What percentage of people rent in Bradley, IL?

Name: Renters and owners in Bradley, IL, 2020–2024
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35.6% (±4.1 points) of the occupied homes in Bradley, IL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 2,188 renting households against 3,962 that own their home.

In Bradley, the share of households that rent went from 34.0% in 2015–2019 to 35.6% in 2020–2024 (+1.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 35.6% (±4.1 points)
Renting households: 2,188 (±256)
Median renter income: $56,190 (±$8,274)

Who rents and who owns in Bradley

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Bradley	Kankakee County	Illinois	United States
Renter-occupied share	35.6% (±4.1 points)	30.1% (±1.4 points)	32.9% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	2,188 (±256)	12,355 (±651)	1,657,539 (±10,322)	45,017,354
Owning households	3,962 (±342)	28,641 (±605)	3,378,910 (±14,728)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.2 (±0.2)	2.2 (±0.1)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.6 (±0.2)	2.6 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$56,190 (±$8,274)	$42,313 (±$3,642)	$50,420 (±$471)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$77,054 (±$9,221)	$86,125 (±$3,684)	$103,505 (±$377)	$100,009

In Bradley, the renter share is higher than in Kankakee County (30.1%).

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

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

In Kankakee County, Bradley ranks 5 of 36 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 282 of 2,751.

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

How renting in Bradley 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	34.0% (±3.3 points)	35.6% (±4.1 points)	+1.6 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,043 (±$62)	$1,186 (±$72)	+13.7%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$60,012 (±$3,760)	$67,420 (±$8,242)	+12.3%	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 Bradley

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Bradley
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Bradley	—	35.6% (±4.1 points)	—
Bourbonnais Township	1.0 mi	29.4% (±2.6 points)	Lower
Bourbonnais	2.1 mi	26.6% (±4.2 points)	Lower
Kankakee Township	3.9 mi	48.3% (±3.3 points)	Higher
Kankakee	4.4 mi	49.2% (±3.4 points)	Higher
Limestone	5.8 mi	6.0% (±4.4 points)	Lower
Manteno	5.8 mi	24.4% (±6.4 points)	Lower
Aroma Park	6.1 mi	15.2% (±8.5 points)	Lower
Manteno Township	6.1 mi	27.6% (±6.0 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Bourbonnais Township, IL (29.4%), Bourbonnais, IL (26.6%), Limestone, IL (6.0%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Kankakee Township, IL (48.3%), Kankakee, IL (49.2%).

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

Households that rent across Kankakee County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Sun River Terrace	60.6% (±18.2 points)
2	Kankakee	49.2% (±3.4 points)
3	Kankakee Township	48.3% (±3.3 points)
4	Hopkins Park	37.5% (±16.7 points)
5	Bradley	35.6% (±4.1 points)
6	Momence	33.2% (±8.7 points)
7	Ganeer Township	32.4% (±8.8 points)
8	Grant Park	29.7% (±9.5 points)
9	Bourbonnais Township	29.4% (±2.6 points)
10	Pembroke Township	28.5% (±9.0 points)
11	Manteno Township	27.6% (±6.0 points)

Showing 11 of 36 places in Kankakee 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 Bradley

How many renters are there in Bradley?

Bradley has an estimated 2,188 (±256) renting households, 35.6% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Bradley?

In Bradley, the share of households that rent went from 34.0% in 2015–2019 to 35.6% in 2020–2024 (+1.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Bradley?

A renting household in Bradley has 2.2 people on average, against 2.6 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Bradley?

The median renting household in Bradley, IL has an income of $56,190 (±$8,274) a year, against $77,054 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 Bradley village, Illinois (place:07744, 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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