What percentage of people rent in Merrionette Park, IL?

Name: Renters and owners in Merrionette Park, IL, 2020–2024
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27.0% (±10.3 points) of the occupied homes in Merrionette Park, IL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 285 renting households against 769 that own their home.

In Merrionette Park, the share of households that rent went from 25.2% in 2015–2019 to 27.0% in 2020–2024 (+1.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 27.0% (±10.3 points)
Renting households: 285 (±118)
Median renter income: $68,798 (±$19,730)

Who rents and who owns in Merrionette Park

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Merrionette Park	Cook County	Illinois	United States
Renter-occupied share	27.0% (±10.3 points)	42.3% (±0.3 points)	32.9% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	285 (±118)	887,660 (±6,720)	1,657,539 (±10,322)	45,017,354
Owning households	769 (±185)	1,212,570 (±7,287)	3,378,910 (±14,728)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.1 (±0.4)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.3 (±0.3)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$68,798 (±$19,730)	$55,388 (±$886)	$50,420 (±$471)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$55,398 (±$13,181)	$108,804 (±$833)	$103,505 (±$377)	$100,009

In Merrionette Park, the renter share is lower than in Cook County (42.3%).

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

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

In Cook County, Merrionette Park ranks 67 of 148 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 693 of 2,751.

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

How renting in Merrionette 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	25.2% (±7.2 points)	27.0% (±10.3 points)	+1.8 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$978 (±$123)	$1,296 (±$155)	+32.5%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$51,979 (±$13,659)	$56,515 (±$12,346)	+8.7%	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 Merrionette Park

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Merrionette Park
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Merrionette Park	—	27.0% (±10.3 points)	—
Blue Island	1.9 mi	48.2% (±4.9 points)	Higher
Alsip	2.0 mi	35.8% (±5.0 points)	Not measurably different
Worth Township (Cook County)	2.3 mi	24.8% (±1.7 points)	Not measurably different
Calumet Park	2.5 mi	45.0% (±9.3 points)	Higher
Robbins	2.6 mi	41.0% (±11.7 points)	Not measurably different
Evergreen Park	2.8 mi	15.2% (±3.9 points)	Lower
Calumet Township	2.8 mi	54.3% (±6.4 points)	Higher
Crestwood	3.2 mi	23.8% (±6.7 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Evergreen Park, IL (15.2%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Blue Island, IL (48.2%), Calumet Park, IL (45.0%), Calumet Township, IL (54.3%).

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
61	Rolling Meadows	28.2% (±4.1 points)
62	Lansing	28.1% (±4.0 points)
63	Countryside	28.0% (±6.7 points)
64	Bloom Township	27.9% (±2.2 points)
65	La Grange Park	27.8% (±4.5 points)
66	Dolton	27.4% (±4.6 points)
67	Merrionette Park	27.0% (±10.3 points)
68	Maine Township (Cook County)	26.7% (±1.6 points)
69 (tie)	Arlington Heights	26.0% (±2.0 points)
69 (tie)	Country Club Hills	26.0% (±4.6 points)
71	Hoffman Estates	25.8% (±3.5 points)
72	Lyons Township	25.7% (±1.8 points)
73	Hometown	25.6% (±9.9 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 Merrionette Park

How many renters are there in Merrionette Park?

Merrionette Park has an estimated 285 (±118) renting households, 27.0% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Merrionette Park?

In Merrionette Park, the share of households that rent went from 25.2% in 2015–2019 to 27.0% in 2020–2024 (+1.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Merrionette Park?

A renting household in Merrionette Park has 2.1 people on average, against 2.3 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Merrionette Park?

The median renting household in Merrionette Park, IL has an income of $68,798 (±$19,730) a year, against $55,398 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 Merrionette Park village, Illinois (place:48554, 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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