How many renters in Streator, IL pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

40.1% (±11.4 points) of renting households in Streator, IL spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

31.9% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 25.7% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on .

Paying 30% or more
40.1% (±11.4 points)
Paying 35% or more
31.9% (±10.0 points)
Median share of income
25.7% (±4.2 points)

Rent as a share of income in Streator

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rentStreatorLaSalle CountyIllinoisUnited States
Less than 15%11.7% (±5.5 points)17.3%14.4%12.6%
15% to 19.9%20.9% (±10.1 points)14.7%13.4%12.2%
20% to 24.9%15.8% (±9.2 points)12.9%13.1%12.6%
25% to 29.9%11.4% (±6.0 points)11.9%11.2%11.5%
30% to 34.9%8.2% (±5.5 points)6.7%8.9%9.2%
35% or more31.9% (±10.0 points)36.4%39.0%41.9%

Households whose income could not be measured against their rent (for example, those reporting no income) are left out of these shares, as the Census Bureau leaves them out.

Streator against LaSalle County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
StreatorLaSalle CountyIllinoisUnited States
Paying 30% or more40.1% (±11.4 points)43.1% (±4.0 points)47.9% (±0.4 points)51.1%
Paying 35% or more31.9% (±10.0 points)36.4% (±3.6 points)39.0% (±0.4 points)41.9%
Median share of income25.7% (±4.2 points)27.1% (±1.5 points)29.1% (±0.2 points)30.6%
Median renter household income$36,676 (±$8,096)$39,487 (±$2,685)$50,420 (±$471)$52,966
Median gross rent$852 (±$92)$928 (±$24)$1,274 (±$5)$1,413

In Streator, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from LaSalle County (43.1%).

It is not measurably different from Illinois (47.9%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (51.1%).

In LaSalle County, Streator ranks 25 of 59 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 1245 of 2,503.

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

Renters paying 30% or more of income in places near Streator

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Streator
PlaceDistanceRenters paying 30% or more of incomeCompared with this place
Streator—40.1% (±11.4 points)—
Kangley2.7 mi0.0% (±141.4 points)Not measurably different
Bruce Township3.1 mi42.6% (±11.9 points)Not measurably different
Otter Creek Township (LaSalle County)4.1 mi50.0% (±48.6 points)Not measurably different
Eagle Township4.7 mi0.0% (±141.4 points)Not measurably different
Reading Township4.9 mi49.4% (±39.9 points)Not measurably different
Newtown Township5.5 mi0.0% (±141.4 points)Not measurably different
Grand Ridge7.7 mi28.6% (±29.8 points)Not measurably different
Farm Ridge Township8.0 mi42.0% (±28.3 points)Not measurably different

None of the nearby places differs measurably from this one on this figure.

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

Renters paying 30% or more of income across LaSalle County, place by place

RankPlaceRenters paying 30% or more of income
19Ottawa Township46.4% (±13.6 points)
20Oglesby45.2% (±20.2 points)
21Bruce Township42.6% (±11.9 points)
22Farm Ridge Township42.0% (±28.3 points)
23LaSalle Township41.8% (±8.7 points)
24LaSalle40.7% (±9.9 points)
25Streator40.1% (±11.4 points)
26Manlius Township (LaSalle County)38.6% (±13.9 points)
27 (tie)Peru38.3% (±14.0 points)
27 (tie)Peru Township38.3% (±14.0 points)
29Mendota Township38.2% (±14.3 points)
30Sheridan38.1% (±42.2 points)
31Groveland Township (LaSalle County)37.5% (±34.3 points)

Showing 13 of 59 places in LaSalle County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Streator

Are renters in Streator rent-burdened?

40.1% of renting households in Streator pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What share of income do renters in Streator spend on rent?

The median renting household in Streator, IL spends 25.7% (±4.2 points) of its household income on gross rent.

Sources

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DP04_0136E, DP04_0136M, DP04_0137PE, DP04_0137PM, DP04_0138PE, DP04_0138PM, DP04_0139PE, DP04_0139PM, DP04_0140PE, DP04_0140PM, DP04_0141PE, DP04_0141PM, DP04_0142PE, DP04_0142PM, B25071_001E, B25071_001M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M

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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.

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