What percentage of people rent in Wilmette, IL?

Name: Renters and owners in Wilmette, IL, 2020–2024
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12.1% (±2.3 points) of the occupied homes in Wilmette, IL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,242 renting households against 9,045 that own their home.

In Wilmette, the share of households that rent went from 12.7% in 2015–2019 to 12.1% in 2020–2024 (−0.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 12.1% (±2.3 points)
Renting households: 1,242 (±253)
Median renter income: $71,444 (±$21,262)

Who rents and who owns in Wilmette

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Wilmette	Cook County	Illinois	United States
Renter-occupied share	12.1% (±2.3 points)	42.3% (±0.3 points)	32.9% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,242 (±253)	887,660 (±6,720)	1,657,539 (±10,322)	45,017,354
Owning households	9,045 (±377)	1,212,570 (±7,287)	3,378,910 (±14,728)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.0 (±0.2)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.8 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$71,444 (±$21,262)	$55,388 (±$886)	$50,420 (±$471)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$212,518 (±$17,356)	$108,804 (±$833)	$103,505 (±$377)	$100,009

In Wilmette, 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, Wilmette ranks 130 of 148 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 1940 of 2,751.

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

How renting in Wilmette 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	12.7% (±1.6 points)	12.1% (±2.3 points)	−0.6 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,484 (±$132)	$1,978 (±$282)	+33.3%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$164,681 (±$7,920)	$190,662 (±$19,517)	+15.8%	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 Wilmette

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Wilmette
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Wilmette	—	12.1% (±2.3 points)	—
Kenilworth	1.1 mi	2.5% (±1.9 points)	Lower
New Trier Township	1.9 mi	10.0% (±1.5 points)	Not measurably different
Winnetka	2.1 mi	8.0% (±2.7 points)	Lower
Evanston	2.8 mi	43.8% (±2.2 points)	Higher
Skokie	2.9 mi	25.3% (±2.4 points)	Higher
Northfield	3.1 mi	8.2% (±3.6 points)	Not measurably different
Golf	3.2 mi	1.1% (±1.7 points)	Lower
Niles Township	3.5 mi	22.0% (±1.8 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Kenilworth, IL (2.5%), Winnetka, IL (8.0%), Golf, IL (1.1%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Evanston, IL (43.8%), Skokie, IL (25.3%), Niles Township, IL (22.0%).

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
124	Indian Head Park	13.4% (±6.4 points)
125	Tinley Park	13.1% (±1.7 points)
126	Northbrook	12.8% (±2.0 points)
127	Lemont	12.4% (±3.8 points)
128 (tie)	River Forest	12.3% (±6.9 points)
128 (tie)	River Forest Township	12.3% (±6.9 points)
130	Wilmette	12.1% (±2.3 points)
131	Orland Township	11.7% (±1.5 points)
132	Olympia Fields	11.2% (±5.8 points)
133	Streamwood	11.0% (±1.8 points)
134	Barrington Hills	10.4% (±8.1 points)
135	Palos Park	10.2% (±6.3 points)
136	New Trier Township	10.0% (±1.5 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 Wilmette

How many renters are there in Wilmette?

Wilmette has an estimated 1,242 (±253) renting households, 12.1% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Wilmette?

In Wilmette, the share of households that rent went from 12.7% in 2015–2019 to 12.1% in 2020–2024 (−0.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Wilmette?

A renting household in Wilmette has 2.0 people on average, against 2.8 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Wilmette?

The median renting household in Wilmette, IL has an income of $71,444 (±$21,262) a year, against $212,518 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 Wilmette village, Illinois (place:82075, 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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