What percentage of people rent in Sterling Township, IL?

Name: Renters and owners in Sterling Township, IL, 2020–2024
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31.6% (±3.6 points) of the occupied homes in Sterling Township, IL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 2,355 renting households against 5,092 that own their home.

In Sterling Township, the share of households that rent went from 35.4% in 2015–2019 to 31.6% in 2020–2024 (−3.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 31.6% (±3.6 points)
Renting households: 2,355 (±302)
Median renter income: $35,596 (±$4,530)

Who rents and who owns in Sterling Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Sterling Township	Whiteside County	Illinois	United States
Renter-occupied share	31.6% (±3.6 points)	23.1% (±1.8 points)	32.9% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	2,355 (±302)	5,334 (±448)	1,657,539 (±10,322)	45,017,354
Owning households	5,092 (±289)	17,786 (±452)	3,378,910 (±14,728)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.8 (±0.2)	2.1 (±0.1)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.1)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$35,596 (±$4,530)	$36,779 (±$4,046)	$50,420 (±$471)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$82,500 (±$7,941)	$80,000 (±$3,818)	$103,505 (±$377)	$100,009

In Sterling Township, the renter share is higher than in Whiteside County (23.1%).

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

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

In Whiteside County, Sterling Township ranks 3 of 33 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 443 of 2,751.

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

How renting in Sterling 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	35.4% (±3.1 points)	31.6% (±3.6 points)	−3.8 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$678 (±$32)	$865 (±$50)	+27.6%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$46,835 (±$3,325)	$61,764 (±$6,387)	+31.9%	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 Sterling Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Sterling Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Sterling Township	—	31.6% (±3.6 points)	—
Sterling	1.1 mi	34.9% (±4.0 points)	Not measurably different
Rock Falls	2.9 mi	32.6% (±5.6 points)	Not measurably different
Coloma Township	3.0 mi	28.5% (±4.6 points)	Not measurably different
Nelson	4.4 mi	10.5% (±10.6 points)	Lower
Jordan Township	4.6 mi	6.2% (±6.5 points)	Lower
Nelson Township	6.2 mi	14.2% (±10.8 points)	Lower
Hopkins Township	6.3 mi	3.5% (±4.3 points)	Lower
Palmyra Township	6.6 mi	14.4% (±8.6 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Nelson, IL (10.5%), Jordan Township, IL (6.2%), Nelson Township, IL (14.2%).

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

Households that rent across Whiteside County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Sterling	34.9% (±4.0 points)
2	Rock Falls	32.6% (±5.6 points)
3	Sterling Township	31.6% (±3.6 points)
4	Coloma Township	28.5% (±4.6 points)
5	Prophetstown	25.3% (±7.4 points)
6	Prophetstown Township	25.1% (±6.8 points)
7	Erie Township	24.9% (±11.9 points)
8	Erie	24.4% (±13.6 points)
9	Fulton Township	23.6% (±9.4 points)

Showing 9 of 33 places in Whiteside 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 Sterling Township

How many renters are there in Sterling Township?

Sterling Township has an estimated 2,355 (±302) renting households, 31.6% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Sterling Township?

In Sterling Township, the share of households that rent went from 35.4% in 2015–2019 to 31.6% in 2020–2024 (−3.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Sterling Township?

A renting household in Sterling Township has 1.8 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Sterling Township?

The median renting household in Sterling Township, IL has an income of $35,596 (±$4,530) a year, against $82,500 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 Sterling township, Whiteside County, Illinois (county subdivision:72553, in state:17 county:195).

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.