What percentage of people rent in East St. Louis, IL?

Name: Renters and owners in East St. Louis, IL, 2020–2024
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39.3% (±5.6 points) of the occupied homes in East St. Louis, IL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 2,747 renting households against 4,235 that own their home.

In East St. Louis, the share of households that rent went from 52.9% in 2015–2019 to 39.3% in 2020–2024 (−13.6 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 39.3% (±5.6 points)
Renting households: 2,747 (±452)
Median renter income: $20,552 (±$2,394)

Who rents and who owns in East St. Louis

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	East St. Louis	St. Clair County	Illinois	United States
Renter-occupied share	39.3% (±5.6 points)	31.6% (±1.2 points)	32.9% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	2,747 (±452)	31,823 (±1,353)	1,657,539 (±10,322)	45,017,354
Owning households	4,235 (±499)	69,023 (±1,189)	3,378,910 (±14,728)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.5 (±0.3)	2.2 (±0.1)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.6 (±0.3)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$20,552 (±$2,394)	$44,921 (±$3,316)	$50,420 (±$471)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$45,650 (±$4,514)	$90,696 (±$2,570)	$103,505 (±$377)	$100,009

In East St. Louis, the renter share is higher than in St. Clair County (31.6%).

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

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

In St. Clair County, East St. Louis ranks 9 of 46 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 179 of 2,751.

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

How renting in East St. Louis 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	52.9% (±3.6 points)	39.3% (±5.6 points)	−13.6 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$484 (±$84)	$847 (±$112)	+75.0%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$24,343 (±$3,068)	$35,700 (±$6,426)	+46.7%	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 East St. Louis

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with East St. Louis
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
East St. Louis	—	39.3% (±5.6 points)	—
East St. Louis Township	0.0 mi	39.3% (±5.6 points)	Not measurably different
Washington Park	2.2 mi	14.6% (±10.3 points)	Lower
Sauget	2.4 mi	56.1% (±19.7 points)	Not measurably different
Fairmont City	2.6 mi	21.3% (±9.8 points)	Lower
Stites Township	3.0 mi	55.4% (±17.6 points)	Not measurably different
Centreville Township	3.1 mi	43.5% (±5.9 points)	Not measurably different
Canteen Township	3.1 mi	20.3% (±6.3 points)	Lower
Brooklyn	3.3 mi	55.4% (±17.6 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Washington Park, IL (14.6%), Fairmont City, IL (21.3%), Canteen Township, IL (20.3%).

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

Households that rent across St. Clair County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
3 (tie)	Brooklyn	55.4% (±17.6 points)
3 (tie)	Stites Township	55.4% (±17.6 points)
5	Shiloh Valley Township	52.7% (±5.4 points)
6	Centreville Township	43.5% (±5.9 points)
7	Belleville	39.9% (±3.3 points)
8	Lebanon	39.6% (±11.4 points)
9 (tie)	East St. Louis	39.3% (±5.6 points)
9 (tie)	East St. Louis Township	39.3% (±5.6 points)
11	Lenzburg Township	38.7% (±18.1 points)
12	Shiloh	36.8% (±5.3 points)
13	Lenzburg	36.4% (±11.5 points)
14	Dupo	34.6% (±10.9 points)
15	Lebanon Township	32.1% (±11.0 points)

Showing 13 of 46 places in St. Clair 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 East St. Louis

How many renters are there in East St. Louis?

East St. Louis has an estimated 2,747 (±452) renting households, 39.3% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in East St. Louis?

In East St. Louis, the share of households that rent went from 52.9% in 2015–2019 to 39.3% in 2020–2024 (−13.6 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in East St. Louis?

A renting household in East St. Louis has 2.5 people on average, against 2.6 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in East St. Louis?

The median renting household in East St. Louis, IL has an income of $20,552 (±$2,394) a year, against $45,650 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 East St. Louis city, Illinois (place:22255, 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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