What percentage of people rent in Rockton, IL?

Name: Renters and owners in Rockton, IL, 2020–2024
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19.0% (±7.5 points) of the occupied homes in Rockton, IL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 553 renting households against 2,357 that own their home.

In Rockton, the share of households that rent went from 18.1% in 2015–2019 to 19.0% in 2020–2024 (+0.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 19.0% (±7.5 points)
Renting households: 553 (±232)

Who rents and who owns in Rockton

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Rockton	Winnebago County	Illinois	United States
Renter-occupied share	19.0% (±7.5 points)	34.1% (±0.9 points)	32.9% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	553 (±232)	39,606 (±1,137)	1,657,539 (±10,322)	45,017,354
Owning households	2,357 (±238)	76,408 (±1,088)	3,378,910 (±14,728)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.8 (±0.3)	2.2 (±0.1)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	3.0 (±0.2)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$40,502 (±$1,703)	$50,420 (±$471)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$131,587 (±$6,512)	$83,391 (±$1,950)	$103,505 (±$377)	$100,009

In Rockton, the renter share is lower than in Winnebago County (34.1%).

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

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

In Winnebago County, Rockton ranks 13 of 26 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 1339 of 2,751.

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

How renting in Rockton 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	18.1% (±4.2 points)	19.0% (±7.5 points)	+0.9 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$750 (±$52)	$914 (±$194)	+21.9%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$90,022 (±$8,716)	$119,058 (±$17,957)	+32.3%	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 Rockton

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Rockton
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Rockton	—	19.0% (±7.5 points)	—
Rockton Township	1.8 mi	27.8% (±5.2 points)	Not measurably different
Roscoe	3.1 mi	28.8% (±4.9 points)	Higher
South Beloit	3.2 mi	31.0% (±7.0 points)	Higher
Roscoe Township	3.6 mi	17.1% (±3.1 points)	Not measurably different
Owen Township	5.0 mi	10.2% (±8.7 points)	Not measurably different
Beloit	5.8 mi	40.6% (±3.3 points)	Higher
Machesney Park	5.8 mi	20.4% (±2.9 points)	Not measurably different
Harlem Township (Winnebago County)	7.1 mi	23.4% (±2.5 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Roscoe, IL (28.8%), South Beloit, IL (31.0%), Beloit, WI (40.6%).

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

Households that rent across Winnebago County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
7	Durand	28.4% (±8.5 points)
8 (tie)	Durand Township	27.8% (±7.4 points)
8 (tie)	Rockton Township	27.8% (±5.2 points)
10	Harlem Township (Winnebago County)	23.4% (±2.5 points)
11	Machesney Park	20.4% (±2.9 points)
12	Pecatonica	19.6% (±7.9 points)
13	Rockton	19.0% (±7.5 points)
14	Cherry Valley	18.7% (±7.2 points)
15	Roscoe Township	17.1% (±3.1 points)
16	Seward Township (Winnebago County)	16.8% (±18.6 points)
17	Pecatonica Township	15.0% (±5.0 points)
18	Winnebago	13.0% (±4.9 points)
19	Winnebago Township	11.5% (±4.2 points)

Showing 13 of 26 places in Winnebago 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 Rockton

How many renters are there in Rockton?

Rockton has an estimated 553 (±232) renting households, 19.0% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Rockton?

In Rockton, the share of households that rent went from 18.1% in 2015–2019 to 19.0% in 2020–2024 (+0.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Rockton?

A renting household in Rockton has 1.8 people on average, against 3.0 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 Rockton village, Illinois (place:65156, 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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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.