What percentage of people rent in Le Roy, IL?

Name: Renters and owners in Le Roy, IL, 2020–2024
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22.1% (±6.3 points) of the occupied homes in Le Roy, IL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 301 renting households against 1,058 that own their home.

In Le Roy, the share of households that rent went from 19.3% in 2015–2019 to 22.1% in 2020–2024 (+2.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 22.1% (±6.3 points)
Renting households: 301 (±86)
Median renter income: $35,599 (±$8,974)

Who rents and who owns in Le Roy

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Le Roy	McLean County	Illinois	United States
Renter-occupied share	22.1% (±6.3 points)	34.9% (±1.3 points)	32.9% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	301 (±86)	24,516 (±1,065)	1,657,539 (±10,322)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,058 (±152)	45,704 (±814)	3,378,910 (±14,728)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.8 (±0.4)	1.9 (±0.1)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.3)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$35,599 (±$8,974)	$40,204 (±$2,769)	$50,420 (±$471)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$107,664 (±$27,596)	$104,136 (±$2,937)	$103,505 (±$377)	$100,009

In Le Roy, the renter share is lower than in McLean County (34.9%).

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

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

In McLean County, Le Roy ranks 17 of 53 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 1056 of 2,751.

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

How renting in Le Roy 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	19.3% (±5.3 points)	22.1% (±6.3 points)	+2.8 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$601 (±$68)	$830 (±$68)	+38.1%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$73,950 (±$13,464)	$81,875 (±$17,225)	+10.7%	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 Le Roy

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Le Roy
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Le Roy	—	22.1% (±6.3 points)	—
Empire Township	0.9 mi	20.5% (±6.0 points)	Not measurably different
Rutledge Township	5.6 mi	0.0% (±40.1 points)	Not measurably different
Downs Township	5.8 mi	9.6% (±5.7 points)	Lower
West Township (McLean County)	7.3 mi	9.3% (±13.5 points)	Not measurably different
Dawson Township	7.4 mi	4.7% (±5.4 points)	Lower
Downs	7.9 mi	9.1% (±5.3 points)	Lower
Wilson Township	7.9 mi	20.5% (±27.4 points)	Not measurably different
Ellsworth	8.0 mi	13.0% (±13.3 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Downs Township, IL (9.6%), Dawson Township, IL (4.7%), Downs, IL (9.1%).

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

Households that rent across McLean County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
10 (tie)	Yates Township	25.5% (±37.4 points)
12	Blue Mound Township (McLean County)	25.1% (±10.0 points)
13	Gridley Township	24.5% (±6.8 points)
14 (tie)	Chenoa Township	23.6% (±10.2 points)
14 (tie)	Towanda Township	23.6% (±9.8 points)
16	Funks Grove Township	23.2% (±31.1 points)
17	Le Roy	22.1% (±6.3 points)
18	Mount Hope Township	20.7% (±13.1 points)
19 (tie)	Cheney's Grove Township	20.5% (±7.4 points)
19 (tie)	Empire Township	20.5% (±6.0 points)
21	Chenoa	17.3% (±6.2 points)
22	Saybrook	16.6% (±7.9 points)
23	Danvers	15.7% (±6.8 points)

Showing 13 of 53 places in McLean 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 Le Roy

How many renters are there in Le Roy?

Le Roy has an estimated 301 (±86) renting households, 22.1% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Le Roy?

In Le Roy, the share of households that rent went from 19.3% in 2015–2019 to 22.1% in 2020–2024 (+2.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Le Roy?

A renting household in Le Roy has 1.8 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Le Roy?

The median renting household in Le Roy, IL has an income of $35,599 (±$8,974) a year, against $107,664 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 Le Roy city, Illinois (place:42971, 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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