What percentage of people rent in Tompkins Township, IL?

Name: Renters and owners in Tompkins Township, IL, 2020–2024
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19.4% (±7.9 points) of the occupied homes in Tompkins Township, IL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 76 renting households against 315 that own their home.

In Tompkins Township, the share of households that rent went from 6.3% in 2015–2019 to 19.4% in 2020–2024 (+13.1 percentage points), a measurable increase.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 19.4% (±7.9 points)
Renting households: 76 (±37)
Median renter income: $35,833 (±$33,630)

Who rents and who owns in Tompkins Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Tompkins Township	Warren County	Illinois	United States
Renter-occupied share	19.4% (±7.9 points)	24.8% (±3.6 points)	32.9% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	76 (±37)	1,686 (±271)	1,657,539 (±10,322)	45,017,354
Owning households	315 (±60)	5,101 (±226)	3,378,910 (±14,728)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.3 (±0.7)	2.1 (±0.2)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.8 (±0.4)	2.3 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$35,833 (±$33,630)	$46,250 (±$7,596)	$50,420 (±$471)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$84,567 (±$2,681)	$78,190 (±$4,332)	$103,505 (±$377)	$100,009

In Tompkins Township, the renter share is not measurably different from Warren County (24.8%).

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

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

In Warren County, Tompkins Township ranks 11 of 20 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 1304 of 2,751.

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

How renting in Tompkins 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	6.3% (±3.2 points)	19.4% (±7.9 points)	+13.1 percentage points	Measurable increase
Median gross rent	$588 (±$196)	$938 (±$68)	+59.5%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$69,205 (±$23,631)	$82,083 (±$16,156)	+18.6%	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 Tompkins Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Tompkins Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Tompkins Township	—	19.4% (±7.9 points)	—
Kirkwood	1.5 mi	24.6% (±10.8 points)	Not measurably different
Hale Township	5.1 mi	0.0% (±29.0 points)	Not measurably different
Lenox Township	5.8 mi	0.0% (±36.9 points)	Not measurably different
Monmouth	5.8 mi	33.7% (±5.2 points)	Higher
Ellison Township	6.5 mi	0.0% (±20.3 points)	Not measurably different
Biggsville Township	6.6 mi	10.7% (±7.7 points)	Not measurably different
Biggsville	7.2 mi	9.3% (±9.0 points)	Not measurably different
Monmouth Township	7.9 mi	29.3% (±4.7 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Monmouth, IL (33.7%), Monmouth Township, IL (29.3%).

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

Households that rent across Warren County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
5	Spring Grove Township	28.6% (±9.7 points)
6	Roseville	28.3% (±10.1 points)
7	Coldbrook Township	28.0% (±25.8 points)
8	Roseville Township	26.4% (±9.0 points)
9	Kirkwood	24.6% (±10.8 points)
10	Kelly Township	23.9% (±25.2 points)
11	Tompkins Township	19.4% (±7.9 points)
12	Floyd Township	18.1% (±16.5 points)
13 (tie)	Alexis	14.6% (±8.0 points)
13 (tie)	Little York	14.6% (±8.0 points)
15	Sumner Township (Warren County)	10.3% (±5.4 points)
16	Greenbush Township	5.3% (±7.4 points)
17 (tie)	Berwick Township	0.0% (±35.0 points)

Showing 13 of 20 places in Warren 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 Tompkins Township

How many renters are there in Tompkins Township?

Tompkins Township has an estimated 76 (±37) renting households, 19.4% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Tompkins Township?

In Tompkins Township, the share of households that rent went from 6.3% in 2015–2019 to 19.4% in 2020–2024 (+13.1 percentage points), a measurable increase.

How big are renting households in Tompkins Township?

A renting household in Tompkins Township has 2.3 people on average, against 2.8 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Tompkins Township?

The median renting household in Tompkins Township, IL has an income of $35,833 (±$33,630) a year, against $84,567 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 Tompkins township, Warren County, Illinois (county subdivision:75692, in state:17 county:187).

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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