What percentage of people rent in Manteno Township, IL?

Name: Renters and owners in Manteno Township, IL, 2020–2024
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27.6% (±6.0 points) of the occupied homes in Manteno Township, IL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,268 renting households against 3,331 that own their home.

In Manteno Township, the share of households that rent went from 29.4% in 2015–2019 to 27.6% in 2020–2024 (−1.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 27.6% (±6.0 points)
Renting households: 1,268 (±310)
Median renter income: $36,498 (±$6,870)

Who rents and who owns in Manteno Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Manteno Township	Kankakee County	Illinois	United States
Renter-occupied share	27.6% (±6.0 points)	30.1% (±1.4 points)	32.9% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,268 (±310)	12,355 (±651)	1,657,539 (±10,322)	45,017,354
Owning households	3,331 (±269)	28,641 (±605)	3,378,910 (±14,728)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.8 (±0.3)	2.2 (±0.1)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.6 (±0.2)	2.6 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$36,498 (±$6,870)	$42,313 (±$3,642)	$50,420 (±$471)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$115,039 (±$16,303)	$86,125 (±$3,684)	$103,505 (±$377)	$100,009

In Manteno Township, the renter share is not measurably different from Kankakee County (30.1%).

It is not measurably different from Illinois (32.9%).

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

In Kankakee County, Manteno Township ranks 11 of 36 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 654 of 2,751.

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

How renting in Manteno 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	29.4% (±4.5 points)	27.6% (±6.0 points)	−1.8 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$870 (±$70)	$1,085 (±$87)	+24.7%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$61,629 (±$7,587)	$92,476 (±$16,664)	+50.1%	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 Manteno Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Manteno Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Manteno Township	—	27.6% (±6.0 points)	—
Manteno	0.4 mi	24.4% (±6.4 points)	Not measurably different
Bourbonnais	5.2 mi	26.6% (±4.2 points)	Not measurably different
Bourbonnais Township	5.5 mi	29.4% (±2.6 points)	Not measurably different
Peotone	5.9 mi	23.3% (±6.1 points)	Not measurably different
Rockville Township	5.9 mi	18.2% (±13.9 points)	Not measurably different
Sumner Township (Kankakee County)	6.0 mi	8.6% (±6.9 points)	Lower
Bradley	6.1 mi	35.6% (±4.1 points)	Higher
Peotone Township	6.3 mi	29.6% (±8.7 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Sumner Township (Kankakee County), IL (8.6%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Bradley, IL (35.6%).

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

Households that rent across Kankakee County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
5	Bradley	35.6% (±4.1 points)
6	Momence	33.2% (±8.7 points)
7	Ganeer Township	32.4% (±8.8 points)
8	Grant Park	29.7% (±9.5 points)
9	Bourbonnais Township	29.4% (±2.6 points)
10	Pembroke Township	28.5% (±9.0 points)
11	Manteno Township	27.6% (±6.0 points)
12	Bourbonnais	26.6% (±4.2 points)
13	St. Anne Township	26.4% (±7.8 points)
14	Herscher	25.9% (±7.4 points)
15 (tie)	Manteno	24.4% (±6.4 points)
15 (tie)	Otto Township	24.4% (±8.8 points)
17	St. Anne	24.2% (±8.0 points)

Showing 13 of 36 places in Kankakee 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 Manteno Township

How many renters are there in Manteno Township?

Manteno Township has an estimated 1,268 (±310) renting households, 27.6% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Manteno Township?

In Manteno Township, the share of households that rent went from 29.4% in 2015–2019 to 27.6% in 2020–2024 (−1.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Manteno Township?

A renting household in Manteno Township has 1.8 people on average, against 2.6 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Manteno Township?

The median renting household in Manteno Township, IL has an income of $36,498 (±$6,870) a year, against $115,039 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 Manteno township, Kankakee County, Illinois (county subdivision:46513, in state:17 county:091).

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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