What percentage of people rent in Sugar Grove, IL?

Name: Renters and owners in Sugar Grove, IL, 2020–2024
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6.9% (±3.4 points) of the occupied homes in Sugar Grove, IL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 237 renting households against 3,217 that own their home.

In Sugar Grove, the share of households that rent went from 9.7% in 2015–2019 to 6.9% in 2020–2024 (−2.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 6.9% (±3.4 points)
Renting households: 237 (±118)

Who rents and who owns in Sugar Grove

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Sugar Grove	Kane County	Illinois	United States
Renter-occupied share	6.9% (±3.4 points)	24.0% (±0.8 points)	32.9% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	237 (±118)	44,405 (±1,439)	1,657,539 (±10,322)	45,017,354
Owning households	3,217 (±236)	140,301 (±1,504)	3,378,910 (±14,728)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.0 (±0.5)	2.5 (±0.1)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.7 (±0.2)	2.8 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$59,788 (±$3,068)	$50,420 (±$471)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$127,004 (±$20,765)	$120,129 (±$2,286)	$103,505 (±$377)	$100,009

In Sugar Grove, the renter share is lower than in Kane County (24.0%).

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

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

In Kane County, Sugar Grove ranks 31 of 42 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 2329 of 2,751.

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

How renting in Sugar Grove 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	9.7% (±4.5 points)	6.9% (±3.4 points)	−2.8 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,131 (±$226)	$1,543 (±$673)	+36.4%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$118,638 (±$6,384)	$121,207 (±$14,261)	+2.2%	Down 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 Sugar Grove

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Sugar Grove
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Sugar Grove	—	6.9% (±3.4 points)	—
Sugar Grove Township	0.9 mi	8.1% (±2.9 points)	Not measurably different
Prestbury	1.8 mi	0.0% (±5.4 points)	Lower
Big Rock	4.0 mi	1.1% (±1.2 points)	Lower
Big Rock Township	4.6 mi	6.8% (±5.9 points)	Not measurably different
Bristol Township	5.6 mi	19.6% (±4.9 points)	Higher
Montgomery	5.7 mi	20.7% (±6.3 points)	Higher
Kaneville	5.8 mi	16.4% (±10.9 points)	Not measurably different
Blackberry Township	5.8 mi	10.1% (±3.2 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Prestbury, IL (0.0%), Big Rock, IL (1.1%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Bristol Township, IL (19.6%), Montgomery, IL (20.7%).

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

Households that rent across Kane County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
25	Geneva	14.9% (±3.0 points)
26	Elburn	10.4% (±6.1 points)
27	Blackberry Township	10.1% (±3.2 points)
28	Plato Township	9.4% (±8.6 points)
29	Sugar Grove Township	8.1% (±2.9 points)
30	Burlington Township	7.2% (±3.5 points)
31 (tie)	Sugar Grove	6.9% (±3.4 points)
31 (tie)	Rutland Township (Kane County)	6.9% (±2.6 points)
33 (tie)	Sleepy Hollow	6.8% (±3.7 points)
33 (tie)	Big Rock Township	6.8% (±5.9 points)
35	Gilberts	5.2% (±3.0 points)
36	Wayne	3.6% (±2.7 points)
37	Campton Township	2.3% (±1.2 points)

Showing 13 of 42 places in Kane 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 Sugar Grove

How many renters are there in Sugar Grove?

Sugar Grove has an estimated 237 (±118) renting households, 6.9% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Sugar Grove?

In Sugar Grove, the share of households that rent went from 9.7% in 2015–2019 to 6.9% in 2020–2024 (−2.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Sugar Grove?

A renting household in Sugar Grove has 2.0 people on average, against 2.7 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 Sugar Grove village, Illinois (place:73391, 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.