What percentage of people rent in Rolling Meadows, IL?

Name: Renters and owners in Rolling Meadows, IL, 2020–2024
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28.2% (±4.1 points) of the occupied homes in Rolling Meadows, IL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 2,632 renting households against 6,704 that own their home.

In Rolling Meadows, the share of households that rent went from 31.2% in 2015–2019 to 28.2% in 2020–2024 (−3.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 28.2% (±4.1 points)
Renting households: 2,632 (±431)
Median renter income: $71,386 (±$20,378)

Who rents and who owns in Rolling Meadows

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Rolling Meadows	Cook County	Illinois	United States
Renter-occupied share	28.2% (±4.1 points)	42.3% (±0.3 points)	32.9% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	2,632 (±431)	887,660 (±6,720)	1,657,539 (±10,322)	45,017,354
Owning households	6,704 (±429)	1,212,570 (±7,287)	3,378,910 (±14,728)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.5 (±0.2)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.6 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$71,386 (±$20,378)	$55,388 (±$886)	$50,420 (±$471)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$110,944 (±$7,327)	$108,804 (±$833)	$103,505 (±$377)	$100,009

In Rolling Meadows, the renter share is lower than in Cook County (42.3%).

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

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

In Cook County, Rolling Meadows ranks 61 of 148 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 617 of 2,751.

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

How renting in Rolling Meadows 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	31.2% (±2.9 points)	28.2% (±4.1 points)	−3.0 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,378 (±$108)	$1,607 (±$127)	+16.6%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$74,134 (±$5,066)	$98,514 (±$6,968)	+32.9%	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 Rolling Meadows

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Rolling Meadows
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Rolling Meadows	—	28.2% (±4.1 points)	—
Arlington Heights	2.7 mi	26.0% (±2.0 points)	Not measurably different
Palatine	3.0 mi	32.6% (±2.2 points)	Not measurably different
Palatine Township	3.2 mi	31.5% (±1.6 points)	Not measurably different
Elk Grove Township	4.0 mi	37.5% (±2.1 points)	Higher
Schaumburg	4.4 mi	37.1% (±2.2 points)	Higher
Schaumburg Township	4.6 mi	30.7% (±1.8 points)	Not measurably different
Mount Prospect	4.6 mi	31.3% (±2.3 points)	Not measurably different
Inverness	4.8 mi	1.8% (±1.9 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Inverness, IL (1.8%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Elk Grove Township, IL (37.5%), Schaumburg, IL (37.1%).

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

Households that rent across Cook County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
55	Palatine Township	31.5% (±1.6 points)
56	Mount Prospect	31.3% (±2.3 points)
57 (tie)	Proviso Township	30.7% (±1.5 points)
57 (tie)	Schaumburg Township	30.7% (±1.8 points)
59	Northlake	29.4% (±5.1 points)
60	Hickory Hills	28.9% (±4.3 points)
61	Rolling Meadows	28.2% (±4.1 points)
62	Lansing	28.1% (±4.0 points)
63	Countryside	28.0% (±6.7 points)
64	Bloom Township	27.9% (±2.2 points)
65	La Grange Park	27.8% (±4.5 points)
66	Dolton	27.4% (±4.6 points)
67	Merrionette Park	27.0% (±10.3 points)

Showing 13 of 148 places in Cook 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 Rolling Meadows

How many renters are there in Rolling Meadows?

Rolling Meadows has an estimated 2,632 (±431) renting households, 28.2% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Rolling Meadows?

In Rolling Meadows, the share of households that rent went from 31.2% in 2015–2019 to 28.2% in 2020–2024 (−3.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Rolling Meadows?

A renting household in Rolling Meadows has 2.5 people on average, against 2.6 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Rolling Meadows?

The median renting household in Rolling Meadows, IL has an income of $71,386 (±$20,378) a year, against $110,944 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 Rolling Meadows city, Illinois (place:65338, 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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