What percentage of people rent in Shannon, IL?

Name: Renters and owners in Shannon, IL, 2020–2024
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12.3% (±4.9 points) of the occupied homes in Shannon, IL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 47 renting households against 335 that own their home.

In Shannon, the share of households that rent went from 23.5% in 2015–2019 to 12.3% in 2020–2024 (−11.2 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 12.3% (±4.9 points)
Renting households: 47 (±22)

Who rents and who owns in Shannon

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Shannon	Carroll County	Illinois	United States
Renter-occupied share	12.3% (±4.9 points)	22.8% (±2.6 points)	32.9% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	47 (±22)	1,501 (±184)	1,657,539 (±10,322)	45,017,354
Owning households	335 (±64)	5,077 (±234)	3,378,910 (±14,728)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.5 (±0.3)	2.0 (±0.3)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.1 (±0.3)	2.2 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$42,457 (±$13,507)	$50,420 (±$471)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$61,250 (±$15,905)	$67,168 (±$3,879)	$103,505 (±$377)	$100,009

In Shannon, the renter share is lower than in 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, Shannon ranks 15 of 19 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 1928 of 2,751.

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

How renting in Shannon 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	23.5% (±7.8 points)	12.3% (±4.9 points)	−11.2 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$578 (±$56)	$604 (±$97)	+4.5%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$54,375 (±$5,691)	$58,929 (±$15,158)	+8.4%	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 Shannon

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Shannon
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Shannon	—	12.3% (±4.9 points)	—
Cherry Grove-Shannon Township	1.9 mi	10.6% (±4.0 points)	Not measurably different
Forreston Township	5.3 mi	14.1% (±5.6 points)	Not measurably different
Lanark	5.9 mi	21.4% (±6.3 points)	Higher
Rock Creek-Lima Township	6.5 mi	17.8% (±5.5 points)	Not measurably different
Florence Township (Stephenson County)	6.7 mi	23.9% (±18.0 points)	Not measurably different
Loran Township	6.8 mi	19.4% (±6.6 points)	Not measurably different
Brookville Township	7.2 mi	35.9% (±35.8 points)	Not measurably different
Forreston	8.5 mi	18.5% (±7.5 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Lanark, IL (21.4%).

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
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)
17	Woodland Township (Carroll County)	6.4% (±10.6 points)
18	Freedom Township (Carroll County)	2.3% (±3.0 points)
19	Elkhorn Grove Township	0.0% (±45.1 points)

Showing 11 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 Shannon

How many renters are there in Shannon?

Shannon has an estimated 47 (±22) renting households, 12.3% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Shannon?

In Shannon, the share of households that rent went from 23.5% in 2015–2019 to 12.3% in 2020–2024 (−11.2 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Shannon?

A renting household in Shannon has 1.5 people on average, against 2.1 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 Shannon village, Illinois (place:68991, in state:17).

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.