What percentage of people rent in Shelbyville Township, IL?

Name: Renters and owners in Shelbyville Township, IL, 2020–2024
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32.8% (±8.1 points) of the occupied homes in Shelbyville Township, IL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 634 renting households against 1,300 that own their home.

In Shelbyville Township, the share of households that rent went from 25.2% in 2015–2019 to 32.8% in 2020–2024 (+7.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 32.8% (±8.1 points)
Renting households: 634 (±171)
Median renter income: $34,216 (±$5,333)

Who rents and who owns in Shelbyville Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Shelbyville Township	Shelby County	Illinois	United States
Renter-occupied share	32.8% (±8.1 points)	21.6% (±2.3 points)	32.9% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	634 (±171)	1,923 (±217)	1,657,539 (±10,322)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,300 (±172)	6,995 (±255)	3,378,910 (±14,728)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.0 (±0.5)	2.0 (±0.2)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.2)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$34,216 (±$5,333)	$48,854 (±$9,432)	$50,420 (±$471)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$85,962 (±$19,569)	$82,830 (±$6,152)	$103,505 (±$377)	$100,009

In Shelbyville Township, the renter share is higher than in Shelby County (21.6%).

It is not measurably different from Illinois (32.9%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (34.8%).

In Shelby County, Shelbyville Township ranks 6 of 35 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 383 of 2,751.

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

How renting in Shelbyville 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	25.2% (±8.6 points)	32.8% (±8.1 points)	+7.6 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$577 (±$206)	$795 (±$142)	+37.8%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$46,593 (±$7,749)	$54,423 (±$22,333)	+16.8%	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 Shelbyville Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Shelbyville Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Shelbyville Township	—	32.8% (±8.1 points)	—
Shelbyville	3.2 mi	40.9% (±7.9 points)	Not measurably different
Richland Township (Shelby County)	5.5 mi	10.6% (±8.8 points)	Lower
Clarksburg Township	5.8 mi	0.0% (±16.0 points)	Lower
Okaw Township	6.1 mi	8.7% (±7.4 points)	Lower
Rose Township	6.9 mi	38.4% (±13.4 points)	Not measurably different
Windsor Township	7.1 mi	15.9% (±5.2 points)	Lower
Strasburg	7.2 mi	11.1% (±11.8 points)	Lower
Windsor (Shelby County)	8.3 mi	19.4% (±7.1 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Richland Township (Shelby County), IL (10.6%), Clarksburg Township, IL (0.0%), Okaw Township, IL (8.7%).

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

Households that rent across Shelby County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Penn Township (Shelby County)	80.0% (±26.4 points)
2	Rural Township (Shelby County)	49.0% (±25.5 points)
3	Shelbyville	40.9% (±7.9 points)
4	Rose Township	38.4% (±13.4 points)
5	Cowden	36.1% (±12.7 points)
6	Shelbyville Township	32.8% (±8.1 points)
7	Moweaqua Township	30.2% (±6.4 points)
8	Moweaqua	28.3% (±6.9 points)
9	Flat Branch Township	24.2% (±15.0 points)
10	Dry Point Township	22.6% (±9.0 points)
11 (tie)	Stewardson	19.4% (±8.4 points)
11 (tie)	Windsor (Shelby County)	19.4% (±7.1 points)

Showing 12 of 35 places in Shelby 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 Shelbyville Township

How many renters are there in Shelbyville Township?

Shelbyville Township has an estimated 634 (±171) renting households, 32.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Shelbyville Township?

In Shelbyville Township, the share of households that rent went from 25.2% in 2015–2019 to 32.8% in 2020–2024 (+7.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Shelbyville Township?

A renting household in Shelbyville Township has 2.0 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Shelbyville Township?

The median renting household in Shelbyville Township, IL has an income of $34,216 (±$5,333) a year, against $85,962 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 Shelbyville township, Shelby County, Illinois (county subdivision:69199, in state:17 county:173).

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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