What percentage of people rent in Melrose Park, IL?

Name: Renters and owners in Melrose Park, IL, 2020–2024
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43.3% (±4.6 points) of the occupied homes in Melrose Park, IL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 3,668 renting households against 4,795 that own their home.

In Melrose Park, the share of households that rent went from 49.6% in 2015–2019 to 43.3% in 2020–2024 (−6.3 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 43.3% (±4.6 points)
Renting households: 3,668 (±501)
Median renter income: $57,813 (±$11,682)

Who rents and who owns in Melrose Park

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Melrose Park	Cook County	Illinois	United States
Renter-occupied share	43.3% (±4.6 points)	42.3% (±0.3 points)	32.9% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	3,668 (±501)	887,660 (±6,720)	1,657,539 (±10,322)	45,017,354
Owning households	4,795 (±396)	1,212,570 (±7,287)	3,378,910 (±14,728)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.6 (±0.2)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	3.1 (±0.2)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$57,813 (±$11,682)	$55,388 (±$886)	$50,420 (±$471)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$85,739 (±$12,853)	$108,804 (±$833)	$103,505 (±$377)	$100,009

In Melrose Park, the renter share is not measurably different from Cook County (42.3%).

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

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

In Cook County, Melrose Park ranks 18 of 148 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 112 of 2,751.

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

How renting in Melrose Park 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	49.6% (±3.1 points)	43.3% (±4.6 points)	−6.3 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$995 (±$30)	$1,176 (±$82)	+18.2%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$50,870 (±$3,209)	$66,189 (±$4,214)	+30.1%	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 Melrose Park

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Melrose Park
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Melrose Park	—	43.3% (±4.6 points)	—
Stone Park	0.9 mi	51.7% (±10.3 points)	Not measurably different
Bellwood	1.5 mi	21.6% (±4.0 points)	Lower
Maywood	1.9 mi	40.0% (±5.3 points)	Not measurably different
River Grove	2.0 mi	44.4% (±6.2 points)	Not measurably different
Northlake	2.3 mi	29.4% (±5.1 points)	Lower
River Forest	2.4 mi	12.3% (±6.9 points)	Lower
River Forest Township	2.4 mi	12.3% (±6.9 points)	Lower
Franklin Park	2.4 mi	24.9% (±4.1 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Bellwood, IL (21.6%), Northlake, IL (29.4%), River Forest, IL (12.3%).

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
12 (tie)	Cicero	45.4% (±3.1 points)
12 (tie)	Cicero Township	45.4% (±3.1 points)
14	Calumet Park	45.0% (±9.3 points)
15	River Grove	44.4% (±6.2 points)
16	Calumet City	44.3% (±4.9 points)
17	Evanston	43.8% (±2.2 points)
18	Melrose Park	43.3% (±4.6 points)
19	Harvey	42.4% (±5.1 points)
20	Burnham	42.0% (±10.3 points)
21	Harwood Heights	41.4% (±6.9 points)
22	Robbins	41.0% (±11.7 points)
23	Schiller Park	40.8% (±7.9 points)
24 (tie)	Maywood	40.0% (±5.3 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 Melrose Park

How many renters are there in Melrose Park?

Melrose Park has an estimated 3,668 (±501) renting households, 43.3% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Melrose Park?

In Melrose Park, the share of households that rent went from 49.6% in 2015–2019 to 43.3% in 2020–2024 (−6.3 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Melrose Park?

A renting household in Melrose Park has 2.6 people on average, against 3.1 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Melrose Park?

The median renting household in Melrose Park, IL has an income of $57,813 (±$11,682) a year, against $85,739 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 Melrose Park village, Illinois (place:48242, 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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