What percentage of people rent in Wheeling Township, IL?

Name: Renters and owners in Wheeling Township, IL, 2020–2024
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23.8% (±1.5 points) of the occupied homes in Wheeling Township, IL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 14,606 renting households against 46,798 that own their home.

In Wheeling Township, the share of households that rent went from 24.5% in 2015–2019 to 23.8% in 2020–2024 (−0.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 23.8% (±1.5 points)
Renting households: 14,606 (±957)
Median renter income: $74,848 (±$6,014)

Who rents and who owns in Wheeling Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Wheeling Township	Cook County	Illinois	United States
Renter-occupied share	23.8% (±1.5 points)	42.3% (±0.3 points)	32.9% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	14,606 (±957)	887,660 (±6,720)	1,657,539 (±10,322)	45,017,354
Owning households	46,798 (±1,153)	1,212,570 (±7,287)	3,378,910 (±14,728)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.3 (±0.1)	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	$74,848 (±$6,014)	$55,388 (±$886)	$50,420 (±$471)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$123,680 (±$5,553)	$108,804 (±$833)	$103,505 (±$377)	$100,009

In Wheeling 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, Wheeling Township ranks 86 of 148 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 925 of 2,751.

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

How renting in Wheeling 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	24.5% (±1.2 points)	23.8% (±1.5 points)	−0.7 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,268 (±$33)	$1,670 (±$47)	+31.7%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$87,628 (±$2,636)	$106,026 (±$3,182)	+21.0%	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 Wheeling Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Wheeling Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Wheeling Township	—	23.8% (±1.5 points)	—
Prospect Heights	0.9 mi	33.2% (±5.8 points)	Higher
Wheeling	1.8 mi	37.3% (±3.4 points)	Higher
Arlington Heights	2.1 mi	26.0% (±2.0 points)	Not measurably different
Mount Prospect	3.2 mi	31.3% (±2.3 points)	Higher
Buffalo Grove	4.0 mi	20.2% (±2.4 points)	Lower
Rolling Meadows	4.8 mi	28.2% (±4.1 points)	Higher
Riverwoods	5.0 mi	6.7% (±5.8 points)	Lower
Palatine	5.1 mi	32.6% (±2.2 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Buffalo Grove, IL (20.2%), Riverwoods, IL (6.7%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Prospect Heights, IL (33.2%), Wheeling, IL (37.3%), Mount Prospect, IL (31.3%).

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
79 (tie)	Lynwood	25.0% (±8.7 points)
81	Franklin Park	24.9% (±4.1 points)
82	Worth Township (Cook County)	24.8% (±1.7 points)
83	Midlothian	24.1% (±5.2 points)
84 (tie)	Crestwood	23.8% (±6.7 points)
84 (tie)	Bremen Township	23.8% (±1.9 points)
84 (tie)	Wheeling Township	23.8% (±1.5 points)
87	Palos Hills	23.1% (±5.0 points)
88	Matteson	22.6% (±5.7 points)
89	Niles Township	22.0% (±1.8 points)
90	Des Plaines	21.7% (±2.1 points)
91 (tie)	Barrington	21.6% (±4.4 points)
91 (tie)	Bellwood	21.6% (±4.0 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 Wheeling Township

How many renters are there in Wheeling Township?

Wheeling Township has an estimated 14,606 (±957) renting households, 23.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Wheeling Township?

In Wheeling Township, the share of households that rent went from 24.5% in 2015–2019 to 23.8% in 2020–2024 (−0.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Wheeling Township?

A renting household in Wheeling Township has 2.3 people on average, against 2.6 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Wheeling Township?

The median renting household in Wheeling Township, IL has an income of $74,848 (±$6,014) a year, against $123,680 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 Wheeling township, Cook County, Illinois (county subdivision:81100, 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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