What percentage of people rent in Downers Grove, IL?

Name: Renters and owners in Downers Grove, IL, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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24.8% (±2.4 points) of the occupied homes in Downers Grove, IL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 5,114 renting households against 15,548 that own their home.

In Downers Grove, the share of households that rent went from 24.1% in 2015–2019 to 24.8% in 2020–2024 (+0.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 24.8% (±2.4 points)
Renting households: 5,114 (±539)
Median renter income: $63,201 (±$8,186)

Who rents and who owns in Downers Grove

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Downers Grove	DuPage County	Illinois	United States
Renter-occupied share	24.8% (±2.4 points)	26.9% (±0.5 points)	32.9% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	5,114 (±539)	94,284 (±1,958)	1,657,539 (±10,322)	45,017,354
Owning households	15,548 (±525)	256,474 (±1,879)	3,378,910 (±14,728)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.8 (±0.1)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.6 (±0.1)	2.8 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$63,201 (±$8,186)	$72,048 (±$1,728)	$50,420 (±$471)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$142,256 (±$7,286)	$133,458 (±$1,816)	$103,505 (±$377)	$100,009

In Downers Grove, the renter share is not measurably different from DuPage County (26.9%).

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

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

In DuPage County, Downers Grove ranks 23 of 39 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 837 of 2,751.

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

How renting in Downers Grove 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	24.1% (±1.5 points)	24.8% (±2.4 points)	+0.7 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,315 (±$49)	$1,656 (±$81)	+25.9%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$94,893 (±$4,159)	$115,114 (±$10,189)	+21.3%	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 Downers Grove

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Downers Grove
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Downers Grove	—	24.8% (±2.4 points)	—
Westmont	2.5 mi	44.9% (±3.1 points)	Higher
Clarendon Hills	3.3 mi	15.8% (±5.3 points)	Lower
Lisle	3.4 mi	44.1% (±4.2 points)	Higher
Downers Grove Township	3.6 mi	24.1% (±1.3 points)	Not measurably different
Darien	4.0 mi	21.2% (±3.0 points)	Not measurably different
Lisle Township	4.0 mi	29.1% (±1.9 points)	Higher
Woodridge	4.2 mi	32.0% (±3.4 points)	Higher
Willowbrook	4.5 mi	27.4% (±5.2 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Clarendon Hills, IL (15.8%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Westmont, IL (44.9%), Lisle, IL (44.1%), Lisle Township, IL (29.1%).

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

Households that rent across DuPage County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
17	Willowbrook	27.4% (±5.2 points)
18	York Township (DuPage County)	26.5% (±1.3 points)
19	Bloomingdale Township	26.2% (±1.4 points)
20 (tie)	Bloomingdale	25.4% (±2.6 points)
20 (tie)	Warrenville	25.4% (±3.7 points)
22	Naperville	25.2% (±1.2 points)
23	Downers Grove	24.8% (±2.4 points)
24	Villa Park	24.3% (±3.5 points)
25	Downers Grove Township	24.1% (±1.3 points)
26	Winfield Township	23.2% (±2.0 points)
27	Wood Dale	23.0% (±4.7 points)
28	Hanover Park	22.5% (±2.4 points)
29	Glen Ellyn	21.7% (±3.4 points)

Showing 13 of 39 places in DuPage 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 Downers Grove

How many renters are there in Downers Grove?

Downers Grove has an estimated 5,114 (±539) renting households, 24.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Downers Grove?

In Downers Grove, the share of households that rent went from 24.1% in 2015–2019 to 24.8% in 2020–2024 (+0.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Downers Grove?

A renting household in Downers Grove has 1.8 people on average, against 2.6 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Downers Grove?

The median renting household in Downers Grove, IL has an income of $63,201 (±$8,186) a year, against $142,256 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 Downers Grove village, Illinois (place:20591, 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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