What percentage of people rent in West City, IL?

Name: Renters and owners in West City, IL, 2020–2024
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31.7% (±9.2 points) of the occupied homes in West City, IL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 92 renting households against 198 that own their home.

In West City, the share of households that rent went from 41.5% in 2015–2019 to 31.7% in 2020–2024 (−9.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 31.7% (±9.2 points)
Renting households: 92 (±31)
Median renter income: $47,000 (±$7,702)

Who rents and who owns in West City

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	West City	Franklin County	Illinois	United States
Renter-occupied share	31.7% (±9.2 points)	25.9% (±2.0 points)	32.9% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	92 (±31)	4,175 (±362)	1,657,539 (±10,322)	45,017,354
Owning households	198 (±52)	11,962 (±336)	3,378,910 (±14,728)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.1 (±0.5)	2.2 (±0.1)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.4)	2.3 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$47,000 (±$7,702)	$28,790 (±$4,500)	$50,420 (±$471)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$50,714 (±$18,502)	$65,329 (±$2,588)	$103,505 (±$377)	$100,009

In West City, the renter share is not measurably different from Franklin County (25.9%).

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

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

In Franklin County, West City ranks 6 of 27 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 435 of 2,751.

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

How renting in West City 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	41.5% (±10.4 points)	31.7% (±9.2 points)	−9.8 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$661 (±$137)	$860 (±$64)	+30.1%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$42,125 (±$9,667)	$48,750 (±$6,679)	+15.7%	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 West City

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with West City
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
West City	—	31.7% (±9.2 points)	—
Benton	2.1 mi	37.4% (±5.8 points)	Not measurably different
Browning Township (Franklin County)	2.2 mi	22.8% (±9.1 points)	Not measurably different
Buckner	3.8 mi	20.8% (±10.8 points)	Not measurably different
Benton Township (Franklin County)	4.3 mi	32.6% (±4.8 points)	Not measurably different
Valier	5.4 mi	19.6% (±14.1 points)	Not measurably different
Orient	5.7 mi	26.8% (±12.2 points)	Not measurably different
Barren Township	5.7 mi	0.0% (±26.9 points)	Lower
Christopher	5.9 mi	27.4% (±9.0 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Barren Township, IL (0.0%).

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

Households that rent across Franklin County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Thompsonville	48.9% (±13.0 points)
2	West Frankfort	38.4% (±6.7 points)
3	Benton	37.4% (±5.8 points)
4	Frankfort Township (Franklin County)	33.0% (±6.2 points)
5	Benton Township (Franklin County)	32.6% (±4.8 points)
6	West City	31.7% (±9.2 points)
7	Sesser	28.3% (±9.6 points)
8	Royalton	27.8% (±9.1 points)
9	Christopher	27.4% (±9.0 points)
10	Orient	26.8% (±12.2 points)
11	Cave Township	25.0% (±8.9 points)
12 (tie)	Goode Township	24.6% (±7.9 points)

Showing 12 of 27 places in Franklin 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 West City

How many renters are there in West City?

West City has an estimated 92 (±31) renting households, 31.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in West City?

In West City, the share of households that rent went from 41.5% in 2015–2019 to 31.7% in 2020–2024 (−9.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in West City?

A renting household in West City has 2.1 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in West City?

The median renting household in West City, IL has an income of $47,000 (±$7,702) a year, against $50,714 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 West City village, Illinois (place:80073, 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.