What percentage of people rent in Marengo, IL?

Name: Renters and owners in Marengo, IL, 2020–2024
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36.9% (±8.6 points) of the occupied homes in Marengo, IL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,003 renting households against 1,716 that own their home.

In Marengo, the share of households that rent went from 30.2% in 2015–2019 to 36.9% in 2020–2024 (+6.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 36.9% (±8.6 points)
Renting households: 1,003 (±247)
Median renter income: $32,566 (±$21,302)

Who rents and who owns in Marengo

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Marengo	McHenry County	Illinois	United States
Renter-occupied share	36.9% (±8.6 points)	17.3% (±1.0 points)	32.9% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,003 (±247)	20,335 (±1,135)	1,657,539 (±10,322)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,716 (±280)	97,259 (±1,207)	3,378,910 (±14,728)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.6 (±0.5)	2.3 (±0.1)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.3)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$32,566 (±$21,302)	$56,791 (±$4,428)	$50,420 (±$471)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$101,842 (±$11,385)	$118,391 (±$2,446)	$103,505 (±$377)	$100,009

In Marengo, the renter share is higher than in McHenry County (17.3%).

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

It is not measurably different from the national figure (34.8%).

In McHenry County, Marengo ranks 5 of 46 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 243 of 2,751.

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

How renting in Marengo 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	30.2% (±6.5 points)	36.9% (±8.6 points)	+6.7 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$912 (±$89)	$1,176 (±$220)	+28.9%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$63,694 (±$12,220)	$73,523 (±$27,241)	+15.4%	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 Marengo

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Marengo
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Marengo	—	36.9% (±8.6 points)	—
Union	2.9 mi	12.4% (±10.1 points)	Lower
Marengo Township	3.8 mi	37.9% (±8.0 points)	Not measurably different
Riley Township	4.5 mi	4.0% (±4.6 points)	Lower
Coral Township	4.8 mi	12.2% (±10.7 points)	Lower
Seneca Township	4.8 mi	5.8% (±6.7 points)	Lower
Bonus Township	8.7 mi	7.1% (±7.2 points)	Lower
Spring Township	8.9 mi	0.0% (±10.0 points)	Lower
Dunham Township	8.9 mi	18.8% (±15.5 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Union, IL (12.4%), Riley Township, IL (4.0%), Coral Township, IL (12.2%).

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

Households that rent across McHenry County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Richmond	49.0% (±6.6 points)
2	Harvard	40.3% (±7.1 points)
3	Marengo Township	37.9% (±8.0 points)
4	Chemung Township	37.3% (±6.5 points)
5	Marengo	36.9% (±8.6 points)
6	Lakemoor	34.9% (±8.7 points)
7 (tie)	Woodstock	28.2% (±3.8 points)
7 (tie)	Dorr Township	28.2% (±4.4 points)
9	McCullom Lake	27.6% (±12.0 points)
10	Greenwood	25.8% (±20.7 points)
11	McHenry	25.6% (±3.1 points)

Showing 11 of 46 places in McHenry 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 Marengo

How many renters are there in Marengo?

Marengo has an estimated 1,003 (±247) renting households, 36.9% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Marengo?

In Marengo, the share of households that rent went from 30.2% in 2015–2019 to 36.9% in 2020–2024 (+6.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Marengo?

A renting household in Marengo has 2.6 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Marengo?

The median renting household in Marengo, IL has an income of $32,566 (±$21,302) a year, against $101,842 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 Marengo city, Illinois (place:46786, 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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