What percentage of people rent in Oak Forest, IL?

Name: Renters and owners in Oak Forest, IL, 2020–2024
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17.6% (±3.7 points) of the occupied homes in Oak Forest, IL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,819 renting households against 8,536 that own their home.

In Oak Forest, the share of households that rent went from 22.4% in 2015–2019 to 17.6% in 2020–2024 (−4.8 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 17.6% (±3.7 points)
Renting households: 1,819 (±388)
Median renter income: $49,961 (±$22,266)

Who rents and who owns in Oak Forest

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Oak Forest	Cook County	Illinois	United States
Renter-occupied share	17.6% (±3.7 points)	42.3% (±0.3 points)	32.9% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,819 (±388)	887,660 (±6,720)	1,657,539 (±10,322)	45,017,354
Owning households	8,536 (±532)	1,212,570 (±7,287)	3,378,910 (±14,728)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.4 (±0.4)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.6 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$49,961 (±$22,266)	$55,388 (±$886)	$50,420 (±$471)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$101,060 (±$8,945)	$108,804 (±$833)	$103,505 (±$377)	$100,009

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

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

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

In Cook County, Oak Forest ranks 109 of 148 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 1453 of 2,751.

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

How renting in Oak Forest 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	22.4% (±2.5 points)	17.6% (±3.7 points)	−4.8 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$1,080 (±$34)	$1,328 (±$60)	+23.0%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$76,945 (±$4,581)	$91,990 (±$8,482)	+19.6%	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 Oak Forest

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Oak Forest
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Oak Forest	—	17.6% (±3.7 points)	—
Bremen Township	1.0 mi	23.8% (±1.9 points)	Higher
Midlothian	2.0 mi	24.1% (±5.2 points)	Higher
Crestwood	2.8 mi	23.8% (±6.7 points)	Not measurably different
Markham	3.3 mi	25.1% (±6.6 points)	Not measurably different
Country Club Hills	3.3 mi	26.0% (±4.6 points)	Higher
Robbins	3.4 mi	41.0% (±11.7 points)	Higher
Tinley Park	3.7 mi	13.1% (±1.7 points)	Lower
Posen	3.8 mi	32.9% (±9.8 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Tinley Park, IL (13.1%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Bremen Township, IL (23.8%), Midlothian, IL (24.1%), Country Club Hills, IL (26.0%).

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
103	Burbank	19.1% (±2.6 points)
104	La Grange	18.5% (±3.5 points)
105	Homewood	18.3% (±3.0 points)
106	Brookfield	18.2% (±3.7 points)
107	Berkeley	18.0% (±10.9 points)
108 (tie)	Norridge	17.6% (±4.3 points)
108 (tie)	Oak Forest	17.6% (±3.7 points)
110	Oak Lawn	17.5% (±2.4 points)
111	South Holland	17.2% (±3.7 points)
112	Stickney	16.7% (±7.8 points)
113	Lincolnwood	16.2% (±3.8 points)
114	Willow Springs	15.4% (±4.2 points)
115 (tie)	Evergreen Park	15.2% (±3.9 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 Oak Forest

How many renters are there in Oak Forest?

Oak Forest has an estimated 1,819 (±388) renting households, 17.6% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Oak Forest?

In Oak Forest, the share of households that rent went from 22.4% in 2015–2019 to 17.6% in 2020–2024 (−4.8 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Oak Forest?

A renting household in Oak Forest has 2.4 people on average, against 2.6 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Oak Forest?

The median renting household in Oak Forest, IL has an income of $49,961 (±$22,266) a year, against $101,060 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 Oak Forest city, Illinois (place:54638, 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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