What percentage of people rent in Northville Township, IL?

Name: Renters and owners in Northville Township, IL, 2020–2024
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9.5% (±4.3 points) of the occupied homes in Northville Township, IL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 288 renting households against 2,740 that own their home.

In Northville Township, the share of households that rent went from 15.9% in 2015–2019 to 9.5% in 2020–2024 (−6.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 9.5% (±4.3 points)
Renting households: 288 (±133)

Who rents and who owns in Northville Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Northville Township	LaSalle County	Illinois	United States
Renter-occupied share	9.5% (±4.3 points)	25.6% (±1.4 points)	32.9% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	288 (±133)	11,595 (±690)	1,657,539 (±10,322)	45,017,354
Owning households	2,740 (±210)	33,778 (±705)	3,378,910 (±14,728)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.4 (±0.6)	2.1 (±0.1)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.2)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$39,487 (±$2,685)	$50,420 (±$471)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$110,484 (±$14,648)	$85,684 (±$1,902)	$103,505 (±$377)	$100,009

In Northville Township, the renter share is lower than in LaSalle County (25.6%).

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

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

In LaSalle County, Northville Township ranks 49 of 62 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 2127 of 2,751.

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

How renting in Northville 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	15.9% (±5.5 points)	9.5% (±4.3 points)	−6.4 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,191 (±$318)	$1,132 (±$417)	−5.0%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$77,736 (±$8,928)	$103,819 (±$15,382)	+33.6%	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 Northville Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Northville Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Northville Township	—	9.5% (±4.3 points)	—
Lake Holiday	1.7 mi	7.8% (±5.0 points)	Not measurably different
Somonauk	3.1 mi	26.1% (±6.2 points)	Higher
Millington	3.7 mi	7.8% (±6.2 points)	Not measurably different
Sandwich	4.3 mi	24.5% (±4.6 points)	Higher
Sheridan	4.7 mi	21.2% (±9.3 points)	Higher
Adams Township	5.5 mi	31.2% (±12.0 points)	Higher
Newark	5.8 mi	17.0% (±7.8 points)	Not measurably different
Fox Township (Kendall County)	5.8 mi	11.3% (±9.6 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Somonauk, IL (26.1%), Sandwich, IL (24.5%), Sheridan, IL (21.2%).

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

Households that rent across LaSalle County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
43	Waltham Township	12.4% (±8.8 points)
44	Ophir Township	12.0% (±14.7 points)
45	Troy Grove	11.7% (±11.0 points)
46 (tie)	Rutland	10.5% (±8.5 points)
46 (tie)	Freedom Township (LaSalle County)	10.5% (±9.3 points)
48	North Utica	10.3% (±4.6 points)
49	Northville Township	9.5% (±4.3 points)
50	Richland Township (LaSalle County)	9.3% (±7.4 points)
51	Utica Township	9.0% (±3.6 points)
52	Kangley	8.9% (±10.9 points)
53	Otter Creek Township (LaSalle County)	8.7% (±4.2 points)
54 (tie)	Lake Holiday	7.8% (±5.0 points)
54 (tie)	Millington	7.8% (±6.2 points)

Showing 13 of 62 places in LaSalle 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 Northville Township

How many renters are there in Northville Township?

Northville Township has an estimated 288 (±133) renting households, 9.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Northville Township?

In Northville Township, the share of households that rent went from 15.9% in 2015–2019 to 9.5% in 2020–2024 (−6.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Northville Township?

A renting household in Northville Township has 2.4 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned 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 Northville township, LaSalle County, Illinois (county subdivision:54248, in state:17 county:099).

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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