What is the median rent in Whitmore Township, IL?

Name: Median rent in Whitmore Township, IL, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Whitmore Township, IL is $1,037 (±$239) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 264 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Whitmore Township, the median gross rent went from $629 in 2015–2019 to $1,037 in 2020–2024 (+64.9%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose faster than prices: a measurable increase after inflation.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $1,037 (±$239)
Rented homes: 264 (±108)
$2,000 or more: 0.0%
Since 2015–2019: +64.9%

How much rent costs in Whitmore Township

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Whitmore Township	Macon County	Illinois	United States
Less than $500	6.1% (±8.8 points)	8.7%	7.0%	6.3%
$500 to $999	41.7% (±18.9 points)	62.6%	23.5%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	52.3% (±19.7 points)	23.5%	32.6%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	0.0% (±13.2 points)	2.2%	18.7%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	0.0% (±13.2 points)	2.1%	9.6%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	0.0% (±13.2 points)	0.5%	4.1%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	0.0% (±13.2 points)	0.6%	4.4%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,000 to $1,499, paid by 52.3% of renting households.

0.0% of rented homes in Whitmore Township cost $2,000 or more a month.

Whitmore Township against Macon County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Whitmore Township	Macon County	Illinois	United States
Median gross rent	$1,037 (±$239)	$847 (±$22)	$1,274 (±$5)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	264 (±108)	12,289 (±721)	1,587,238 (±10,609)	42,849,984

In Whitmore Township, median gross rent is not measurably different from Macon County ($847).

It is not measurably different from Illinois ($1,274).

It is lower than the national figure ($1,413).

In Macon County, Whitmore Township ranks 5 of 26 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 673 of 2,063.

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

How rent in Whitmore 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
Median gross rent	$629 (±$41)	$1,037 (±$239)	+64.9%	Up after inflation
Households that rent	15.3% (±7.9 points)	15.4% (±5.7 points)	+0.1 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	3.2% (±5.3 points)	4.0% (±6.7 points)	+0.8 percentage points	Not a measurable change

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.

Median gross rent in places near Whitmore Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Whitmore Township
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Whitmore Township	—	$1,037 (±$239)	—
Oreana	0.9 mi	$907 (±$248)	Not measurably different
Argenta	4.3 mi	$1,286 (±$375)	Not measurably different
Friends Creek Township	5.6 mi	$1,025 (±$344)	Not measurably different
Forsyth	5.8 mi	$1,222 (±$516)	Not measurably different
Hickory Point Township	6.3 mi	$850 (±$29)	Not measurably different
Decatur	6.6 mi	$845 (±$23)	Not measurably different
Cerro Gordo	6.9 mi	$846 (±$294)	Not measurably different
Long Creek Township	7.2 mi	$974 (±$79)	Not measurably different

None of the nearby places differs measurably from this one on this figure.

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

Median gross rent across Macon County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
1	Argenta	$1,286 (±$375)
2	Forsyth	$1,222 (±$516)
3 (tie)	Niantic	$1,066 (±$364)
3 (tie)	Niantic Township	$1,066 (±$364)
5	Whitmore Township	$1,037 (±$239)
6	Friends Creek Township	$1,025 (±$344)
7	Long Creek Township	$974 (±$79)
8	Blue Mound Township (Macon County)	$953 (±$20)
9 (tie)	Blue Mound	$950 (±$283)
9 (tie)	Pleasant View Township	$950 (±$283)
11	South Wheatland Township	$919 (±$703)

Showing 11 of 26 places in Macon 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 Whitmore Township

What is the average rent in Whitmore Township, IL?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Whitmore Township is $1,037 (±$239) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.

How much has rent gone up in Whitmore Township?

In Whitmore Township, the median gross rent went from $629 in 2015–2019 to $1,037 in 2020–2024 (+64.9%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose faster than prices: a measurable increase after inflation.

How many rentals in Whitmore Township cost more than $2,000 a month?

0.0% of rented homes in Whitmore Township have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 6.1% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Whitmore Township higher than in Macon County?

In Whitmore Township, median gross rent is not measurably different from Macon County ($847).

It is not measurably different from Illinois ($1,274).

It is lower than the national figure ($1,413).

Is this the rent for an apartment listed today?

No: these are rents households reported paying across 2020–2024, not asking rents for vacant homes, which usually run higher.

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) for Whitmore township, Macon County, Illinois (county subdivision:81464, in state:17 county:115).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B25064_001E, B25064_001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0005E, DP04_0005M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP04_0126E, DP04_0126M, DP04_0127PE, DP04_0127PM, DP04_0128PE, DP04_0128PM, DP04_0129PE, DP04_0129PM, DP04_0130PE, DP04_0130PM, DP04_0131PE, DP04_0131PM, DP04_0132PE, DP04_0132PM, DP04_0133PE, DP04_0133PM

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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.