What percentage of people rent in Urbana Township, IL?

Name: Renters and owners in Urbana Township, IL, 2020–2024
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28.2% (±7.6 points) of the occupied homes in Urbana Township, IL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,003 renting households against 2,559 that own their home.

In Urbana Township, the share of households that rent went from 25.6% in 2015–2019 to 28.2% in 2020–2024 (+2.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 28.2% (±7.6 points)
Renting households: 1,003 (±292)
Median renter income: $45,994 (±$13,445)

Who rents and who owns in Urbana Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Urbana Township	Champaign County	Illinois	United States
Renter-occupied share	28.2% (±7.6 points)	46.0% (±1.1 points)	32.9% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,003 (±292)	39,299 (±1,150)	1,657,539 (±10,322)	45,017,354
Owning households	2,559 (±364)	46,173 (±832)	3,378,910 (±14,728)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.3 (±0.4)	2.0 (±0.1)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.0 (±0.2)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$45,994 (±$13,445)	$33,434 (±$1,390)	$50,420 (±$471)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$73,546 (±$8,586)	$101,708 (±$3,128)	$103,505 (±$377)	$100,009

In Urbana Township, the renter share is lower than in Champaign County (46.0%).

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

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

In Champaign County, Urbana Township ranks 15 of 54 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 619 of 2,751.

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

How renting in Urbana 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	25.6% (±6.1 points)	28.2% (±7.6 points)	+2.6 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$818 (±$59)	$1,109 (±$42)	+35.6%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$45,560 (±$6,515)	$62,905 (±$13,447)	+38.1%	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 Urbana Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Urbana Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Urbana Township	—	28.2% (±7.6 points)	—
Urbana	3.3 mi	62.7% (±2.6 points)	Higher
Cunningham Township	3.3 mi	62.7% (±2.6 points)	Higher
Philo Township	4.8 mi	8.1% (±6.6 points)	Lower
St. Joseph Township	5.0 mi	16.0% (±5.1 points)	Lower
Philo	5.2 mi	10.5% (±8.7 points)	Lower
Sidney	5.5 mi	17.3% (±6.7 points)	Lower
Savoy	5.7 mi	40.7% (±5.3 points)	Higher
Sidney Township	6.5 mi	12.5% (±5.0 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Philo Township, IL (8.1%), St. Joseph Township, IL (16.0%), Philo, IL (10.5%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Urbana, IL (62.7%), Cunningham Township, IL (62.7%), Savoy, IL (40.7%).

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

Households that rent across Champaign County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
9	Rantoul Township	40.0% (±5.8 points)
10	Champaign Township	32.0% (±4.3 points)
11	Tolono Township	31.3% (±7.9 points)
12	Kerr Township	29.8% (±22.9 points)
13	Tolono	29.4% (±13.9 points)
14	Bondville	29.2% (±11.0 points)
15	Urbana Township	28.2% (±7.6 points)
16	Thomasboro	24.9% (±7.4 points)
17	Hensley Township	22.9% (±21.4 points)
18	Homer	21.0% (±11.4 points)
19	Scott Township (Champaign County)	20.7% (±10.0 points)
20	Mahomet	20.5% (±5.0 points)
21	Foosland	20.0% (±29.4 points)

Showing 13 of 54 places in Champaign 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 Urbana Township

How many renters are there in Urbana Township?

Urbana Township has an estimated 1,003 (±292) renting households, 28.2% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Urbana Township?

In Urbana Township, the share of households that rent went from 25.6% in 2015–2019 to 28.2% in 2020–2024 (+2.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Urbana Township?

A renting household in Urbana Township has 2.3 people on average, against 2.0 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Urbana Township?

The median renting household in Urbana Township, IL has an income of $45,994 (±$13,445) a year, against $73,546 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 Urbana township, Champaign County, Illinois (county subdivision:77018, in state:17 county:019).

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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