What percentage of people rent in Stonington, IL?

Name: Renters and owners in Stonington, IL, 2020–2024
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20.5% (±7.9 points) of the occupied homes in Stonington, IL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 61 renting households against 236 that own their home.

In Stonington, the share of households that rent went from 24.9% in 2015–2019 to 20.5% in 2020–2024 (−4.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 20.5% (±7.9 points)
Renting households: 61 (±27)
Median renter income: $70,268 (±$14,887)

Who rents and who owns in Stonington

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Stonington	Christian County	Illinois	United States
Renter-occupied share	20.5% (±7.9 points)	24.8% (±2.1 points)	32.9% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	61 (±27)	3,369 (±315)	1,657,539 (±10,322)	45,017,354
Owning households	236 (±49)	10,217 (±348)	3,378,910 (±14,728)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.0 (±0.6)	2.1 (±0.2)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.3 (±0.3)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$70,268 (±$14,887)	$35,218 (±$6,637)	$50,420 (±$471)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$59,500 (±$24,933)	$73,915 (±$3,482)	$103,505 (±$377)	$100,009

In Stonington, the renter share is not measurably different from Christian County (24.8%).

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

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

In Christian County, Stonington ranks 12 of 30 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 1192 of 2,751.

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

How renting in Stonington 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	24.9% (±7.7 points)	20.5% (±7.9 points)	−4.4 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$775 (±$66)	$900 (±$166)	+16.1%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$63,021 (±$11,187)	$65,972 (±$15,337)	+4.7%	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 Stonington

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Stonington
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Stonington	—	20.5% (±7.9 points)	—
Stonington Township	1.2 mi	19.1% (±7.1 points)	Not measurably different
May Township (Christian County)	5.1 mi	3.3% (±3.7 points)	Lower
Blue Mound	5.8 mi	19.1% (±8.2 points)	Not measurably different
Prairieton Township	6.3 mi	0.0% (±17.7 points)	Lower
Pleasant View Township	6.9 mi	14.3% (±6.4 points)	Not measurably different
Buckhart Township	7.8 mi	18.5% (±8.5 points)	Not measurably different
Taylorville	8.1 mi	33.4% (±5.1 points)	Higher
Taylorville Township	8.2 mi	31.7% (±5.0 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: May Township (Christian County), IL (3.3%), Prairieton Township, IL (0.0%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Taylorville, IL (33.4%), Taylorville Township, IL (31.7%).

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

Households that rent across Christian County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
6	Pana Township	31.8% (±6.1 points)
7	Taylorville Township	31.7% (±5.0 points)
8	Bulpitt	28.6% (±15.0 points)
9	Edinburg	27.5% (±12.0 points)
10	Kincaid	24.6% (±12.1 points)
11	Greenwood Township (Christian County)	22.0% (±26.8 points)
12	Stonington	20.5% (±7.9 points)
13	South Fork Township	19.2% (±7.9 points)
14	Stonington Township	19.1% (±7.1 points)
15	Buckhart Township	18.5% (±8.5 points)
16	Johnson Township (Christian County)	16.3% (±12.6 points)
17	Mount Auburn Township	11.8% (±7.9 points)
18	Palmer	11.6% (±10.4 points)

Showing 13 of 30 places in Christian 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 Stonington

How many renters are there in Stonington?

Stonington has an estimated 61 (±27) renting households, 20.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Stonington?

In Stonington, the share of households that rent went from 24.9% in 2015–2019 to 20.5% in 2020–2024 (−4.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Stonington?

A renting household in Stonington has 2.0 people on average, against 2.3 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Stonington?

The median renting household in Stonington, IL has an income of $70,268 (±$14,887) a year, against $59,500 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 Stonington village, Illinois (place:72949, in state:17).

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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