How many renters in Pembroke Township, IL pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

Name: Rent burden in Pembroke Township, IL, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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66.0% (±22.2 points) of renting households in Pembroke Township, IL spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

64.8% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 38.0% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 66.0% (±22.2 points)
Paying 35% or more: 64.8% (±22.1 points)
Median share of income: 38.0% (±11.3 points)

Rent as a share of income in Pembroke Township

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Pembroke Township	Kankakee County	Illinois	United States
Less than 15%	0.0% (±20.2 points)	16.1%	14.4%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	12.7% (±15.4 points)	12.0%	13.4%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	1.8% (±2.7 points)	15.3%	13.1%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	19.4% (±20.5 points)	9.5%	11.2%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	1.2% (±1.9 points)	7.7%	8.9%	9.2%
35% or more	64.8% (±22.1 points)	39.4%	39.0%	41.9%

Households whose income could not be measured against their rent (for example, those reporting no income) are left out of these shares, as the Census Bureau leaves them out.

Pembroke Township against Kankakee County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Pembroke Township	Kankakee County	Illinois	United States
Paying 30% or more	66.0% (±22.2 points)	47.1% (±4.3 points)	47.9% (±0.4 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	64.8% (±22.1 points)	39.4% (±3.6 points)	39.0% (±0.4 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	38.0% (±11.3 points)	28.5% (±1.8 points)	29.1% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$20,568 (±$13,876)	$42,313 (±$3,642)	$50,420 (±$471)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$774 (±$213)	$1,097 (±$36)	$1,274 (±$5)	$1,413

In Pembroke Township, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Kankakee County (47.1%).

It is not measurably different from Illinois (47.9%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (51.1%).

In Kankakee County, Pembroke Township ranks 5 of 36 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 297 of 2,503.

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

Renters paying 30% or more of income in places near Pembroke Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Pembroke Township
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Pembroke Township	—	66.0% (±22.2 points)	—
Hopkins Park	0.8 mi	53.6% (±31.3 points)	Not measurably different
Beaverville Township	6.3 mi	20.0% (±109.2 points)	Not measurably different
St. Anne Township	6.6 mi	42.4% (±24.9 points)	Not measurably different
McClellan Township	7.1 mi	0.0% (±125.0 points)	Not measurably different
Momence Township	7.1 mi	17.1% (±13.2 points)	Lower
St. Anne	7.1 mi	57.8% (±30.6 points)	Not measurably different
Momence	7.8 mi	56.4% (±22.4 points)	Not measurably different
Lake Township (Newton County)	8.1 mi	88.0% (±31.1 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Momence Township, IL (17.1%).

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

Renters paying 30% or more of income across Kankakee County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Sammons Point	100.0% (±141.4 points)
2	Reddick	83.3% (±108.4 points)
3	Union Hill	75.0% (±125.0 points)
4	Ganeer Township	68.5% (±23.7 points)
5	Pembroke Township	66.0% (±22.2 points)
6	St. Anne	57.8% (±30.6 points)
7	Norton Township	57.1% (±68.9 points)
8	Momence	56.4% (±22.4 points)
9	Pilot Township (Kankakee County)	56.0% (±24.8 points)
10 (tie)	Hopkins Park	53.6% (±31.3 points)
10 (tie)	Kankakee	53.6% (±7.4 points)

Showing 11 of 36 places in Kankakee County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Pembroke Township

Are renters in Pembroke Township rent-burdened?

66.0% of renting households in Pembroke Township pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What share of income do renters in Pembroke Township spend on rent?

The median renting household in Pembroke Township, IL spends 38.0% (±11.3 points) of its household income on gross rent.

Sources

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DP04_0136E, DP04_0136M, DP04_0137PE, DP04_0137PM, DP04_0138PE, DP04_0138PM, DP04_0139PE, DP04_0139PM, DP04_0140PE, DP04_0140PM, DP04_0141PE, DP04_0141PM, DP04_0142PE, DP04_0142PM, B25071_001E, B25071_001M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M

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