What percentage of people rent in North Riverside, IL?

Name: Renters and owners in North Riverside, IL, 2020–2024
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32.7% (±7.9 points) of the occupied homes in North Riverside, IL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 994 renting households against 2,043 that own their home.

In North Riverside, the share of households that rent went from 29.3% in 2015–2019 to 32.7% in 2020–2024 (+3.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 32.7% (±7.9 points)
Renting households: 994 (±238)
Median renter income: $50,040 (±$16,030)

Who rents and who owns in North Riverside

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	North Riverside	Cook County	Illinois	United States
Renter-occupied share	32.7% (±7.9 points)	42.3% (±0.3 points)	32.9% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	994 (±238)	887,660 (±6,720)	1,657,539 (±10,322)	45,017,354
Owning households	2,043 (±300)	1,212,570 (±7,287)	3,378,910 (±14,728)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.9 (±0.5)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.6 (±0.2)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$50,040 (±$16,030)	$55,388 (±$886)	$50,420 (±$471)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$110,156 (±$22,475)	$108,804 (±$833)	$103,505 (±$377)	$100,009

In North Riverside, 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, North Riverside ranks 53 of 148 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 387 of 2,751.

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

How renting in North Riverside 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	29.3% (±6.4 points)	32.7% (±7.9 points)	+3.4 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,034 (±$97)	$1,301 (±$133)	+25.8%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$59,340 (±$8,427)	$77,170 (±$17,027)	+30.0%	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 North Riverside

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with North Riverside
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
North Riverside	—	32.7% (±7.9 points)	—
Riverside Township (Cook County)	0.9 mi	20.9% (±5.0 points)	Lower
Riverside	1.2 mi	15.2% (±5.8 points)	Lower
Forest Park	1.6 mi	47.2% (±5.9 points)	Higher
Broadview	1.8 mi	39.6% (±7.9 points)	Not measurably different
Brookfield	1.8 mi	18.2% (±3.7 points)	Lower
Berwyn	1.8 mi	38.9% (±3.3 points)	Not measurably different
Berwyn Township	1.8 mi	38.9% (±3.3 points)	Not measurably different
Lyons	2.4 mi	35.8% (±7.2 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Riverside Township (Cook County), IL (20.9%), Riverside, IL (15.2%), Brookfield, IL (18.2%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Forest Park, IL (47.2%).

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
47	Park Forest	34.2% (±5.2 points)
48	Dixmoor	33.9% (±14.6 points)
49	Phoenix	33.6% (±10.7 points)
50	McCook	33.3% (±19.5 points)
51	Prospect Heights	33.2% (±5.8 points)
52	Posen	32.9% (±9.8 points)
53	North Riverside	32.7% (±7.9 points)
54	Palatine	32.6% (±2.2 points)
55	Palatine Township	31.5% (±1.6 points)
56	Mount Prospect	31.3% (±2.3 points)
57 (tie)	Proviso Township	30.7% (±1.5 points)
57 (tie)	Schaumburg Township	30.7% (±1.8 points)
59	Northlake	29.4% (±5.1 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 North Riverside

How many renters are there in North Riverside?

North Riverside has an estimated 994 (±238) renting households, 32.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in North Riverside?

In North Riverside, the share of households that rent went from 29.3% in 2015–2019 to 32.7% in 2020–2024 (+3.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in North Riverside?

A renting household in North Riverside has 1.9 people on average, against 2.6 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in North Riverside?

The median renting household in North Riverside, IL has an income of $50,040 (±$16,030) a year, against $110,156 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 North Riverside village, Illinois (place:54144, 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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