What percentage of people rent in Wood Dale, IL?

Name: Renters and owners in Wood Dale, IL, 2020–2024
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23.0% (±4.7 points) of the occupied homes in Wood Dale, IL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,230 renting households against 4,112 that own their home.

In Wood Dale, the share of households that rent went from 21.6% in 2015–2019 to 23.0% in 2020–2024 (+1.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 23.0% (±4.7 points)
Renting households: 1,230 (±269)
Median renter income: $73,487 (±$12,096)

Who rents and who owns in Wood Dale

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Wood Dale	DuPage County	Illinois	United States
Renter-occupied share	23.0% (±4.7 points)	26.9% (±0.5 points)	32.9% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,230 (±269)	94,284 (±1,958)	1,657,539 (±10,322)	45,017,354
Owning households	4,112 (±320)	256,474 (±1,879)	3,378,910 (±14,728)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.2 (±0.3)	2.2 (±0.0)	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	$73,487 (±$12,096)	$72,048 (±$1,728)	$50,420 (±$471)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$96,656 (±$6,620)	$133,458 (±$1,816)	$103,505 (±$377)	$100,009

In Wood Dale, the renter share is not measurably different from DuPage County (26.9%).

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

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

In DuPage County, Wood Dale ranks 27 of 39 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 984 of 2,751.

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

How renting in Wood Dale 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	21.6% (±3.2 points)	23.0% (±4.7 points)	+1.4 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,244 (±$136)	$1,675 (±$114)	+34.6%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$70,552 (±$6,045)	$91,382 (±$4,452)	+29.5%	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 Wood Dale

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Wood Dale
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Wood Dale	—	23.0% (±4.7 points)	—
Addison Township	1.3 mi	29.3% (±2.0 points)	Higher
Bensenville	2.0 mi	49.4% (±4.3 points)	Higher
Itasca	2.1 mi	30.7% (±4.9 points)	Higher
Elk Grove Village	2.8 mi	25.3% (±3.0 points)	Not measurably different
Addison	2.8 mi	33.0% (±3.2 points)	Higher
Elk Grove Township	4.4 mi	37.5% (±2.1 points)	Higher
Elmhurst	5.2 mi	20.1% (±2.4 points)	Not measurably different
Northlake	5.3 mi	29.4% (±5.1 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Addison Township, IL (29.3%), Bensenville, IL (49.4%), Itasca, IL (30.7%).

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

Households that rent across DuPage County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
20 (tie)	Warrenville	25.4% (±3.7 points)
22	Naperville	25.2% (±1.2 points)
23	Downers Grove	24.8% (±2.4 points)
24	Villa Park	24.3% (±3.5 points)
25	Downers Grove Township	24.1% (±1.3 points)
26	Winfield Township	23.2% (±2.0 points)
27	Wood Dale	23.0% (±4.7 points)
28	Hanover Park	22.5% (±2.4 points)
29	Glen Ellyn	21.7% (±3.4 points)
30	Roselle	21.6% (±3.2 points)
31	Darien	21.2% (±3.0 points)
32	Elmhurst	20.1% (±2.4 points)
33	Clarendon Hills	15.8% (±5.3 points)

Showing 13 of 39 places in DuPage 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 Wood Dale

How many renters are there in Wood Dale?

Wood Dale has an estimated 1,230 (±269) renting households, 23.0% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Wood Dale?

In Wood Dale, the share of households that rent went from 21.6% in 2015–2019 to 23.0% in 2020–2024 (+1.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Wood Dale?

A renting household in Wood Dale has 2.2 people on average, against 2.7 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Wood Dale?

The median renting household in Wood Dale, IL has an income of $73,487 (±$12,096) a year, against $96,656 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 Wood Dale city, Illinois (place:82985, 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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