What percentage of people rent in Stickney Township, IL?

Name: Renters and owners in Stickney Township, IL, 2020–2024
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19.2% (±2.4 points) of the occupied homes in Stickney Township, IL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 2,579 renting households against 10,858 that own their home.

In Stickney Township, the share of households that rent went from 23.3% in 2015–2019 to 19.2% in 2020–2024 (−4.1 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 19.2% (±2.4 points)
Renting households: 2,579 (±342)
Median renter income: $47,454 (±$5,614)

Who rents and who owns in Stickney Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Stickney Township	Cook County	Illinois	United States
Renter-occupied share	19.2% (±2.4 points)	42.3% (±0.3 points)	32.9% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	2,579 (±342)	887,660 (±6,720)	1,657,539 (±10,322)	45,017,354
Owning households	10,858 (±566)	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	3.1 (±0.2)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$47,454 (±$5,614)	$55,388 (±$886)	$50,420 (±$471)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$89,286 (±$5,611)	$108,804 (±$833)	$103,505 (±$377)	$100,009

In Stickney Township, 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, Stickney Township ranks 102 of 148 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 1322 of 2,751.

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

How renting in Stickney Township 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	23.3% (±2.3 points)	19.2% (±2.4 points)	−4.1 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$1,094 (±$71)	$1,238 (±$59)	+13.2%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$63,359 (±$3,074)	$78,454 (±$7,405)	+23.8%	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 Stickney Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Stickney Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Stickney Township	—	19.2% (±2.4 points)	—
Bedford Park	0.4 mi	14.9% (±12.9 points)	Not measurably different
Burbank	2.0 mi	19.1% (±2.6 points)	Not measurably different
Summit	2.3 mi	39.1% (±7.2 points)	Higher
Forest View	2.5 mi	1.5% (±1.7 points)	Lower
Bridgeview	2.8 mi	34.4% (±6.3 points)	Higher
Stickney	3.0 mi	16.7% (±7.8 points)	Not measurably different
Justice	3.0 mi	45.7% (±5.4 points)	Higher
Lyons	3.6 mi	35.8% (±7.2 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Forest View, IL (1.5%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Summit, IL (39.1%), Bridgeview, IL (34.4%), Justice, IL (45.7%).

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
95 (tie)	Hanover Township (Cook County)	21.0% (±1.6 points)
97 (tie)	Northfield Township	20.9% (±1.8 points)
97 (tie)	Riverside Township (Cook County)	20.9% (±5.0 points)
99	Norwood Park Township	20.8% (±2.8 points)
100 (tie)	Thornton	20.4% (±7.4 points)
100 (tie)	Palos Township	20.4% (±2.3 points)
102	Stickney Township	19.2% (±2.4 points)
103	Burbank	19.1% (±2.6 points)
104	La Grange	18.5% (±3.5 points)
105	Homewood	18.3% (±3.0 points)
106	Brookfield	18.2% (±3.7 points)
107	Berkeley	18.0% (±10.9 points)
108 (tie)	Norridge	17.6% (±4.3 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 Stickney Township

How many renters are there in Stickney Township?

Stickney Township has an estimated 2,579 (±342) renting households, 19.2% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Stickney Township?

In Stickney Township, the share of households that rent went from 23.3% in 2015–2019 to 19.2% in 2020–2024 (−4.1 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Stickney Township?

A renting household in Stickney Township has 2.5 people on average, against 3.1 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Stickney Township?

The median renting household in Stickney Township, IL has an income of $47,454 (±$5,614) a year, against $89,286 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 Stickney township, Cook County, Illinois (county subdivision:72689, in state:17 county:031).

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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