What percentage of people rent in Lena, IL?

Name: Renters and owners in Lena, IL, 2020–2024
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23.6% (±6.7 points) of the occupied homes in Lena, IL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 282 renting households against 915 that own their home.

In Lena, the share of households that rent went from 18.5% in 2015–2019 to 23.6% in 2020–2024 (+5.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 23.6% (±6.7 points)
Renting households: 282 (±90)
Median renter income: $41,786 (±$14,572)

Who rents and who owns in Lena

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Lena	Stephenson County	Illinois	United States
Renter-occupied share	23.6% (±6.7 points)	29.1% (±2.0 points)	32.9% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	282 (±90)	5,632 (±406)	1,657,539 (±10,322)	45,017,354
Owning households	915 (±105)	13,726 (±394)	3,378,910 (±14,728)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.6 (±0.4)	2.1 (±0.1)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.2)	2.3 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$41,786 (±$14,572)	$38,469 (±$3,968)	$50,420 (±$471)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$81,360 (±$11,020)	$77,511 (±$3,568)	$103,505 (±$377)	$100,009

In Lena, the renter share is not measurably different from Stephenson County (29.1%).

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

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

In Stephenson County, Lena ranks 13 of 30 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 938 of 2,751.

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

How renting in Lena 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	18.5% (±6.1 points)	23.6% (±6.7 points)	+5.1 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$421 (±$159)	$664 (±$53)	+57.7%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$56,367 (±$3,743)	$72,663 (±$8,639)	+28.9%	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 Lena

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Lena
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Lena	—	23.6% (±6.7 points)	—
West Point Township	3.6 mi	20.2% (±6.0 points)	Not measurably different
Erin Township	4.1 mi	0.0% (±27.8 points)	Not measurably different
Kent Township	4.1 mi	25.5% (±24.2 points)	Not measurably different
Waddams Township	4.3 mi	2.6% (±4.4 points)	Lower
Harlem Township (Stephenson County)	6.9 mi	4.7% (±4.7 points)	Lower
Winslow Township	7.2 mi	23.9% (±12.4 points)	Not measurably different
Wards Grove Township	7.5 mi	0.0% (±22.8 points)	Not measurably different
Nora Township	7.7 mi	33.9% (±22.7 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Waddams Township, IL (2.6%), Harlem Township (Stephenson County), IL (4.7%).

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

Households that rent across Stephenson County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
7	German Valley	28.0% (±12.6 points)
8	Dakota Township	27.6% (±10.0 points)
9	Kent Township	25.5% (±24.2 points)
10	Ridott Township	24.9% (±8.9 points)
11 (tie)	Florence Township (Stephenson County)	23.9% (±18.0 points)
11 (tie)	Winslow Township	23.9% (±12.4 points)
13	Lena	23.6% (±6.7 points)
14	Ridott	23.1% (±16.1 points)
15	West Point Township	20.2% (±6.0 points)
16	Rock City	20.1% (±14.2 points)
17	Loran Township	19.4% (±6.6 points)
18	Davis	16.5% (±9.2 points)
19	Orangeville	14.7% (±5.5 points)

Showing 13 of 30 places in Stephenson 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 Lena

How many renters are there in Lena?

Lena has an estimated 282 (±90) renting households, 23.6% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Lena?

In Lena, the share of households that rent went from 18.5% in 2015–2019 to 23.6% in 2020–2024 (+5.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Lena?

A renting household in Lena has 1.6 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Lena?

The median renting household in Lena, IL has an income of $41,786 (±$14,572) a year, against $81,360 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 Lena village, Illinois (place:42834, 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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