What percentage of people rent in Villa Grove, IL?

Name: Renters and owners in Villa Grove, IL, 2020–2024
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26.8% (±7.2 points) of the occupied homes in Villa Grove, IL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 262 renting households against 717 that own their home.

In Villa Grove, the share of households that rent went from 14.7% in 2015–2019 to 26.8% in 2020–2024 (+12.1 percentage points), a measurable increase.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 26.8% (±7.2 points)
Renting households: 262 (±79)

Who rents and who owns in Villa Grove

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Villa Grove	Douglas County	Illinois	United States
Renter-occupied share	26.8% (±7.2 points)	23.1% (±3.0 points)	32.9% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	262 (±79)	1,794 (±237)	1,657,539 (±10,322)	45,017,354
Owning households	717 (±108)	5,971 (±263)	3,378,910 (±14,728)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.3 (±0.5)	2.4 (±0.2)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.2)	2.6 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$43,207 (±$9,167)	$50,420 (±$471)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$77,875 (±$9,727)	$84,810 (±$4,027)	$103,505 (±$377)	$100,009

In Villa Grove, the renter share is not measurably different from Douglas County (23.1%).

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

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

In Douglas County, Villa Grove ranks 5 of 17 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 709 of 2,751.

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

How renting in Villa Grove 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	14.7% (±4.5 points)	26.8% (±7.2 points)	+12.1 percentage points	Measurable increase
Median gross rent	$751 (±$142)	$878 (±$156)	+16.9%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$58,071 (±$7,117)	$70,647 (±$7,734)	+21.7%	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 Villa Grove

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Villa Grove
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Villa Grove	—	26.8% (±7.2 points)	—
Camargo Township	2.6 mi	21.0% (±5.6 points)	Not measurably different
Crittenden Township	3.9 mi	14.5% (±13.3 points)	Not measurably different
Camargo	4.5 mi	19.9% (±12.5 points)	Not measurably different
Murdock Township	4.9 mi	5.7% (±9.3 points)	Lower
Longview	5.2 mi	11.6% (±13.5 points)	Not measurably different
Raymond Township (Champaign County)	6.4 mi	4.2% (±5.5 points)	Lower
Pesotum	7.0 mi	12.3% (±8.5 points)	Lower
Tuscola Township	7.1 mi	24.9% (±7.5 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Murdock Township, IL (5.7%), Raymond Township (Champaign County), IL (4.2%), Pesotum, IL (12.3%).

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

Households that rent across Douglas County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Arthur	29.6% (±7.5 points)
2	Arcola Township	28.5% (±6.6 points)
3 (tie)	Tuscola	27.3% (±8.0 points)
3 (tie)	Bourbon Township	27.3% (±7.0 points)
5	Villa Grove	26.8% (±7.2 points)
6	Arcola	25.3% (±7.5 points)
7	Tuscola Township	24.9% (±7.5 points)
8	Garrett Township	23.3% (±9.5 points)
9	Camargo Township	21.0% (±5.6 points)
10	Camargo	19.9% (±12.5 points)
11	Hindsboro	17.4% (±13.2 points)

Showing 11 of 17 places in Douglas 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 Villa Grove

How many renters are there in Villa Grove?

Villa Grove has an estimated 262 (±79) renting households, 26.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Villa Grove?

In Villa Grove, the share of households that rent went from 14.7% in 2015–2019 to 26.8% in 2020–2024 (+12.1 percentage points), a measurable increase.

How big are renting households in Villa Grove?

A renting household in Villa Grove has 2.3 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned 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 Villa Grove city, Illinois (place:77941, 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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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.