What percentage of people rent in Ottawa Township, IL?

Name: Renters and owners in Ottawa Township, IL, 2020–2024
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30.0% (±4.1 points) of the occupied homes in Ottawa Township, IL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,458 renting households against 3,399 that own their home.

In Ottawa Township, the share of households that rent went from 39.4% in 2015–2019 to 30.0% in 2020–2024 (−9.4 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 30.0% (±4.1 points)
Renting households: 1,458 (±214)
Median renter income: $38,022 (±$9,283)

Who rents and who owns in Ottawa Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Ottawa Township	LaSalle County	Illinois	United States
Renter-occupied share	30.0% (±4.1 points)	25.6% (±1.4 points)	32.9% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,458 (±214)	11,595 (±690)	1,657,539 (±10,322)	45,017,354
Owning households	3,399 (±264)	33,778 (±705)	3,378,910 (±14,728)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.1 (±0.2)	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	$38,022 (±$9,283)	$39,487 (±$2,685)	$50,420 (±$471)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$81,233 (±$10,431)	$85,684 (±$1,902)	$103,505 (±$377)	$100,009

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

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

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

In LaSalle County, Ottawa Township ranks 15 of 62 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 523 of 2,751.

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

How renting in Ottawa 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	39.4% (±4.0 points)	30.0% (±4.1 points)	−9.4 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$792 (±$53)	$911 (±$70)	+15.0%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$46,392 (±$5,478)	$70,008 (±$9,203)	+50.9%	Up 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 Ottawa Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Ottawa Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Ottawa Township	—	30.0% (±4.1 points)	—
Naplate	1.2 mi	34.3% (±11.6 points)	Not measurably different
Ottawa	2.9 mi	30.3% (±3.7 points)	Not measurably different
South Ottawa Township	3.0 mi	24.2% (±5.2 points)	Not measurably different
Wallace Township	4.8 mi	4.3% (±4.8 points)	Lower
Utica Township	5.6 mi	9.0% (±3.6 points)	Lower
Dayton Township	6.2 mi	19.7% (±7.7 points)	Lower
Fall River Township	6.4 mi	7.5% (±5.2 points)	Lower
Rutland Township (LaSalle County)	7.1 mi	21.8% (±6.2 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Wallace Township, IL (4.3%), Utica Township, IL (9.0%), Dayton Township, IL (19.7%).

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
9	Earl Township	34.0% (±8.3 points)
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)

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 Ottawa Township

How many renters are there in Ottawa Township?

Ottawa Township has an estimated 1,458 (±214) renting households, 30.0% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Ottawa Township?

In Ottawa Township, the share of households that rent went from 39.4% in 2015–2019 to 30.0% in 2020–2024 (−9.4 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Ottawa Township?

A renting household in Ottawa Township has 2.1 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Ottawa Township?

The median renting household in Ottawa Township, IL has an income of $38,022 (±$9,283) a year, against $81,233 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 Ottawa township, LaSalle County, Illinois (county subdivision:56939, 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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