What percentage of people rent in Burnham, IL?

Name: Renters and owners in Burnham, IL, 2020–2024
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42.0% (±10.3 points) of the occupied homes in Burnham, IL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 609 renting households against 840 that own their home.

In Burnham, the share of households that rent went from 37.7% in 2015–2019 to 42.0% in 2020–2024 (+4.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 42.0% (±10.3 points)
Renting households: 609 (±138)
Median renter income: $41,036 (±$10,957)

Who rents and who owns in Burnham

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Burnham	Cook County	Illinois	United States
Renter-occupied share	42.0% (±10.3 points)	42.3% (±0.3 points)	32.9% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	609 (±138)	887,660 (±6,720)	1,657,539 (±10,322)	45,017,354
Owning households	840 (±220)	1,212,570 (±7,287)	3,378,910 (±14,728)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.5 (±0.5)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.6)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$41,036 (±$10,957)	$55,388 (±$886)	$50,420 (±$471)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$75,000 (±$30,040)	$108,804 (±$833)	$103,505 (±$377)	$100,009

In Burnham, the renter share is not measurably different from Cook County (42.3%).

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

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

In Cook County, Burnham ranks 20 of 148 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 129 of 2,751.

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

How renting in Burnham 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	37.7% (±8.9 points)	42.0% (±10.3 points)	+4.3 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$930 (±$88)	$1,208 (±$84)	+29.9%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$46,394 (±$8,844)	$57,790 (±$11,032)	+24.6%	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 Burnham

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Burnham
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Burnham	—	42.0% (±10.3 points)	—
Dolton	2.8 mi	27.4% (±4.6 points)	Lower
Hammond	3.0 mi	37.6% (±2.2 points)	Not measurably different
Calumet City	3.0 mi	44.3% (±4.9 points)	Not measurably different
Thornton Township	3.9 mi	34.6% (±1.8 points)	Not measurably different
Whiting	3.9 mi	47.0% (±8.0 points)	Not measurably different
South Holland	4.1 mi	17.2% (±3.7 points)	Lower
North Township (Lake County)	4.4 mi	34.4% (±1.6 points)	Not measurably different
Riverdale	4.7 mi	48.5% (±6.3 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Dolton, IL (27.4%), South Holland, IL (17.2%).

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

Households that rent across Cook County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
14	Calumet Park	45.0% (±9.3 points)
15	River Grove	44.4% (±6.2 points)
16	Calumet City	44.3% (±4.9 points)
17	Evanston	43.8% (±2.2 points)
18	Melrose Park	43.3% (±4.6 points)
19	Harvey	42.4% (±5.1 points)
20	Burnham	42.0% (±10.3 points)
21	Harwood Heights	41.4% (±6.9 points)
22	Robbins	41.0% (±11.7 points)
23	Schiller Park	40.8% (±7.9 points)
24 (tie)	Maywood	40.0% (±5.3 points)
24 (tie)	Oak Park	40.0% (±2.4 points)
24 (tie)	Oak Park Township	40.0% (±2.4 points)

Showing 13 of 148 places in Cook 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 Burnham

How many renters are there in Burnham?

Burnham has an estimated 609 (±138) renting households, 42.0% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Burnham?

In Burnham, the share of households that rent went from 37.7% in 2015–2019 to 42.0% in 2020–2024 (+4.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Burnham?

A renting household in Burnham has 2.5 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Burnham?

The median renting household in Burnham, IL has an income of $41,036 (±$10,957) a year, against $75,000 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 Burnham village, Illinois (place:09798, 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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