What percentage of people rent in Rock Creek-Lima Township, IL?

Name: Renters and owners in Rock Creek-Lima Township, IL, 2020–2024
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17.8% (±5.5 points) of the occupied homes in Rock Creek-Lima Township, IL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 150 renting households against 692 that own their home.

In Rock Creek-Lima Township, the share of households that rent went from 22.8% in 2015–2019 to 17.8% in 2020–2024 (−5.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 17.8% (±5.5 points)
Renting households: 150 (±49)
Median renter income: $41,111 (±$8,947)

Who rents and who owns in Rock Creek-Lima Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Rock Creek-Lima Township	Carroll County	Illinois	United States
Renter-occupied share	17.8% (±5.5 points)	22.8% (±2.6 points)	32.9% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	150 (±49)	1,501 (±184)	1,657,539 (±10,322)	45,017,354
Owning households	692 (±116)	5,077 (±234)	3,378,910 (±14,728)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.2 (±0.5)	2.0 (±0.3)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.3 (±0.2)	2.2 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$41,111 (±$8,947)	$42,457 (±$13,507)	$50,420 (±$471)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$84,318 (±$20,029)	$67,168 (±$3,879)	$103,505 (±$377)	$100,009

In Rock Creek-Lima Township, the renter share is not measurably different from Carroll County (22.8%).

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

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

In Carroll County, Rock Creek-Lima Township ranks 10 of 19 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 1439 of 2,751.

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

How renting in Rock Creek-Lima 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	22.8% (±5.0 points)	17.8% (±5.5 points)	−5.0 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$600 (±$162)	$819 (±$105)	+36.5%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$55,735 (±$13,621)	$68,056 (±$14,629)	+22.1%	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 Rock Creek-Lima Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Rock Creek-Lima Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Rock Creek-Lima Township	—	17.8% (±5.5 points)	—
Lanark	4.2 mi	21.4% (±6.3 points)	Not measurably different
Cherry Grove-Shannon Township	5.9 mi	10.6% (±4.0 points)	Lower
Brookville Township	6.0 mi	35.9% (±35.8 points)	Not measurably different
Wysox Township	6.1 mi	16.7% (±8.6 points)	Not measurably different
Shannon	6.5 mi	12.3% (±4.9 points)	Not measurably different
Elkhorn Grove Township	6.5 mi	0.0% (±45.1 points)	Not measurably different
Milledgeville	6.8 mi	14.6% (±7.1 points)	Not measurably different
Chadwick	6.8 mi	17.4% (±10.6 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Cherry Grove-Shannon Township, IL (10.6%).

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

Households that rent across Carroll County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
4	Thomson	30.7% (±11.1 points)
5	Mount Carroll	28.3% (±7.9 points)
6	Washington Township (Carroll County)	23.9% (±22.6 points)
7	Lanark	21.4% (±6.3 points)
8	York Township (Carroll County)	21.0% (±6.9 points)
9	Salem Township (Carroll County)	19.4% (±19.1 points)
10	Rock Creek-Lima Township	17.8% (±5.5 points)
11	Chadwick	17.4% (±10.6 points)
12	Wysox Township	16.7% (±8.6 points)
13	Milledgeville	14.6% (±7.1 points)
14	Fairhaven Township	13.1% (±7.7 points)
15	Shannon	12.3% (±4.9 points)
16	Cherry Grove-Shannon Township	10.6% (±4.0 points)

Showing 13 of 19 places in Carroll 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 Rock Creek-Lima Township

How many renters are there in Rock Creek-Lima Township?

Rock Creek-Lima Township has an estimated 150 (±49) renting households, 17.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Rock Creek-Lima Township?

In Rock Creek-Lima Township, the share of households that rent went from 22.8% in 2015–2019 to 17.8% in 2020–2024 (−5.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Rock Creek-Lima Township?

A renting household in Rock Creek-Lima Township has 2.2 people on average, against 2.3 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Rock Creek-Lima Township?

The median renting household in Rock Creek-Lima Township, IL has an income of $41,111 (±$8,947) a year, against $84,318 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 Rock Creek-Lima township, Carroll County, Illinois (county subdivision:64892, in state:17 county:015).

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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