What percentage of people rent in Lemont Township, IL?

Name: Renters and owners in Lemont Township, IL, 2020–2024
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14.2% (±3.7 points) of the occupied homes in Lemont Township, IL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,170 renting households against 7,047 that own their home.

In Lemont Township, the share of households that rent went from 17.5% in 2015–2019 to 14.2% in 2020–2024 (−3.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 14.2% (±3.7 points)
Renting households: 1,170 (±314)
Median renter income: $41,310 (±$20,473)

Who rents and who owns in Lemont Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Lemont Township	Cook County	Illinois	United States
Renter-occupied share	14.2% (±3.7 points)	42.3% (±0.3 points)	32.9% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,170 (±314)	887,660 (±6,720)	1,657,539 (±10,322)	45,017,354
Owning households	7,047 (±392)	1,212,570 (±7,287)	3,378,910 (±14,728)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.7 (±0.3)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.9 (±0.2)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$41,310 (±$20,473)	$55,388 (±$886)	$50,420 (±$471)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$146,119 (±$14,097)	$108,804 (±$833)	$103,505 (±$377)	$100,009

In Lemont Township, 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, Lemont Township ranks 122 of 148 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 1781 of 2,751.

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

How renting in Lemont Township 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	17.5% (±3.0 points)	14.2% (±3.7 points)	−3.3 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,117 (±$131)	$1,025 (±$148)	−8.2%	Down after inflation
Median household income	$102,367 (±$9,850)	$120,984 (±$11,687)	+18.2%	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 Lemont Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Lemont Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Lemont Township	—	14.2% (±3.7 points)	—
Lemont	1.2 mi	12.4% (±3.8 points)	Not measurably different
Homer Glen	4.5 mi	5.1% (±1.6 points)	Lower
Homer Township	5.3 mi	6.3% (±1.5 points)	Lower
Darien	5.4 mi	21.2% (±3.0 points)	Higher
Burr Ridge	5.8 mi	6.0% (±2.3 points)	Lower
Palos Township	5.9 mi	20.4% (±2.3 points)	Higher
Downers Grove Township	5.9 mi	24.1% (±1.3 points)	Higher
Willow Springs	6.0 mi	15.4% (±4.2 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Homer Glen, IL (5.1%), Homer Township, IL (6.3%), Burr Ridge, IL (6.0%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Darien, IL (21.2%), Palos Township, IL (20.4%), Downers Grove Township, IL (24.1%).

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
115 (tie)	Park Ridge	15.2% (±2.3 points)
115 (tie)	Riverside	15.2% (±5.8 points)
118	Bedford Park	14.9% (±12.9 points)
119	Morton Grove	14.8% (±4.2 points)
120	Hodgkins	14.3% (±6.2 points)
121 (tie)	Orland Park	14.2% (±2.1 points)
121 (tie)	Lemont Township	14.2% (±3.7 points)
123	Barrington Township	14.1% (±3.6 points)
124	Indian Head Park	13.4% (±6.4 points)
125	Tinley Park	13.1% (±1.7 points)
126	Northbrook	12.8% (±2.0 points)
127	Lemont	12.4% (±3.8 points)
128 (tie)	River Forest	12.3% (±6.9 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 Lemont Township

How many renters are there in Lemont Township?

Lemont Township has an estimated 1,170 (±314) renting households, 14.2% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Lemont Township?

In Lemont Township, the share of households that rent went from 17.5% in 2015–2019 to 14.2% in 2020–2024 (−3.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Lemont Township?

A renting household in Lemont Township has 1.7 people on average, against 2.9 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Lemont Township?

The median renting household in Lemont Township, IL has an income of $41,310 (±$20,473) a year, against $146,119 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 Lemont township, Cook County, Illinois (county subdivision:42808, in state:17 county:031).

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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