What percentage of people rent in Plainfield, IL?

Name: Renters and owners in Plainfield, IL, 2020–2024
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12.0% (±2.1 points) of the occupied homes in Plainfield, IL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,754 renting households against 12,880 that own their home.

In Plainfield, the share of households that rent went from 11.1% in 2015–2019 to 12.0% in 2020–2024 (+0.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 12.0% (±2.1 points)
Renting households: 1,754 (±319)
Median renter income: $82,289 (±$11,730)

Who rents and who owns in Plainfield

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Plainfield	Will County	Illinois	United States
Renter-occupied share	12.0% (±2.1 points)	17.2% (±0.6 points)	32.9% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,754 (±319)	42,123 (±1,561)	1,657,539 (±10,322)	45,017,354
Owning households	12,880 (±480)	202,150 (±1,705)	3,378,910 (±14,728)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.7 (±0.4)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	3.2 (±0.1)	2.9 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$82,289 (±$11,730)	$53,701 (±$2,319)	$50,420 (±$471)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$154,254 (±$12,089)	$123,406 (±$1,822)	$103,505 (±$377)	$100,009

In Plainfield, the renter share is lower than in Will County (17.2%).

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

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

In Will County, Plainfield ranks 33 of 57 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 1944 of 2,751.

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

How renting in Plainfield 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	11.1% (±2.0 points)	12.0% (±2.1 points)	+0.9 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,795 (±$179)	$2,119 (±$188)	+18.1%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$130,614 (±$5,817)	$144,000 (±$9,206)	+10.2%	Down 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 Plainfield

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Plainfield
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Plainfield	—	12.0% (±2.1 points)	—
Plainfield Township	3.5 mi	10.8% (±1.4 points)	Not measurably different
Wheatland Township (Will County)	4.2 mi	8.7% (±1.4 points)	Lower
Na-Au-Say Township	4.4 mi	6.6% (±5.6 points)	Not measurably different
Oswego Township	4.9 mi	14.9% (±2.3 points)	Not measurably different
Crystal Lawns	6.0 mi	0.0% (±5.6 points)	Lower
Oswego	6.1 mi	12.1% (±2.4 points)	Not measurably different
Sunnyland	6.6 mi	14.2% (±15.2 points)	Not measurably different
Boulder Hill	7.2 mi	13.7% (±4.1 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Wheatland Township (Will County), IL (8.7%), Crystal Lawns, IL (0.0%).

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

Households that rent across Will County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
27	Sunnyland	14.2% (±15.2 points)
28	Jackson Township (Will County)	13.9% (±5.1 points)
29	Will Township	13.4% (±5.4 points)
30	Braidwood	13.2% (±4.1 points)
31	Reed Township	13.0% (±3.8 points)
32	Troy Township	12.9% (±2.2 points)
33	Plainfield	12.0% (±2.1 points)
34	Manhattan	11.7% (±4.9 points)
35	Plainfield Township	10.8% (±1.4 points)
36	Manhattan Township	10.2% (±4.2 points)
37	Crete	10.0% (±3.7 points)
38	Channahon	9.9% (±3.4 points)
39	Mokena	9.4% (±2.1 points)

Showing 13 of 57 places in Will 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 Plainfield

How many renters are there in Plainfield?

Plainfield has an estimated 1,754 (±319) renting households, 12.0% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Plainfield?

In Plainfield, the share of households that rent went from 11.1% in 2015–2019 to 12.0% in 2020–2024 (+0.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Plainfield?

A renting household in Plainfield has 2.7 people on average, against 3.2 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Plainfield?

The median renting household in Plainfield, IL has an income of $82,289 (±$11,730) a year, against $154,254 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 Plainfield village, Illinois (place:60287, 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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