What percentage of people rent in Vance Township, IL?

Name: Renters and owners in Vance Township, IL, 2020–2024
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16.7% (±7.9 points) of the occupied homes in Vance Township, IL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 70 renting households against 348 that own their home.

In Vance Township, the share of households that rent went from 16.1% in 2015–2019 to 16.7% in 2020–2024 (+0.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 16.7% (±7.9 points)
Renting households: 70 (±32)
Median renter income: $31,364 (±$30,866)

Who rents and who owns in Vance Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Vance Township	Vermilion County	Illinois	United States
Renter-occupied share	16.7% (±7.9 points)	29.8% (±1.9 points)	32.9% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	70 (±32)	8,955 (±586)	1,657,539 (±10,322)	45,017,354
Owning households	348 (±103)	21,129 (±605)	3,378,910 (±14,728)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.9 (±0.4)	2.2 (±0.1)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.2 (±0.3)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$31,364 (±$30,866)	$32,465 (±$3,456)	$50,420 (±$471)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$72,500 (±$24,072)	$74,375 (±$3,099)	$103,505 (±$377)	$100,009

In Vance Township, the renter share is lower than in Vermilion County (29.8%).

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

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

In Vermilion County, Vance Township ranks 29 of 40 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 1545 of 2,751.

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

How renting in Vance 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	16.1% (±8.5 points)	16.7% (±7.9 points)	+0.6 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$539 (±$99)	$783 (±$18)	+45.3%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$72,740 (±$7,607)	$62,500 (±$21,990)	−14.1%	Down 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 Vance Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Vance Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Vance Township	—	16.7% (±7.9 points)	—
Fairmount	2.7 mi	20.6% (±9.9 points)	Not measurably different
Homer	4.2 mi	21.0% (±11.4 points)	Not measurably different
Fithian	4.8 mi	16.0% (±10.2 points)	Not measurably different
South Homer Township	5.0 mi	15.0% (±8.8 points)	Not measurably different
Muncie	5.3 mi	8.7% (±9.5 points)	Not measurably different
Ogden	6.3 mi	7.1% (±3.8 points)	Lower
Jamaica Township	6.3 mi	21.9% (±31.2 points)	Not measurably different
Oakwood Township	6.4 mi	20.2% (±5.8 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Ogden, IL (7.1%).

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

Households that rent across Vermilion County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
23	Fairmount	20.6% (±9.9 points)
24	Oakwood Township	20.2% (±5.8 points)
25	Henning	20.0% (±12.4 points)
26	Bismarck	17.9% (±9.7 points)
27	Middlefork Township	17.6% (±6.7 points)
28	Catlin Township	17.5% (±6.2 points)
29	Vance Township	16.7% (±7.9 points)
30	Fithian	16.0% (±10.2 points)
31	McKendree Township	13.4% (±12.3 points)
32	Indianola	10.8% (±10.9 points)
33	Sidell Township	9.3% (±4.7 points)
34	Muncie	8.7% (±9.5 points)
35 (tie)	Blount Township	8.6% (±3.7 points)

Showing 13 of 40 places in Vermilion 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 Vance Township

How many renters are there in Vance Township?

Vance Township has an estimated 70 (±32) renting households, 16.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Vance Township?

In Vance Township, the share of households that rent went from 16.1% in 2015–2019 to 16.7% in 2020–2024 (+0.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Vance Township?

A renting household in Vance Township has 1.9 people on average, against 2.2 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Vance Township?

The median renting household in Vance Township, IL has an income of $31,364 (±$30,866) a year, against $72,500 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 Vance township, Vermilion County, Illinois (county subdivision:77304, in state:17 county:183).

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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