asbury Township	4.0 mi	0.0% (±39.8 points)	Not measurably different
New Haven Township	4.2 mi	26.0% (±10.3 points)	Not measurably different
New Haven	6.4 mi	26.9% (±10.6 points)	Not measurably different
Gold Hill Township	6.4 mi	39.1% (±10.3 points)	Higher
North Fork Township	6.5 mi	13.2% (±10.9 points)	Not measurably different
Omaha	7.2 mi	15.5% (±13.4 points)	Not measurably different
Junction	7.4 mi	31.6% (±33.1 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Gold Hill Township, IL (39.1%).

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

Households that rent across Gallatin County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
5	New Haven	26.9% (±10.6 points)
6	New Haven Township	26.0% (±10.3 points)
7	Omaha Township	23.9% (±17.0 points)
8	Equality	21.0% (±10.7 points)
9	Ridgway	20.3% (±8.1 points)
10	Omaha	15.5% (±13.4 points)
11	Ridgway Township	15.0% (±6.8 points)
12	Shawnee Township	14.6% (±15.0 points)
13	Equality Township	14.3% (±8.6 points)
14	North Fork Township	13.2% (±10.9 points)
15	Old Shawneetown	13.0% (±18.9 points)
16 (tie)	Asbury Township	0.0% (±39.8 points)
16 (tie)	Eagle Creek Township	0.0% (±49.2 points)

Showing 13 of 17 places in Gallatin 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 Ridgway Township

How many renters are there in Ridgway Township?

Ridgway Township has an estimated 62 (±29) renting households, 15.0% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Ridgway Township?

In Ridgway Township, the share of households that rent went from 32.4% in 2015–2019 to 15.0% in 2020–2024 (−17.4 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Ridgway Township?

A renting household in Ridgway Township has 2.7 people on average, against 1.8 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Ridgway Township?

The median renting household in Ridgway Township, IL has an income of $45,313 (±$13,645) a year, against $56,875 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 Ridgway township, Gallatin County, Illinois (county subdivision:64031, in state:17 county:059).

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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