What percentage of people rent in South Macon Township, IL?

Name: Renters and owners in South Macon Township, IL, 2020–2024
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18.3% (±6.0 points) of the occupied homes in South Macon Township, IL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 97 renting households against 434 that own their home.

In South Macon Township, the share of households that rent went from 13.9% in 2015–2019 to 18.3% in 2020–2024 (+4.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 18.3% (±6.0 points)
Renting households: 97 (±37)

Who rents and who owns in South Macon Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	South Macon Township	Macon County	Illinois	United States
Renter-occupied share	18.3% (±6.0 points)	29.8% (±1.5 points)	32.9% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	97 (±37)	12,975 (±723)	1,657,539 (±10,322)	45,017,354
Owning households	434 (±64)	30,493 (±701)	3,378,910 (±14,728)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.8 (±0.6)	2.0 (±0.1)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.3)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$37,061 (±$1,668)	$50,420 (±$471)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$83,625 (±$15,377)	$79,312 (±$2,959)	$103,505 (±$377)	$100,009

In South Macon Township, the renter share is lower than in Macon County (29.8%).

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

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

In Macon County, South Macon Township ranks 14 of 28 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 1394 of 2,751.

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

How renting in South Macon 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	13.9% (±4.4 points)	18.3% (±6.0 points)	+4.4 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$631 (±$35)	$918 (±$123)	+45.5%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$65,938 (±$11,976)	$77,734 (±$18,476)	+17.9%	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 South Macon Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with South Macon Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
South Macon Township	—	18.3% (±6.0 points)	—
Macon	1.4 mi	21.7% (±6.8 points)	Not measurably different
Moweaqua Township	4.6 mi	30.2% (±6.4 points)	Higher
Moweaqua	5.6 mi	28.3% (±6.9 points)	Higher
South Wheatland Township	5.7 mi	4.9% (±2.6 points)	Lower
Pleasant View Township	5.8 mi	14.3% (±6.4 points)	Not measurably different
Mount Zion Township	6.7 mi	15.8% (±5.6 points)	Not measurably different
Mount Zion	7.6 mi	18.6% (±6.8 points)	Not measurably different
Blue Mound	7.7 mi	19.1% (±8.2 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: South Wheatland Township, IL (4.9%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Moweaqua Township, IL (30.2%), Moweaqua, IL (28.3%).

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

Households that rent across Macon County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
8	Macon	21.7% (±6.8 points)
9	Illini Township	20.6% (±6.9 points)
10	Blue Mound Township (Macon County)	19.4% (±18.8 points)
11	Long Creek Township	19.3% (±4.3 points)
12	Blue Mound	19.1% (±8.2 points)
13	Mount Zion	18.6% (±6.8 points)
14	South Macon Township	18.3% (±6.0 points)
15	Mount Zion Township	15.8% (±5.6 points)
16 (tie)	Argenta	15.4% (±6.1 points)
16 (tie)	Whitmore Township	15.4% (±5.7 points)
18	Pleasant View Township	14.3% (±6.4 points)
19	Oreana	13.6% (±6.6 points)
20	Friends Creek Township	12.7% (±5.1 points)

Showing 13 of 28 places in Macon 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 South Macon Township

How many renters are there in South Macon Township?

South Macon Township has an estimated 97 (±37) renting households, 18.3% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in South Macon Township?

In South Macon Township, the share of households that rent went from 13.9% in 2015–2019 to 18.3% in 2020–2024 (+4.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in South Macon Township?

A renting household in South Macon Township has 1.8 people on average, against 2.5 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 South Macon township, Macon County, Illinois (county subdivision:70967, in state:17 county:115).

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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