What percentage of people rent in Stronghurst Township, IL?

Name: Renters and owners in Stronghurst Township, IL, 2020–2024
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27.6% (±10.1 points) of the occupied homes in Stronghurst Township, IL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 122 renting households against 320 that own their home.

In Stronghurst Township, the share of households that rent went from 36.6% in 2015–2019 to 27.6% in 2020–2024 (−9.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 27.6% (±10.1 points)
Renting households: 122 (±47)
Median renter income: $40,500 (±$8,961)

Who rents and who owns in Stronghurst Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Stronghurst Township	Henderson County	Illinois	United States
Renter-occupied share	27.6% (±10.1 points)	18.9% (±3.3 points)	32.9% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	122 (±47)	511 (±96)	1,657,539 (±10,322)	45,017,354
Owning households	320 (±73)	2,193 (±113)	3,378,910 (±14,728)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.5 (±0.9)	2.1 (±0.3)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.3 (±0.3)	2.3 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$40,500 (±$8,961)	$34,776 (±$4,047)	$50,420 (±$471)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$65,833 (±$25,072)	$66,917 (±$5,753)	$103,505 (±$377)	$100,009

In Stronghurst Township, the renter share is not measurably different from Henderson County (18.9%).

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

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

In Henderson County, Stronghurst Township ranks 4 of 18 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 653 of 2,751.

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

How renting in Stronghurst 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	36.6% (±8.1 points)	27.6% (±10.1 points)	−9.0 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$547 (±$112)	$798 (±$180)	+45.9%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$50,313 (±$9,150)	$50,938 (±$14,049)	+1.2%	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 Stronghurst Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Stronghurst Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Stronghurst Township	—	27.6% (±10.1 points)	—
Stronghurst	3.0 mi	33.6% (±11.1 points)	Not measurably different
Carman Township	5.6 mi	29.3% (±16.9 points)	Not measurably different
Gladstone Township	5.7 mi	23.4% (±11.3 points)	Not measurably different
Media Township	6.0 mi	24.8% (±17.6 points)	Not measurably different
Terre Haute Township	6.2 mi	0.0% (±38.3 points)	Not measurably different
Media	6.7 mi	10.5% (±11.9 points)	Lower
Gladstone	7.0 mi	16.9% (±10.9 points)	Not measurably different
Gulfport	7.1 mi	33.3% (±37.0 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Media, IL (10.5%).

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

Households that rent across Henderson County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Rozetta Township	37.2% (±23.3 points)
2	Stronghurst	33.6% (±11.1 points)
3	Carman Township	29.3% (±16.9 points)
4	Stronghurst Township	27.6% (±10.1 points)
5	Media Township	24.8% (±17.6 points)
6	Lomax Township	23.7% (±9.6 points)
7	Gladstone Township	23.4% (±11.3 points)
8	Lomax	18.7% (±10.7 points)
9	Gladstone	16.9% (±10.9 points)
10	Bald Bluff Township	16.7% (±26.7 points)

Showing 10 of 18 places in Henderson 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 Stronghurst Township

How many renters are there in Stronghurst Township?

Stronghurst Township has an estimated 122 (±47) renting households, 27.6% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Stronghurst Township?

In Stronghurst Township, the share of households that rent went from 36.6% in 2015–2019 to 27.6% in 2020–2024 (−9.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Stronghurst Township?

A renting household in Stronghurst Township has 2.5 people on average, against 2.3 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Stronghurst Township?

The median renting household in Stronghurst Township, IL has an income of $40,500 (±$8,961) a year, against $65,833 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 Stronghurst township, Henderson County, Illinois (county subdivision:73274, in state:17 county:071).

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.