What percentage of people rent in Tremont, IL?

Name: Renters and owners in Tremont, IL, 2020–2024
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32.1% (±8.9 points) of the occupied homes in Tremont, IL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 329 renting households against 696 that own their home.

In Tremont, the share of households that rent went from 21.2% in 2015–2019 to 32.1% in 2020–2024 (+10.9 percentage points), a measurable increase.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 32.1% (±8.9 points)
Renting households: 329 (±110)
Median renter income: $50,052 (±$12,419)

Who rents and who owns in Tremont

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Tremont	Tazewell County	Illinois	United States
Renter-occupied share	32.1% (±8.9 points)	21.6% (±1.4 points)	32.9% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	329 (±110)	11,702 (±764)	1,657,539 (±10,322)	45,017,354
Owning households	696 (±97)	42,349 (±788)	3,378,910 (±14,728)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.9 (±0.4)	1.9 (±0.1)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.3)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$50,052 (±$12,419)	$42,033 (±$3,248)	$50,420 (±$471)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$103,289 (±$14,222)	$90,876 (±$2,982)	$103,505 (±$377)	$100,009

In Tremont, the renter share is higher than in Tazewell County (21.6%).

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

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

In Tazewell County, Tremont ranks 4 of 36 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 419 of 2,751.

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

How renting in Tremont 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	21.2% (±5.8 points)	32.1% (±8.9 points)	+10.9 percentage points	Measurable increase
Median gross rent	$638 (±$117)	$1,037 (±$229)	+62.5%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$66,744 (±$4,602)	$79,810 (±$14,054)	+19.6%	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 Tremont

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Tremont
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Tremont	—	32.1% (±8.9 points)	—
Tremont Township	3.0 mi	22.4% (±9.1 points)	Not measurably different
Elm Grove Township	3.2 mi	18.3% (±6.4 points)	Lower
Morton	6.2 mi	20.1% (±2.7 points)	Lower
Morton Township	6.7 mi	18.6% (±2.5 points)	Lower
Dillon Township	6.8 mi	3.1% (±4.4 points)	Lower
Mackinaw	7.0 mi	30.1% (±7.4 points)	Not measurably different
Hopedale Township	7.0 mi	17.3% (±7.8 points)	Lower
Groveland Township (Tazewell County)	7.1 mi	16.5% (±3.1 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Elm Grove Township, IL (18.3%), Morton, IL (20.1%), Morton Township, IL (18.6%).

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

Households that rent across Tazewell County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Malone Township	37.1% (±37.9 points)
2	Hopedale	35.7% (±14.0 points)
3	Green Valley	34.2% (±13.4 points)
4	Tremont	32.1% (±8.9 points)
5	Pekin	31.6% (±2.9 points)
6	Mackinaw	30.1% (±7.4 points)
7	Pekin Township	28.8% (±2.9 points)
8	Cincinnati Township (Tazewell County)	27.2% (±4.7 points)
9	Sand Prairie Township	26.8% (±10.5 points)
10	Delavan Township	25.3% (±7.2 points)

Showing 10 of 36 places in Tazewell 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 Tremont

How many renters are there in Tremont?

Tremont has an estimated 329 (±110) renting households, 32.1% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Tremont?

In Tremont, the share of households that rent went from 21.2% in 2015–2019 to 32.1% in 2020–2024 (+10.9 percentage points), a measurable increase.

How big are renting households in Tremont?

A renting household in Tremont has 1.9 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Tremont?

The median renting household in Tremont, IL has an income of $50,052 (±$12,419) a year, against $103,289 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 Tremont village, Illinois (place:75965, 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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