What percentage of people rent in Virden Township, IL?

Name: Renters and owners in Virden Township, IL, 2020–2024
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29.1% (±7.7 points) of the occupied homes in Virden Township, IL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 371 renting households against 906 that own their home.

In Virden Township, the share of households that rent went from 23.8% in 2015–2019 to 29.1% in 2020–2024 (+5.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 29.1% (±7.7 points)
Renting households: 371 (±104)
Median renter income: $64,181 (±$52,022)

Who rents and who owns in Virden Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Virden Township	Macoupin County	Illinois	United States
Renter-occupied share	29.1% (±7.7 points)	21.5% (±2.1 points)	32.9% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	371 (±104)	3,780 (±390)	1,657,539 (±10,322)	45,017,354
Owning households	906 (±125)	13,796 (±405)	3,378,910 (±14,728)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.2 (±0.4)	2.2 (±0.2)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.7 (±0.3)	2.5 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$64,181 (±$52,022)	$36,612 (±$4,589)	$50,420 (±$471)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$85,694 (±$11,032)	$81,347 (±$3,782)	$103,505 (±$377)	$100,009

In Virden Township, the renter share is not measurably different from Macoupin County (21.5%).

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

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

In Macoupin County, Virden Township ranks 9 of 53 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 567 of 2,751.

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

How renting in Virden 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	23.8% (±7.9 points)	29.1% (±7.7 points)	+5.3 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$641 (±$87)	$793 (±$167)	+23.7%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$50,647 (±$6,237)	$83,795 (±$13,252)	+65.4%	Up 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 Virden Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Virden Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Virden Township	—	29.1% (±7.7 points)	—
Virden	1.2 mi	33.2% (±8.4 points)	Not measurably different
Thayer	2.8 mi	13.1% (±6.9 points)	Lower
Girard Township	3.0 mi	37.4% (±9.5 points)	Not measurably different
Girard	4.0 mi	45.3% (±11.1 points)	Higher
Auburn Township (Sangamon County)	4.6 mi	17.4% (±7.2 points)	Lower
Auburn	5.3 mi	16.1% (±8.9 points)	Lower
North Otter Township	6.5 mi	0.0% (±13.9 points)	Lower
Farmersville	6.7 mi	20.4% (±8.6 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Thayer, IL (13.1%), Auburn Township (Sangamon County), IL (17.4%), Auburn, IL (16.1%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Girard, IL (45.3%).

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

Households that rent across Macoupin County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
3	Girard Township	37.4% (±9.5 points)
4	Carlinville	36.4% (±6.7 points)
5	Wilsonville	34.2% (±14.8 points)
6	Virden	33.2% (±8.4 points)
7	Carlinville Township	32.4% (±5.4 points)
8	Benld	31.4% (±8.1 points)
9	Virden Township	29.1% (±7.7 points)
10 (tie)	Gillespie	27.4% (±9.4 points)
10 (tie)	Mount Olive	27.4% (±11.2 points)
12	Gillespie Township	27.3% (±7.9 points)
13	Hillyard Township	27.0% (±16.8 points)
14	Staunton	25.1% (±8.1 points)
15	Cahokia Township	22.1% (±5.3 points)

Showing 13 of 53 places in Macoupin 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 Virden Township

How many renters are there in Virden Township?

Virden Township has an estimated 371 (±104) renting households, 29.1% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Virden Township?

In Virden Township, the share of households that rent went from 23.8% in 2015–2019 to 29.1% in 2020–2024 (+5.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Virden Township?

A renting household in Virden Township has 2.2 people on average, against 2.7 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Virden Township?

The median renting household in Virden Township, IL has an income of $64,181 (±$52,022) a year, against $85,694 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 Virden township, Macoupin County, Illinois (county subdivision:78162, in state:17 county:117).

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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