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

52.0% (±18.6 points) of renting households in Southern View, IL spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

46.9% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 32.0% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on .

Paying 30% or more
52.0% (±18.6 points)
Paying 35% or more
46.9% (±17.6 points)
Median share of income
32.0% (±13.0 points)

Rent as a share of income in Southern View

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rentSouthern ViewSangamon CountyIllinoisUnited States
Less than 15%18.7% (±11.8 points)15.9%14.4%12.6%
15% to 19.9%9.5% (±5.9 points)13.2%13.4%12.2%
20% to 24.9%14.3% (±9.7 points)13.3%13.1%12.6%
25% to 29.9%5.5% (±4.1 points)11.8%11.2%11.5%
30% to 34.9%5.1% (±6.1 points)8.7%8.9%9.2%
35% or more46.9% (±17.6 points)37.1%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.

Southern View against Sangamon County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
Southern ViewSangamon CountyIllinoisUnited States
Paying 30% or more52.0% (±18.6 points)45.8% (±3.0 points)47.9% (±0.4 points)51.1%
Paying 35% or more46.9% (±17.6 points)37.1% (±2.5 points)39.0% (±0.4 points)41.9%
Median share of income32.0% (±13.0 points)28.2% (±1.2 points)29.1% (±0.2 points)30.6%
Median renter household income$49,286 (±$19,694)$41,044 (±$1,457)$50,420 (±$471)$52,966
Median gross rent$1,240 (±$167)$983 (±$18)$1,274 (±$5)$1,413

In Southern View, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Sangamon County (45.8%).

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

It is not measurably different from the national figure (51.1%).

In Sangamon County, Southern View ranks 7 of 47 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 656 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 Southern View

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Southern View
PlaceDistanceRenters paying 30% or more of incomeCompared with this place
Southern View—52.0% (±18.6 points)—
Jerome1.7 mi21.9% (±20.6 points)Lower
Woodside Township1.8 mi43.1% (±10.7 points)Not measurably different
Leland Grove2.4 mi18.4% (±21.3 points)Lower
Springfield2.5 mi47.9% (±3.8 points)Not measurably different
Capital Township2.5 mi47.9% (±3.8 points)Not measurably different
Grandview4.7 mi46.9% (±16.9 points)Not measurably different
Chatham6.0 mi29.5% (±12.1 points)Lower
Curran Township6.2 mi42.5% (±58.0 points)Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Jerome, IL (21.9%), Leland Grove, IL (18.4%), Chatham, IL (29.5%).

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 Sangamon County, place by place

RankPlaceRenters paying 30% or more of income
1Island Grove Township90.5% (±72.3 points)
2Buffalo65.3% (±29.1 points)
3Springfield Township64.8% (±14.3 points)
4Loami55.9% (±35.1 points)
5Mechanicsburg55.6% (±72.0 points)
6Thayer55.5% (±52.4 points)
7Southern View52.0% (±18.6 points)
8Loami Township51.4% (±32.6 points)
9Auburn Township (Sangamon County)50.9% (±24.1 points)
10 (tie)New Berlin49.4% (±24.7 points)
10 (tie)New Berlin Township49.4% (±24.7 points)
12 (tie)Pleasant Plains49.1% (±37.5 points)
12 (tie)Cartwright Township49.1% (±37.5 points)

Showing 13 of 47 places in Sangamon 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 Southern View

Are renters in Southern View rent-burdened?

52.0% of renting households in Southern View 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 Southern View spend on rent?

The median renting household in Southern View, IL spends 32.0% (±13.0 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 Southern View village, Illinois (place:70759, 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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