How many renters in Bourbonnais, IL pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

39.5% (±11.2 points) of renting households in Bourbonnais, IL spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

36.8% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 25.2% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on .

Paying 30% or more
39.5% (±11.2 points)
Paying 35% or more
36.8% (±10.8 points)
Median share of income
25.2% (±3.8 points)

Rent as a share of income in Bourbonnais

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rentBourbonnaisKankakee CountyIllinoisUnited States
Less than 15%20.2% (±7.6 points)16.1%14.4%12.6%
15% to 19.9%10.4% (±5.6 points)12.0%13.4%12.2%
20% to 24.9%18.8% (±7.6 points)15.3%13.1%12.6%
25% to 29.9%11.1% (±7.0 points)9.5%11.2%11.5%
30% to 34.9%2.7% (±3.1 points)7.7%8.9%9.2%
35% or more36.8% (±10.8 points)39.4%39.0%41.9%

Households whose income could not be measured against their rent (for example, those reporting no income) are left out of these shares, as the Census Bureau leaves them out.

Bourbonnais against Kankakee County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
BourbonnaisKankakee CountyIllinoisUnited States
Paying 30% or more39.5% (±11.2 points)47.1% (±4.3 points)47.9% (±0.4 points)51.1%
Paying 35% or more36.8% (±10.8 points)39.4% (±3.6 points)39.0% (±0.4 points)41.9%
Median share of income25.2% (±3.8 points)28.5% (±1.8 points)29.1% (±0.2 points)30.6%
Median renter household income$52,896 (±$10,594)$42,313 (±$3,642)$50,420 (±$471)$52,966
Median gross rent$1,269 (±$88)$1,097 (±$36)$1,274 (±$5)$1,413

In Bourbonnais, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Kankakee County (47.1%).

It is not measurably different from Illinois (47.9%).

It is lower than the national figure (51.1%).

In Kankakee County, Bourbonnais ranks 25 of 36 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 1268 of 2,503.

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

Renters paying 30% or more of income in places near Bourbonnais

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Bourbonnais
PlaceDistanceRenters paying 30% or more of incomeCompared with this place
Bourbonnais—39.5% (±11.2 points)—
Bourbonnais Township1.1 mi42.3% (±6.4 points)Not measurably different
Bradley2.1 mi46.2% (±9.2 points)Not measurably different
Limestone4.7 mi8.6% (±55.9 points)Not measurably different
Manteno4.8 mi46.4% (±19.6 points)Not measurably different
Manteno Township5.2 mi53.6% (±22.8 points)Not measurably different
Kankakee Township5.3 mi52.7% (±7.2 points)Not measurably different
Limestone Township (Kankakee County)5.6 mi2.2% (±23.8 points)Lower
Rockville Township5.6 mi47.2% (±55.3 points)Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Limestone Township (Kankakee County), IL (2.2%).

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

Renters paying 30% or more of income across Kankakee County, place by place

RankPlaceRenters paying 30% or more of income
19Sun River Terrace44.0% (±24.0 points)
20Grant Park42.8% (±19.1 points)
21St. Anne Township42.4% (±24.9 points)
22Bourbonnais Township42.3% (±6.4 points)
23Aroma Park41.2% (±28.5 points)
24Yellowhead Township40.0% (±17.2 points)
25Bourbonnais39.5% (±11.2 points)
26Irwin33.3% (±120.2 points)
27Essex Township (Kankakee County)29.4% (±67.0 points)
28Sumner Township (Kankakee County)28.0% (±73.7 points)
29Otto Township17.9% (±23.6 points)
30Momence Township17.1% (±13.2 points)
31Limestone8.6% (±55.9 points)

Showing 13 of 36 places in Kankakee County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Bourbonnais

Are renters in Bourbonnais rent-burdened?

39.5% of renting households in Bourbonnais pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What share of income do renters in Bourbonnais spend on rent?

The median renting household in Bourbonnais, IL spends 25.2% (±3.8 points) of its household income on gross rent.

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 Bourbonnais village, Illinois (place:07471, in state:17).

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DP04_0136E, DP04_0136M, DP04_0137PE, DP04_0137PM, DP04_0138PE, DP04_0138PM, DP04_0139PE, DP04_0139PM, DP04_0140PE, DP04_0140PM, DP04_0141PE, DP04_0141PM, DP04_0142PE, DP04_0142PM, B25071_001E, B25071_001M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M

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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.

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