What percentage of people rent in Oak Lawn, IL?

Name: Renters and owners in Oak Lawn, IL, 2020–2024
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17.5% (±2.4 points) of the occupied homes in Oak Lawn, IL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 3,780 renting households against 17,838 that own their home.

In Oak Lawn, the share of households that rent went from 20.5% in 2015–2019 to 17.5% in 2020–2024 (−3.0 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 17.5% (±2.4 points)
Renting households: 3,780 (±525)
Median renter income: $55,248 (±$9,200)

Who rents and who owns in Oak Lawn

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Oak Lawn	Cook County	Illinois	United States
Renter-occupied share	17.5% (±2.4 points)	42.3% (±0.3 points)	32.9% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	3,780 (±525)	887,660 (±6,720)	1,657,539 (±10,322)	45,017,354
Owning households	17,838 (±795)	1,212,570 (±7,287)	3,378,910 (±14,728)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.5 (±0.3)	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	$55,248 (±$9,200)	$55,388 (±$886)	$50,420 (±$471)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$96,261 (±$10,894)	$108,804 (±$833)	$103,505 (±$377)	$100,009

In Oak Lawn, 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 Lawn ranks 110 of 148 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 1459 of 2,751.

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

How renting in Oak Lawn 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	20.5% (±1.7 points)	17.5% (±2.4 points)	−3.0 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$1,072 (±$41)	$1,335 (±$45)	+24.5%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$64,476 (±$4,004)	$83,911 (±$4,762)	+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 Oak Lawn

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Oak Lawn
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Oak Lawn	—	17.5% (±2.4 points)	—
Chicago Ridge	1.6 mi	49.9% (±7.0 points)	Higher
Hometown	1.6 mi	25.6% (±9.9 points)	Not measurably different
Worth Township (Cook County)	1.7 mi	24.8% (±1.7 points)	Higher
Burbank	2.3 mi	19.1% (±2.6 points)	Not measurably different
Evergreen Park	2.7 mi	15.2% (±3.9 points)	Not measurably different
Worth	2.7 mi	36.2% (±6.3 points)	Higher
Alsip	3.1 mi	35.8% (±5.0 points)	Higher
Bridgeview	3.3 mi	34.4% (±6.3 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Chicago Ridge, IL (49.9%), Worth Township (Cook County), IL (24.8%), Worth, IL (36.2%).

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
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)
115 (tie)	Park Ridge	15.2% (±2.3 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 Oak Lawn

How many renters are there in Oak Lawn?

Oak Lawn has an estimated 3,780 (±525) renting households, 17.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Oak Lawn?

In Oak Lawn, the share of households that rent went from 20.5% in 2015–2019 to 17.5% in 2020–2024 (−3.0 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Oak Lawn?

A renting household in Oak Lawn has 2.5 people on average, against 2.6 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Oak Lawn?

The median renting household in Oak Lawn, IL has an income of $55,248 (±$9,200) a year, against $96,261 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 Lawn village, Illinois (place:54820, 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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