How many renters in Silvis, IL pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

36.5% (±13.3 points) of renting households in Silvis, IL spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

31.1% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 24.4% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on .

Paying 30% or more
36.5% (±13.3 points)
Paying 35% or more
31.1% (±11.9 points)
Median share of income
24.4% (±3.3 points)

Rent as a share of income in Silvis

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rentSilvisRock Island CountyIllinoisUnited States
Less than 15%15.4% (±7.6 points)17.9%14.4%12.6%
15% to 19.9%14.7% (±8.8 points)11.6%13.4%12.2%
20% to 24.9%22.8% (±9.7 points)11.1%13.1%12.6%
25% to 29.9%10.6% (±6.9 points)11.7%11.2%11.5%
30% to 34.9%5.4% (±5.9 points)8.4%8.9%9.2%
35% or more31.1% (±11.9 points)39.3%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.

Silvis against Rock Island County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
SilvisRock Island CountyIllinoisUnited States
Paying 30% or more36.5% (±13.3 points)47.7% (±3.5 points)47.9% (±0.4 points)51.1%
Paying 35% or more31.1% (±11.9 points)39.3% (±2.9 points)39.0% (±0.4 points)41.9%
Median share of income24.4% (±3.3 points)29.0% (±1.1 points)29.1% (±0.2 points)30.6%
Median renter household income$40,338 (±$3,241)$36,278 (±$2,226)$50,420 (±$471)$52,966
Median gross rent$965 (±$63)$889 (±$21)$1,274 (±$5)$1,413

In Silvis, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Rock Island County (47.7%).

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

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

In Rock Island County, Silvis ranks 23 of 33 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 1417 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 Silvis

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Silvis
PlaceDistanceRenters paying 30% or more of incomeCompared with this place
Silvis—36.5% (±13.3 points)—
Carbon Cliff1.0 mi67.9% (±15.5 points)Higher
East Moline1.9 mi48.2% (±10.1 points)Not measurably different
Hampton Township2.4 mi46.3% (±8.5 points)Not measurably different
South Moline Township3.5 mi44.6% (±8.5 points)Not measurably different
Colona Township3.8 mi0.0% (±11.5 points)Lower
Riverdale3.9 mi75.0% (±60.3 points)Not measurably different
Hampton4.1 mi40.0% (±27.6 points)Not measurably different
Colona4.4 mi0.0% (±11.5 points)Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Colona Township, IL (0.0%), Colona, IL (0.0%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Carbon Cliff, IL (67.9%).

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 Rock Island County, place by place

RankPlaceRenters paying 30% or more of income
17Coal Valley Township39.6% (±38.9 points)
18South Rock Island Township39.3% (±9.7 points)
19 (tie)Cordova39.1% (±24.3 points)
19 (tie)Hillsdale39.1% (±71.9 points)
21Port Byron Township37.4% (±22.0 points)
22Edgington Township37.2% (±40.6 points)
23Silvis36.5% (±13.3 points)
24Port Byron32.9% (±22.8 points)
25 (tie)Andalusia30.0% (±55.1 points)
25 (tie)Coal Valley30.0% (±37.9 points)
25 (tie)Cordova Township30.0% (±55.8 points)
28Andalusia Township22.7% (±46.9 points)
29 (tie)Rapids City0.0% (±135.8 points)

Showing 13 of 33 places in Rock Island 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 Silvis

Are renters in Silvis rent-burdened?

36.5% of renting households in Silvis 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 Silvis spend on rent?

The median renting household in Silvis, IL spends 24.4% (±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 Silvis city, Illinois (place:69979, in state:17).

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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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