What percentage of people rent in Washington, IL?

Name: Renters and owners in Washington, IL, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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19.6% (±4.0 points) of the occupied homes in Washington, IL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,184 renting households against 4,869 that own their home.

In Washington, the share of households that rent went from 20.9% in 2015–2019 to 19.6% in 2020–2024 (−1.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 19.6% (±4.0 points)
Renting households: 1,184 (±262)
Median renter income: $58,953 (±$9,958)

Who rents and who owns in Washington

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Washington	Tazewell County	Illinois	United States
Renter-occupied share	19.6% (±4.0 points)	21.6% (±1.4 points)	32.9% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,184 (±262)	11,702 (±764)	1,657,539 (±10,322)	45,017,354
Owning households	4,869 (±312)	42,349 (±788)	3,378,910 (±14,728)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.7 (±0.3)	1.9 (±0.1)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.8 (±0.2)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$58,953 (±$9,958)	$42,033 (±$3,248)	$50,420 (±$471)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$110,504 (±$11,080)	$90,876 (±$2,982)	$103,505 (±$377)	$100,009

In Washington, the renter share is not measurably different from Tazewell County (21.6%).

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

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

In Tazewell County, Washington ranks 18 of 36 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 1280 of 2,751.

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

How renting in Washington 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	20.9% (±3.4 points)	19.6% (±4.0 points)	−1.3 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$947 (±$114)	$1,155 (±$123)	+22.0%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$76,508 (±$6,744)	$95,179 (±$10,188)	+24.4%	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 Washington

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Washington
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Washington	—	19.6% (±4.0 points)	—
Washington Township (Tazewell County)	0.8 mi	19.5% (±3.4 points)	Not measurably different
Germantown Hills	4.6 mi	9.0% (±7.0 points)	Lower
Fondulac Township	5.5 mi	25.1% (±4.1 points)	Not measurably different
East Peoria	6.1 mi	24.3% (±3.6 points)	Not measurably different
Morton Township	6.3 mi	18.6% (±2.5 points)	Not measurably different
Morton	6.6 mi	20.1% (±2.7 points)	Not measurably different
Worth Township (Woodford County)	6.7 mi	7.9% (±3.8 points)	Lower
Metamora	7.0 mi	3.4% (±3.0 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Germantown Hills, IL (9.0%), Worth Township (Woodford County), IL (7.9%), Metamora, IL (3.4%).

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
12	Delavan	24.7% (±7.7 points)
13	East Peoria	24.3% (±3.6 points)
14	Deer Creek	22.5% (±8.2 points)
15	Tremont Township	22.4% (±9.1 points)
16	Creve Coeur	20.4% (±8.3 points)
17	Morton	20.1% (±2.7 points)
18	Washington	19.6% (±4.0 points)
19	Washington Township (Tazewell County)	19.5% (±3.4 points)
20	Morton Township	18.6% (±2.5 points)
21	Elm Grove Township	18.3% (±6.4 points)
22	Hopedale Township	17.3% (±7.8 points)
23	South Pekin	17.1% (±6.8 points)
24	Groveland Township (Tazewell County)	16.5% (±3.1 points)

Showing 13 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 Washington

How many renters are there in Washington?

Washington has an estimated 1,184 (±262) renting households, 19.6% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Washington?

In Washington, the share of households that rent went from 20.9% in 2015–2019 to 19.6% in 2020–2024 (−1.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Washington?

A renting household in Washington has 1.7 people on average, against 2.8 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Washington?

The median renting household in Washington, IL has an income of $58,953 (±$9,958) a year, against $110,504 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 Washington city, Illinois (place:79033, 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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