What percentage of people rent in Des Plaines, IL?

Name: Renters and owners in Des Plaines, IL, 2020–2024
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21.7% (±2.1 points) of the occupied homes in Des Plaines, IL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 4,892 renting households against 17,645 that own their home.

In Des Plaines, the share of households that rent went from 24.4% in 2015–2019 to 21.7% in 2020–2024 (−2.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 21.7% (±2.1 points)
Renting households: 4,892 (±461)
Median renter income: $73,823 (±$5,669)

Who rents and who owns in Des Plaines

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Des Plaines	Cook County	Illinois	United States
Renter-occupied share	21.7% (±2.1 points)	42.3% (±0.3 points)	32.9% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	4,892 (±461)	887,660 (±6,720)	1,657,539 (±10,322)	45,017,354
Owning households	17,645 (±757)	1,212,570 (±7,287)	3,378,910 (±14,728)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.5 (±0.2)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.6 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$73,823 (±$5,669)	$55,388 (±$886)	$50,420 (±$471)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$105,436 (±$5,740)	$108,804 (±$833)	$103,505 (±$377)	$100,009

In Des Plaines, the renter share is lower than in Cook County (42.3%).

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

It is lower than the national figure (34.8%).

In Cook County, Des Plaines ranks 90 of 148 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 1086 of 2,751.

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

How renting in Des Plaines 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	24.4% (±2.0 points)	21.7% (±2.1 points)	−2.7 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,144 (±$51)	$1,606 (±$71)	+40.4%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$69,760 (±$3,256)	$97,875 (±$5,762)	+40.3%	Up 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 Des Plaines

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Des Plaines
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Des Plaines	—	21.7% (±2.1 points)	—
Maine Township (Cook County)	1.9 mi	26.7% (±1.6 points)	Higher
Mount Prospect	2.8 mi	31.3% (±2.3 points)	Higher
Park Ridge	3.3 mi	15.2% (±2.3 points)	Lower
Rosemont	3.5 mi	77.8% (±6.2 points)	Higher
Elk Grove Township	3.9 mi	37.5% (±2.1 points)	Higher
Niles	4.7 mi	25.4% (±2.9 points)	Higher
Prospect Heights	5.0 mi	33.2% (±5.8 points)	Higher
Elk Grove Village	5.1 mi	25.3% (±3.0 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Park Ridge, IL (15.2%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Maine Township (Cook County), IL (26.7%), Mount Prospect, IL (31.3%), Rosemont, IL (77.8%).

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
84 (tie)	Crestwood	23.8% (±6.7 points)
84 (tie)	Bremen Township	23.8% (±1.9 points)
84 (tie)	Wheeling Township	23.8% (±1.5 points)
87	Palos Hills	23.1% (±5.0 points)
88	Matteson	22.6% (±5.7 points)
89	Niles Township	22.0% (±1.8 points)
90	Des Plaines	21.7% (±2.1 points)
91 (tie)	Barrington	21.6% (±4.4 points)
91 (tie)	Bellwood	21.6% (±4.0 points)
91 (tie)	Orland Hills	21.6% (±4.8 points)
94	Glenview	21.1% (±2.8 points)
95 (tie)	Glenwood	21.0% (±5.8 points)
95 (tie)	Hanover Township (Cook County)	21.0% (±1.6 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 Des Plaines

How many renters are there in Des Plaines?

Des Plaines has an estimated 4,892 (±461) renting households, 21.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Des Plaines?

In Des Plaines, the share of households that rent went from 24.4% in 2015–2019 to 21.7% in 2020–2024 (−2.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Des Plaines?

A renting household in Des Plaines has 2.5 people on average, against 2.6 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Des Plaines?

The median renting household in Des Plaines, IL has an income of $73,823 (±$5,669) a year, against $105,436 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 Des Plaines city, Illinois (place:19642, 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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