What percentage of people rent in Sumpter Township, IL?

Name: Renters and owners in Sumpter Township, IL, 2020–2024
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23.3% (±8.5 points) of the occupied homes in Sumpter Township, IL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 167 renting households against 551 that own their home.

In Sumpter Township, the share of households that rent went from 31.2% in 2015–2019 to 23.3% in 2020–2024 (−7.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 23.3% (±8.5 points)
Renting households: 167 (±71)
Median renter income: $28,264 (±$15,411)

Who rents and who owns in Sumpter Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Sumpter Township	Cumberland County	Illinois	United States
Renter-occupied share	23.3% (±8.5 points)	15.8% (±3.2 points)	32.9% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	167 (±71)	662 (±143)	1,657,539 (±10,322)	45,017,354
Owning households	551 (±87)	3,515 (±141)	3,378,910 (±14,728)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.2 (±0.6)	2.3 (±0.3)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.2)	2.5 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$28,264 (±$15,411)	$40,363 (±$5,080)	$50,420 (±$471)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$82,159 (±$15,353)	$81,783 (±$7,419)	$103,505 (±$377)	$100,009

In Sumpter Township, the renter share is not measurably different from Cumberland County (15.8%).

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

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

In Cumberland County, Sumpter Township ranks 3 of 12 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 959 of 2,751.

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

How renting in Sumpter 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	31.2% (±6.7 points)	23.3% (±8.5 points)	−7.9 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$660 (±$103)	$909 (±$496)	+37.7%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$65,625 (±$10,352)	$70,556 (±$14,067)	+7.5%	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 Sumpter Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Sumpter Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Sumpter Township	—	23.3% (±8.5 points)	—
Toledo	0.6 mi	34.0% (±11.1 points)	Not measurably different
Cottonwood Township	4.4 mi	22.5% (±18.0 points)	Not measurably different
Jewett	4.8 mi	10.1% (±13.9 points)	Not measurably different
Greenup	5.4 mi	21.6% (±7.3 points)	Not measurably different
Woodbury Township	5.9 mi	4.9% (±6.9 points)	Lower
Greenup Township	6.6 mi	16.7% (±5.7 points)	Not measurably different
Spring Point Township	8.6 mi	9.2% (±8.2 points)	Lower
Neoga Township	8.6 mi	17.3% (±5.5 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Woodbury Township, IL (4.9%), Spring Point Township, IL (9.2%).

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

Households that rent across Cumberland County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Toledo	34.0% (±11.1 points)
2	Neoga	24.8% (±7.5 points)
3	Sumpter Township	23.3% (±8.5 points)
4	Cottonwood Township	22.5% (±18.0 points)
5	Greenup	21.6% (±7.3 points)
6	Neoga Township	17.3% (±5.5 points)
7	Greenup Township	16.7% (±5.7 points)
8	Crooked Creek Township (Cumberland County)	10.9% (±12.6 points)
9	Jewett	10.1% (±13.9 points)

Showing 9 of 12 places in Cumberland 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 Sumpter Township

How many renters are there in Sumpter Township?

Sumpter Township has an estimated 167 (±71) renting households, 23.3% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Sumpter Township?

In Sumpter Township, the share of households that rent went from 31.2% in 2015–2019 to 23.3% in 2020–2024 (−7.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Sumpter Township?

A renting household in Sumpter Township has 2.2 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Sumpter Township?

The median renting household in Sumpter Township, IL has an income of $28,264 (±$15,411) a year, against $82,159 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 Sumpter township, Cumberland County, Illinois (county subdivision:73729, in state:17 county:035).

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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