What percentage of people rent in Tilden, IL?

Name: Renters and owners in Tilden, IL, 2020–2024
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30.1% (±10.7 points) of the occupied homes in Tilden, IL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 101 renting households against 235 that own their home.

In Tilden, the share of households that rent went from 29.1% in 2015–2019 to 30.1% in 2020–2024 (+1.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 30.1% (±10.7 points)
Renting households: 101 (±49)
Median renter income: $28,906 (±$22,224)

Who rents and who owns in Tilden

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Tilden	Randolph County	Illinois	United States
Renter-occupied share	30.1% (±10.7 points)	23.4% (±2.2 points)	32.9% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	101 (±49)	2,797 (±275)	1,657,539 (±10,322)	45,017,354
Owning households	235 (±49)	9,148 (±273)	3,378,910 (±14,728)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.0 (±0.5)	2.0 (±0.2)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.4)	2.3 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$28,906 (±$22,224)	$38,003 (±$6,399)	$50,420 (±$471)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$64,375 (±$28,391)	$78,056 (±$5,530)	$103,505 (±$377)	$100,009

In Tilden, the renter share is not measurably different from Randolph County (23.4%).

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

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

In Randolph County, Tilden ranks 4 of 14 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 517 of 2,751.

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

How renting in Tilden 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	29.1% (±8.3 points)	30.1% (±10.7 points)	+1.0 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$635 (±$71)	$743 (±$187)	+17.0%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$37,159 (±$7,428)	$47,857 (±$21,459)	+28.8%	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 Tilden

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Tilden
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Tilden	—	30.1% (±10.7 points)	—
Lively Grove Township	3.8 mi	8.9% (±8.3 points)	Lower
Coulterville	4.7 mi	26.0% (±11.4 points)	Not measurably different
Marissa Township	5.3 mi	17.0% (±8.9 points)	Not measurably different
Marissa	5.4 mi	21.3% (±11.0 points)	Not measurably different
Sparta	5.6 mi	42.4% (±8.3 points)	Not measurably different
Oakdale Township	8.3 mi	7.0% (±4.0 points)	Lower
Lenzburg	8.9 mi	36.4% (±11.5 points)	Not measurably different
Baldwin	9.0 mi	24.8% (±13.3 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Lively Grove Township, IL (8.9%), Oakdale Township, IL (7.0%).

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

Households that rent across Randolph County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Sparta	42.4% (±8.3 points)
2	Percy	42.3% (±11.0 points)
3	Steeleville	36.0% (±8.2 points)
4	Tilden	30.1% (±10.7 points)
5 (tie)	Chester	26.0% (±7.5 points)
5 (tie)	Coulterville	26.0% (±11.4 points)
7	Baldwin	24.8% (±13.3 points)
8	Ellis Grove	23.8% (±10.3 points)
9	Red Bud	23.3% (±6.7 points)
10	Evansville	22.3% (±11.4 points)

Showing 10 of 14 places in Randolph 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 Tilden

How many renters are there in Tilden?

Tilden has an estimated 101 (±49) renting households, 30.1% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Tilden?

In Tilden, the share of households that rent went from 29.1% in 2015–2019 to 30.1% in 2020–2024 (+1.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Tilden?

A renting household in Tilden has 2.0 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Tilden?

The median renting household in Tilden, IL has an income of $28,906 (±$22,224) a year, against $64,375 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 Tilden village, Illinois (place:75263, 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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