What percentage of people rent in Bruce Township, IL?

Name: Renters and owners in Bruce Township, IL, 2020–2024
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38.8% (±5.5 points) of the occupied homes in Bruce Township, IL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 2,071 renting households against 3,270 that own their home.

In Bruce Township, the share of households that rent went from 29.9% in 2015–2019 to 38.8% in 2020–2024 (+8.9 percentage points), a measurable increase.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 38.8% (±5.5 points)
Renting households: 2,071 (±347)
Median renter income: $35,900 (±$8,155)

Who rents and who owns in Bruce Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Bruce Township	LaSalle County	Illinois	United States
Renter-occupied share	38.8% (±5.5 points)	25.6% (±1.4 points)	32.9% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	2,071 (±347)	11,595 (±690)	1,657,539 (±10,322)	45,017,354
Owning households	3,270 (±306)	33,778 (±705)	3,378,910 (±14,728)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.1 (±0.3)	2.1 (±0.1)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.2 (±0.2)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$35,900 (±$8,155)	$39,487 (±$2,685)	$50,420 (±$471)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$69,604 (±$10,292)	$85,684 (±$1,902)	$103,505 (±$377)	$100,009

In Bruce Township, the renter share is higher than in LaSalle County (25.6%).

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

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

In LaSalle County, Bruce Township ranks 2 of 62 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 194 of 2,751.

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

How renting in Bruce 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
Households that rent	29.9% (±4.0 points)	38.8% (±5.5 points)	+8.9 percentage points	Measurable increase
Median gross rent	$644 (±$40)	$872 (±$83)	+35.4%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$42,299 (±$7,027)	$53,477 (±$9,893)	+26.4%	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 Bruce Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Bruce Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Bruce Township	—	38.8% (±5.5 points)	—
Kangley	2.0 mi	8.9% (±10.9 points)	Lower
Streator	3.1 mi	37.0% (±5.2 points)	Not measurably different
Eagle Township	4.1 mi	1.6% (±2.1 points)	Lower
Otter Creek Township (LaSalle County)	4.6 mi	8.7% (±4.2 points)	Lower
Grand Ridge	4.7 mi	14.9% (±7.3 points)	Lower
Farm Ridge Township	4.8 mi	14.6% (±6.5 points)	Lower
Grand Rapids Township	6.5 mi	30.8% (±23.4 points)	Not measurably different
Leonore	7.2 mi	15.2% (±14.8 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Kangley, IL (8.9%), Eagle Township, IL (1.6%), Otter Creek Township (LaSalle County), IL (8.7%).

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

Households that rent across LaSalle County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Meriden Township	49.4% (±27.4 points)
2	Bruce Township	38.8% (±5.5 points)
3	Mendota	37.6% (±5.4 points)
4	Earlville	37.4% (±10.3 points)
5	Streator	37.0% (±5.2 points)
6	Mendota Township	35.5% (±5.4 points)
7	LaSalle	35.1% (±6.0 points)
8	Naplate	34.3% (±11.6 points)

Showing 8 of 62 places in LaSalle 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 Bruce Township

How many renters are there in Bruce Township?

Bruce Township has an estimated 2,071 (±347) renting households, 38.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Bruce Township?

In Bruce Township, the share of households that rent went from 29.9% in 2015–2019 to 38.8% in 2020–2024 (+8.9 percentage points), a measurable increase.

How big are renting households in Bruce Township?

A renting household in Bruce Township has 2.1 people on average, against 2.2 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Bruce Township?

The median renting household in Bruce Township, IL has an income of $35,900 (±$8,155) a year, against $69,604 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 Bruce township, LaSalle County, Illinois (county subdivision:09057, in state:17 county:099).

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.