What percentage of people rent in Hometown, IL?

Name: Renters and owners in Hometown, IL, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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25.6% (±9.9 points) of the occupied homes in Hometown, IL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 454 renting households against 1,319 that own their home.

In Hometown, the share of households that rent went from 17.7% in 2015–2019 to 25.6% in 2020–2024 (+7.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 25.6% (±9.9 points)
Renting households: 454 (±179)
Median renter income: $53,487 (±$23,518)

Who rents and who owns in Hometown

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Hometown	Cook County	Illinois	United States
Renter-occupied share	25.6% (±9.9 points)	42.3% (±0.3 points)	32.9% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	454 (±179)	887,660 (±6,720)	1,657,539 (±10,322)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,319 (±238)	1,212,570 (±7,287)	3,378,910 (±14,728)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.1 (±0.6)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.3)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$53,487 (±$23,518)	$55,388 (±$886)	$50,420 (±$471)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$65,721 (±$14,175)	$108,804 (±$833)	$103,505 (±$377)	$100,009

In Hometown, the renter share is lower than in 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, Hometown ranks 73 of 148 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 776 of 2,751.

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

How renting in Hometown 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	17.7% (±5.6 points)	25.6% (±9.9 points)	+7.9 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median household income	$50,548 (±$3,881)	$61,101 (±$9,619)	+20.9%	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 Hometown

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Hometown
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Hometown	—	25.6% (±9.9 points)	—
Oak Lawn	1.6 mi	17.5% (±2.4 points)	Not measurably different
Evergreen Park	1.7 mi	15.2% (±3.9 points)	Not measurably different
Burbank	2.1 mi	19.1% (±2.6 points)	Not measurably different
Worth Township (Cook County)	2.9 mi	24.8% (±1.7 points)	Not measurably different
Chicago Ridge	3.1 mi	49.9% (±7.0 points)	Higher
Bedford Park	3.3 mi	14.9% (±12.9 points)	Not measurably different
Stickney Township	3.6 mi	19.2% (±2.4 points)	Not measurably different
Merrionette Park	3.8 mi	27.0% (±10.3 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Chicago Ridge, IL (49.9%).

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
67	Merrionette Park	27.0% (±10.3 points)
68	Maine Township (Cook County)	26.7% (±1.6 points)
69 (tie)	Arlington Heights	26.0% (±2.0 points)
69 (tie)	Country Club Hills	26.0% (±4.6 points)
71	Hoffman Estates	25.8% (±3.5 points)
72	Lyons Township	25.7% (±1.8 points)
73	Hometown	25.6% (±9.9 points)
74	Rich Township	25.5% (±2.1 points)
75	Niles	25.4% (±2.9 points)
76 (tie)	Elk Grove Village	25.3% (±3.0 points)
76 (tie)	Skokie	25.3% (±2.4 points)
78	Markham	25.1% (±6.6 points)
79 (tie)	Hazel Crest	25.0% (±7.8 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 Hometown

How many renters are there in Hometown?

Hometown has an estimated 454 (±179) renting households, 25.6% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Hometown?

In Hometown, the share of households that rent went from 17.7% in 2015–2019 to 25.6% in 2020–2024 (+7.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Hometown?

A renting household in Hometown has 2.1 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Hometown?

The median renting household in Hometown, IL has an income of $53,487 (±$23,518) a year, against $65,721 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 Hometown city, Illinois (place:35866, 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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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.