What percentage of people rent in Pekin, IL?

Name: Renters and owners in Pekin, IL, 2020–2024
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31.6% (±2.9 points) of the occupied homes in Pekin, IL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 4,271 renting households against 9,232 that own their home.

In Pekin, the share of households that rent went from 30.6% in 2015–2019 to 31.6% in 2020–2024 (+1.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 31.6% (±2.9 points)
Renting households: 4,271 (±432)
Median renter income: $40,776 (±$5,335)

Who rents and who owns in Pekin

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Pekin	Tazewell County	Illinois	United States
Renter-occupied share	31.6% (±2.9 points)	21.6% (±1.4 points)	32.9% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	4,271 (±432)	11,702 (±764)	1,657,539 (±10,322)	45,017,354
Owning households	9,232 (±470)	42,349 (±788)	3,378,910 (±14,728)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.9 (±0.2)	1.9 (±0.1)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$40,776 (±$5,335)	$42,033 (±$3,248)	$50,420 (±$471)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$74,391 (±$6,691)	$90,876 (±$2,982)	$103,505 (±$377)	$100,009

In Pekin, the renter share is higher than in Tazewell County (21.6%).

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

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

In Tazewell County, Pekin ranks 5 of 36 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 440 of 2,751.

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

How renting in Pekin 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	30.6% (±2.2 points)	31.6% (±2.9 points)	+1.0 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$659 (±$28)	$819 (±$76)	+24.3%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$50,973 (±$2,194)	$60,790 (±$3,003)	+19.3%	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 Pekin

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Pekin
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Pekin	—	31.6% (±2.9 points)	—
Pekin Township	1.7 mi	28.8% (±2.9 points)	Not measurably different
North Pekin	3.1 mi	10.2% (±4.9 points)	Lower
Marquette Heights	3.6 mi	7.8% (±6.0 points)	Lower
Cincinnati Township (Tazewell County)	4.0 mi	27.2% (±4.7 points)	Not measurably different
Hollis Township	4.3 mi	6.1% (±4.1 points)	Lower
Elm Grove Township	4.9 mi	18.3% (±6.4 points)	Lower
Creve Coeur	5.0 mi	20.4% (±8.3 points)	Lower
Groveland Township (Tazewell County)	5.0 mi	16.5% (±3.1 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: North Pekin, IL (10.2%), Marquette Heights, IL (7.8%), Hollis Township, IL (6.1%).

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

Households that rent across Tazewell County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Malone Township	37.1% (±37.9 points)
2	Hopedale	35.7% (±14.0 points)
3	Green Valley	34.2% (±13.4 points)
4	Tremont	32.1% (±8.9 points)
5	Pekin	31.6% (±2.9 points)
6	Mackinaw	30.1% (±7.4 points)
7	Pekin Township	28.8% (±2.9 points)
8	Cincinnati Township (Tazewell County)	27.2% (±4.7 points)
9	Sand Prairie Township	26.8% (±10.5 points)
10	Delavan Township	25.3% (±7.2 points)
11	Fondulac Township	25.1% (±4.1 points)

Showing 11 of 36 places in Tazewell 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 Pekin

How many renters are there in Pekin?

Pekin has an estimated 4,271 (±432) renting households, 31.6% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Pekin?

In Pekin, the share of households that rent went from 30.6% in 2015–2019 to 31.6% in 2020–2024 (+1.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Pekin?

A renting household in Pekin has 1.9 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Pekin?

The median renting household in Pekin, IL has an income of $40,776 (±$5,335) a year, against $74,391 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 Pekin city, Illinois (place:58447, 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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