What percentage of people rent in Oak Park Township, IL?

Name: Renters and owners in Oak Park Township, IL, 2020–2024
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40.0% (±2.4 points) of the occupied homes in Oak Park Township, IL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 9,350 renting households against 14,037 that own their home.

In Oak Park Township, the share of households that rent went from 40.5% in 2015–2019 to 40.0% in 2020–2024 (−0.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 40.0% (±2.4 points)
Renting households: 9,350 (±659)
Median renter income: $72,385 (±$5,768)

Who rents and who owns in Oak Park Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Oak Park Township	Cook County	Illinois	United States
Renter-occupied share	40.0% (±2.4 points)	42.3% (±0.3 points)	32.9% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	9,350 (±659)	887,660 (±6,720)	1,657,539 (±10,322)	45,017,354
Owning households	14,037 (±596)	1,212,570 (±7,287)	3,378,910 (±14,728)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.7 (±0.1)	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	$72,385 (±$5,768)	$55,388 (±$886)	$50,420 (±$471)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$165,258 (±$7,811)	$108,804 (±$833)	$103,505 (±$377)	$100,009

In Oak Park Township, the renter share is not measurably different from Cook County (42.3%).

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

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

In Cook County, Oak Park Township ranks 26 of 148 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 170 of 2,751.

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

How renting in Oak Park 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	40.5% (±1.6 points)	40.0% (±2.4 points)	−0.5 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,175 (±$25)	$1,593 (±$81)	+35.6%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$94,646 (±$3,790)	$110,820 (±$3,611)	+17.1%	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 Park Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Oak Park Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Oak Park Township	—	40.0% (±2.4 points)	—
Oak Park	0.0 mi	40.0% (±2.4 points)	Not measurably different
River Forest	1.6 mi	12.3% (±6.9 points)	Lower
River Forest Township	1.6 mi	12.3% (±6.9 points)	Lower
Forest Park	1.9 mi	47.2% (±5.9 points)	Higher
Elmwood Park	2.8 mi	34.8% (±4.1 points)	Lower
Maywood	2.8 mi	40.0% (±5.3 points)	Not measurably different
Berwyn	3.0 mi	38.9% (±3.3 points)	Not measurably different
Berwyn Township	3.0 mi	38.9% (±3.3 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: River Forest, IL (12.3%), River Forest Township, IL (12.3%), Elmwood Park, IL (34.8%).

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
20	Burnham	42.0% (±10.3 points)
21	Harwood Heights	41.4% (±6.9 points)
22	Robbins	41.0% (±11.7 points)
23	Schiller Park	40.8% (±7.9 points)
24 (tie)	Maywood	40.0% (±5.3 points)
24 (tie)	Oak Park	40.0% (±2.4 points)
24 (tie)	Oak Park Township	40.0% (±2.4 points)
27	Broadview	39.6% (±7.9 points)
28	South Chicago Heights	39.4% (±11.4 points)
29	Summit	39.1% (±7.2 points)
30 (tie)	Berwyn	38.9% (±3.3 points)
30 (tie)	Berwyn Township	38.9% (±3.3 points)
32	East Hazel Crest	37.9% (±10.6 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 Park Township

How many renters are there in Oak Park Township?

Oak Park Township has an estimated 9,350 (±659) renting households, 40.0% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Oak Park Township?

In Oak Park Township, the share of households that rent went from 40.5% in 2015–2019 to 40.0% in 2020–2024 (−0.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Oak Park Township?

A renting household in Oak Park Township has 1.7 people on average, against 2.6 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Oak Park Township?

The median renting household in Oak Park Township, IL has an income of $72,385 (±$5,768) a year, against $165,258 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 Park township, Cook County, Illinois (county subdivision:54898, in state:17 county:031).

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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