What percentage of people rent in South Chicago Heights, IL?

Name: Renters and owners in South Chicago Heights, IL, 2020–2024
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39.4% (±11.4 points) of the occupied homes in South Chicago Heights, IL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 616 renting households against 948 that own their home.

In South Chicago Heights, the share of households that rent went from 32.9% in 2015–2019 to 39.4% in 2020–2024 (+6.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 39.4% (±11.4 points)
Renting households: 616 (±250)
Median renter income: $26,035 (±$11,631)

Who rents and who owns in South Chicago Heights

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	South Chicago Heights	Cook County	Illinois	United States
Renter-occupied share	39.4% (±11.4 points)	42.3% (±0.3 points)	32.9% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	616 (±250)	887,660 (±6,720)	1,657,539 (±10,322)	45,017,354
Owning households	948 (±172)	1,212,570 (±7,287)	3,378,910 (±14,728)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.9 (±0.7)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.9 (±0.4)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$26,035 (±$11,631)	$55,388 (±$886)	$50,420 (±$471)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$73,095 (±$22,301)	$108,804 (±$833)	$103,505 (±$377)	$100,009

In South Chicago Heights, the renter share is not measurably different from Cook County (42.3%).

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

It is not measurably different from the national figure (34.8%).

In Cook County, South Chicago Heights ranks 28 of 148 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 178 of 2,751.

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

How renting in South Chicago Heights 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	32.9% (±9.2 points)	39.4% (±11.4 points)	+6.5 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,046 (±$269)	$1,196 (±$198)	+14.3%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$41,138 (±$7,988)	$58,691 (±$10,880)	+42.7%	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 South Chicago Heights

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with South Chicago Heights
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
South Chicago Heights	—	39.4% (±11.4 points)	—
Steger	1.3 mi	36.3% (±7.0 points)	Not measurably different
Chicago Heights	1.9 mi	36.6% (±4.0 points)	Not measurably different
Park Forest	2.6 mi	34.2% (±5.2 points)	Not measurably different
Bloom Township	2.9 mi	27.9% (±2.2 points)	Not measurably different
Crete	3.0 mi	10.0% (±3.7 points)	Lower
Sauk Village	3.5 mi	35.4% (±7.4 points)	Not measurably different
Ford Heights	3.5 mi	48.8% (±13.8 points)	Not measurably different
Olympia Fields	3.9 mi	11.2% (±5.8 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Crete, IL (10.0%), Olympia Fields, IL (11.2%).

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
22	Robbins	41.0% (±11.7 points)
23	Schiller Park	40.8% (±7.9 points)
24 (tie)	Maywood	40.0% (±5.3 points)
24 (tie)	Oak Park	40.0% (±2.4 points)
24 (tie)	Oak Park Township	40.0% (±2.4 points)
27	Broadview	39.6% (±7.9 points)
28	South Chicago Heights	39.4% (±11.4 points)
29	Summit	39.1% (±7.2 points)
30 (tie)	Berwyn	38.9% (±3.3 points)
30 (tie)	Berwyn Township	38.9% (±3.3 points)
32	East Hazel Crest	37.9% (±10.6 points)
33	Elk Grove Township	37.5% (±2.1 points)
34	Wheeling	37.3% (±3.4 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 South Chicago Heights

How many renters are there in South Chicago Heights?

South Chicago Heights has an estimated 616 (±250) renting households, 39.4% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in South Chicago Heights?

In South Chicago Heights, the share of households that rent went from 32.9% in 2015–2019 to 39.4% in 2020–2024 (+6.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in South Chicago Heights?

A renting household in South Chicago Heights has 1.9 people on average, against 2.9 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in South Chicago Heights?

The median renting household in South Chicago Heights, IL has an income of $26,035 (±$11,631) a year, against $73,095 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 South Chicago Heights village, Illinois (place:70629, 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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