What percentage of people rent in Otto Township, IL?

Name: Renters and owners in Otto Township, IL, 2020–2024
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24.4% (±8.8 points) of the occupied homes in Otto Township, IL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 163 renting households against 504 that own their home.

In Otto Township, the share of households that rent went from 20.0% in 2015–2019 to 24.4% in 2020–2024 (+4.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 24.4% (±8.8 points)
Renting households: 163 (±62)
Median renter income: $48,918 (±$5,393)

Who rents and who owns in Otto Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Otto Township	Kankakee County	Illinois	United States
Renter-occupied share	24.4% (±8.8 points)	30.1% (±1.4 points)	32.9% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	163 (±62)	12,355 (±651)	1,657,539 (±10,322)	45,017,354
Owning households	504 (±85)	28,641 (±605)	3,378,910 (±14,728)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.6 (±0.6)	2.2 (±0.1)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.8 (±0.3)	2.6 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$48,918 (±$5,393)	$42,313 (±$3,642)	$50,420 (±$471)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$96,771 (±$19,171)	$86,125 (±$3,684)	$103,505 (±$377)	$100,009

In Otto Township, the renter share is not measurably different from Kankakee County (30.1%).

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

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

In Kankakee County, Otto Township ranks 16 of 36 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 873 of 2,751.

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

How renting in Otto 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	20.0% (±6.4 points)	24.4% (±8.8 points)	+4.4 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$765 (±$203)	$1,106 (±$61)	+44.6%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$73,885 (±$7,864)	$80,250 (±$27,489)	+8.6%	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 Otto Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Otto Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Otto Township	—	24.4% (±8.8 points)	—
Chebanse	2.7 mi	23.8% (±7.4 points)	Not measurably different
Sammons Point	3.0 mi	1.6% (±4.1 points)	Lower
Irwin	3.7 mi	12.9% (±18.2 points)	Not measurably different
Kankakee	5.1 mi	49.2% (±3.4 points)	Higher
Kankakee Township	5.6 mi	48.3% (±3.3 points)	Higher
Chebanse Township	6.1 mi	20.6% (±5.2 points)	Not measurably different
Aroma Park	6.5 mi	15.2% (±8.5 points)	Not measurably different
Limestone Township (Kankakee County)	6.6 mi	8.1% (±4.4 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Sammons Point, IL (1.6%), Limestone Township (Kankakee County), IL (8.1%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Kankakee, IL (49.2%), Kankakee Township, IL (48.3%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across Kankakee County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
10	Pembroke Township	28.5% (±9.0 points)
11	Manteno Township	27.6% (±6.0 points)
12	Bourbonnais	26.6% (±4.2 points)
13	St. Anne Township	26.4% (±7.8 points)
14	Herscher	25.9% (±7.4 points)
15 (tie)	Manteno	24.4% (±6.4 points)
15 (tie)	Otto Township	24.4% (±8.8 points)
17	St. Anne	24.2% (±8.0 points)
18	Momence Township	22.4% (±7.3 points)
19	Pilot Township (Kankakee County)	21.2% (±6.2 points)
20	Bonfield	18.9% (±13.0 points)
21	Rockville Township	18.2% (±13.9 points)
22	Yellowhead Township	17.8% (±6.7 points)

Showing 13 of 36 places in Kankakee 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 Otto Township

How many renters are there in Otto Township?

Otto Township has an estimated 163 (±62) renting households, 24.4% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Otto Township?

In Otto Township, the share of households that rent went from 20.0% in 2015–2019 to 24.4% in 2020–2024 (+4.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Otto Township?

A renting household in Otto Township has 2.6 people on average, against 2.8 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Otto Township?

The median renting household in Otto Township, IL has an income of $48,918 (±$5,393) a year, against $96,771 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 Otto township, Kankakee County, Illinois (county subdivision:57017, in state:17 county:091).

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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