How many renters in Salem Township (Marion County), IL pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

38.6% (±11.2 points) of renting households in Salem Township (Marion County), IL spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

26.0% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 26.3% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on .

Paying 30% or more
38.6% (±11.2 points)
Paying 35% or more
26.0% (±9.2 points)
Median share of income
26.3% (±3.3 points)

Rent as a share of income in Salem Township (Marion County)

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rentSalem Township (Marion County)Marion CountyIllinoisUnited States
Less than 15%24.7% (±9.3 points)23.0%14.4%12.6%
15% to 19.9%9.4% (±4.3 points)11.0%13.4%12.2%
20% to 24.9%11.9% (±6.1 points)10.7%13.1%12.6%
25% to 29.9%15.3% (±6.7 points)12.7%11.2%11.5%
30% to 34.9%12.6% (±6.3 points)8.6%8.9%9.2%
35% or more26.0% (±9.2 points)34.0%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.

Salem Township (Marion County) against Marion County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
Salem Township (Marion County)Marion CountyIllinoisUnited States
Paying 30% or more38.6% (±11.2 points)42.6% (±5.9 points)47.9% (±0.4 points)51.1%
Paying 35% or more26.0% (±9.2 points)34.0% (±5.2 points)39.0% (±0.4 points)41.9%
Median share of income26.3% (±3.3 points)27.1% (±2.2 points)29.1% (±0.2 points)30.6%
Median renter household income$34,056 (±$5,781)$33,769 (±$4,429)$50,420 (±$471)$52,966
Median gross rent$771 (±$44)$794 (±$40)$1,274 (±$5)$1,413

In Salem Township (Marion County), the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Marion County (42.6%).

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

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

In Marion County, Salem Township (Marion County) ranks 17 of 27 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 1315 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 Salem Township (Marion County)

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Salem Township (Marion County)
PlaceDistanceRenters paying 30% or more of incomeCompared with this place
Salem Township (Marion County)—38.6% (±11.2 points)—
Salem1.5 mi39.3% (±11.8 points)Not measurably different
Odin4.4 mi36.7% (±25.9 points)Not measurably different
Odin Township4.8 mi38.2% (±20.5 points)Not measurably different
Tonti Township5.6 mi60.9% (±68.0 points)Not measurably different
Stevenson Township6.0 mi18.8% (±85.2 points)Not measurably different
Raccoon Township6.2 mi21.7% (±20.3 points)Not measurably different
Sandoval Township7.6 mi47.9% (±20.2 points)Not measurably different
Sandoval7.9 mi56.6% (±31.6 points)Not measurably different

None of the nearby places differs measurably from this one on this figure.

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 Marion County, place by place

RankPlaceRenters paying 30% or more of income
11Centralia Township46.7% (±9.3 points)
12Iuka Township46.2% (±41.7 points)
13Iuka44.4% (±112.9 points)
14Kinmundy Township43.7% (±43.1 points)
15Wamac42.2% (±41.2 points)
16Salem39.3% (±11.8 points)
17Salem Township (Marion County)38.6% (±11.2 points)
18Odin Township38.2% (±20.5 points)
19Odin36.7% (±25.9 points)
20 (tie)Alma23.1% (±67.0 points)
20 (tie)Alma Township23.1% (±67.0 points)
22Vernon22.2% (±112.1 points)
23Raccoon Township21.7% (±20.3 points)

Showing 13 of 27 places in Marion 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 Salem Township (Marion County)

Are renters in Salem Township (Marion County) rent-burdened?

38.6% of renting households in Salem Township (Marion County) 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 Salem Township (Marion County) spend on rent?

The median renting household in Salem Township (Marion County), IL spends 26.3% (±3.3 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 Salem township, Marion County, Illinois (county subdivision:67249, in state:17 county:121).

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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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