What percentage of people rent in Yellowhead Township, IL?

Name: Renters and owners in Yellowhead Township, IL, 2020–2024
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17.8% (±6.7 points) of the occupied homes in Yellowhead Township, IL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 150 renting households against 691 that own their home.

In Yellowhead Township, the share of households that rent went from 16.6% in 2015–2019 to 17.8% in 2020–2024 (+1.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 17.8% (±6.7 points)
Renting households: 150 (±61)
Median renter income: $53,611 (±$20,526)

Who rents and who owns in Yellowhead Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Yellowhead Township	Kankakee County	Illinois	United States
Renter-occupied share	17.8% (±6.7 points)	30.1% (±1.4 points)	32.9% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	150 (±61)	12,355 (±651)	1,657,539 (±10,322)	45,017,354
Owning households	691 (±129)	28,641 (±605)	3,378,910 (±14,728)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	3.0 (±0.8)	2.2 (±0.1)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	3.1 (±0.6)	2.6 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$53,611 (±$20,526)	$42,313 (±$3,642)	$50,420 (±$471)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$99,125 (±$8,652)	$86,125 (±$3,684)	$103,505 (±$377)	$100,009

In Yellowhead Township, the renter share is lower than in Kankakee County (30.1%).

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

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

In Kankakee County, Yellowhead Township ranks 22 of 36 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 1440 of 2,751.

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

How renting in Yellowhead 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	16.6% (±5.5 points)	17.8% (±6.7 points)	+1.2 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$878 (±$185)	$1,210 (±$224)	+37.8%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$67,422 (±$10,966)	$95,231 (±$10,854)	+41.2%	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 Yellowhead Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Yellowhead Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Yellowhead Township	—	17.8% (±6.7 points)	—
Grant Park	2.7 mi	29.7% (±9.5 points)	Higher
West Creek Township	5.2 mi	10.6% (±3.9 points)	Not measurably different
Washington Township (Will County)	5.5 mi	17.4% (±6.4 points)	Not measurably different
Beecher	6.1 mi	18.6% (±8.4 points)	Not measurably different
Momence Township	6.6 mi	22.4% (±7.3 points)	Not measurably different
Sumner Township (Kankakee County)	6.9 mi	8.6% (±6.9 points)	Not measurably different
Momence	7.9 mi	33.2% (±8.7 points)	Higher
Schneider	9.0 mi	20.4% (±16.1 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Grant Park, IL (29.7%), Momence, IL (33.2%).

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

Households that rent across Kankakee County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
15 (tie)	Otto Township	24.4% (±8.8 points)
17	St. Anne	24.2% (±8.0 points)
18	Momence Township	22.4% (±7.3 points)
19	Pilot Township (Kankakee County)	21.2% (±6.2 points)
20	Bonfield	18.9% (±13.0 points)
21	Rockville Township	18.2% (±13.9 points)
22	Yellowhead Township	17.8% (±6.7 points)
23	Aroma Township	16.6% (±5.2 points)
24	Aroma Park	15.2% (±8.5 points)
25	Union Hill	14.3% (±19.6 points)
26	Irwin	12.9% (±18.2 points)
27	Essex	10.5% (±7.9 points)
28	Reddick	8.7% (±9.8 points)

Showing 13 of 36 places in Kankakee 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 Yellowhead Township

How many renters are there in Yellowhead Township?

Yellowhead Township has an estimated 150 (±61) renting households, 17.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Yellowhead Township?

In Yellowhead Township, the share of households that rent went from 16.6% in 2015–2019 to 17.8% in 2020–2024 (+1.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Yellowhead Township?

A renting household in Yellowhead Township has 3.0 people on average, against 3.1 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Yellowhead Township?

The median renting household in Yellowhead Township, IL has an income of $53,611 (±$20,526) a year, against $99,125 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 Yellowhead township, Kankakee County, Illinois (county subdivision:83856, in state:17 county:091).

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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