What percentage of people rent in Oglesby, IL?

Name: Renters and owners in Oglesby, IL, 2020–2024
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29.4% (±6.4 points) of the occupied homes in Oglesby, IL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 455 renting households against 1,094 that own their home.

In Oglesby, the share of households that rent went from 17.7% in 2015–2019 to 29.4% in 2020–2024 (+11.7 percentage points), a measurable increase.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 29.4% (±6.4 points)
Renting households: 455 (±108)

Who rents and who owns in Oglesby

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Oglesby	LaSalle County	Illinois	United States
Renter-occupied share	29.4% (±6.4 points)	25.6% (±1.4 points)	32.9% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	455 (±108)	11,595 (±690)	1,657,539 (±10,322)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,094 (±139)	33,778 (±705)	3,378,910 (±14,728)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.1 (±0.5)	2.1 (±0.1)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.3)	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	$85,313 (±$22,358)	$85,684 (±$1,902)	$103,505 (±$377)	$100,009

In Oglesby, the renter share is not measurably different from LaSalle County (25.6%).

It is not measurably different from Illinois (32.9%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (34.8%).

In LaSalle County, Oglesby ranks 16 of 62 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 546 of 2,751.

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

How renting in Oglesby 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	17.7% (±5.3 points)	29.4% (±6.4 points)	+11.7 percentage points	Measurable increase
Median gross rent	$604 (±$202)	$888 (±$115)	+47.0%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$60,508 (±$12,450)	$76,189 (±$8,746)	+25.9%	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 Oglesby

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Oglesby
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Oglesby	—	29.4% (±6.4 points)	—
LaSalle Township	2.0 mi	33.1% (±5.1 points)	Not measurably different
LaSalle	3.2 mi	35.1% (±6.0 points)	Not measurably different
Cedar Point	3.5 mi	19.3% (±14.7 points)	Not measurably different
Peru Township	4.0 mi	24.4% (±4.8 points)	Not measurably different
Deer Park Township	4.2 mi	4.3% (±4.4 points)	Lower
Eden Township	4.3 mi	16.9% (±6.7 points)	Lower
North Utica	5.0 mi	10.3% (±4.6 points)	Lower
Tonica	5.3 mi	15.7% (±8.4 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Deer Park Township, IL (4.3%), Eden Township, IL (16.9%), North Utica, IL (10.3%).

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
10	LaSalle Township	33.1% (±5.1 points)
11	Marseilles	31.5% (±7.5 points)
12	Adams Township	31.2% (±12.0 points)
13	Grand Rapids Township	30.8% (±23.4 points)
14	Ottawa	30.3% (±3.7 points)
15	Ottawa Township	30.0% (±4.1 points)
16	Oglesby	29.4% (±6.4 points)
17	Miller Township	28.7% (±25.1 points)
18	Leland	25.5% (±8.1 points)
19	Peru	25.0% (±5.0 points)
20	Peru Township	24.4% (±4.8 points)
21	South Ottawa Township	24.2% (±5.2 points)
22	Manlius Township (LaSalle County)	23.7% (±5.4 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 Oglesby

How many renters are there in Oglesby?

Oglesby has an estimated 455 (±108) renting households, 29.4% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Oglesby?

In Oglesby, the share of households that rent went from 17.7% in 2015–2019 to 29.4% in 2020–2024 (+11.7 percentage points), a measurable increase.

How big are renting households in Oglesby?

A renting household in Oglesby has 2.1 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 Oglesby city, Illinois (place:55353, 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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