What percentage of people rent in Otter Creek Township (LaSalle County), IL?

Name: Renters and owners in Otter Creek Township (LaSalle County), IL, 2020–2024
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8.7% (±4.2 points) of the occupied homes in Otter Creek Township (LaSalle County), IL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 97 renting households against 1,020 that own their home.

In Otter Creek Township (LaSalle County), the share of households that rent went from 24.3% in 2015–2019 to 8.7% in 2020–2024 (−15.6 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 8.7% (±4.2 points)
Renting households: 97 (±49)

Who rents and who owns in Otter Creek Township (LaSalle County)

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Otter Creek Township (LaSalle County)	LaSalle County	Illinois	United States
Renter-occupied share	8.7% (±4.2 points)	25.6% (±1.4 points)	32.9% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	97 (±49)	11,595 (±690)	1,657,539 (±10,322)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,020 (±92)	33,778 (±705)	3,378,910 (±14,728)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.0 (±1.2)	2.1 (±0.1)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.3 (±0.2)	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	$100,588 (±$29,422)	$85,684 (±$1,902)	$103,505 (±$377)	$100,009

In Otter Creek Township (LaSalle County), the renter share is lower than in LaSalle County (25.6%).

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

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

In LaSalle County, Otter Creek Township (LaSalle County) ranks 53 of 62 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 2186 of 2,751.

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

How renting in Otter Creek Township (LaSalle County) 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	24.3% (±8.6 points)	8.7% (±4.2 points)	−15.6 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$485 (±$30)	$833 (±$717)	+71.8%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$55,905 (±$10,635)	$83,750 (±$32,934)	+49.8%	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 Otter Creek Township (LaSalle County)

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Otter Creek Township (LaSalle County)
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Otter Creek Township (LaSalle County)	—	8.7% (±4.2 points)	—
Streator	4.1 mi	37.0% (±5.2 points)	Higher
Bruce Township	4.6 mi	38.8% (±5.5 points)	Higher
Ransom	5.6 mi	13.5% (±8.1 points)	Not measurably different
Grand Rapids Township	5.8 mi	30.8% (±23.4 points)	Not measurably different
Kangley	5.8 mi	8.9% (±10.9 points)	Not measurably different
Allen Township	6.1 mi	13.0% (±8.3 points)	Not measurably different
Newtown Township	6.2 mi	4.2% (±5.0 points)	Not measurably different
Grand Ridge	6.8 mi	14.9% (±7.3 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Streator, IL (37.0%), Bruce Township, IL (38.8%).

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
46 (tie)	Freedom Township (LaSalle County)	10.5% (±9.3 points)
48	North Utica	10.3% (±4.6 points)
49	Northville Township	9.5% (±4.3 points)
50	Richland Township (LaSalle County)	9.3% (±7.4 points)
51	Utica Township	9.0% (±3.6 points)
52	Kangley	8.9% (±10.9 points)
53	Otter Creek Township (LaSalle County)	8.7% (±4.2 points)
54 (tie)	Lake Holiday	7.8% (±5.0 points)
54 (tie)	Millington	7.8% (±6.2 points)
56 (tie)	Dimmick Township	7.5% (±7.3 points)
56 (tie)	Fall River Township	7.5% (±5.2 points)
58 (tie)	Deer Park Township	4.3% (±4.4 points)
58 (tie)	Wallace Township	4.3% (±4.8 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 Otter Creek Township (LaSalle County)

How many renters are there in Otter Creek Township (LaSalle County)?

Otter Creek Township (LaSalle County) has an estimated 97 (±49) renting households, 8.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Otter Creek Township (LaSalle County)?

In Otter Creek Township (LaSalle County), the share of households that rent went from 24.3% in 2015–2019 to 8.7% in 2020–2024 (−15.6 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Otter Creek Township (LaSalle County)?

A renting household in Otter Creek Township (LaSalle County) has 2.0 people on average, against 2.3 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 Otter Creek township, LaSalle County, Illinois (county subdivision:56965, 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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