BY THE NUMBERS
CHICAGO—Using US Census data, RENTCafe recently compared the number of people living in renter- and owner-occupied housing units in 2006 and 2016 to see how communities have changed. They found 22 big cities that became renter-dominated markets in the past decade, including Chicago. It boasted a 51.3% renter share in 2016 compared to 47.3% in 2006. When looking at actual numbers, the city added 84,852 more renters and lost 131,241 owners in the past decade or so.
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Brian J. Rogal
Brian J. Rogal is a Chicago-based freelance writer with years of experience as an investigative reporter and editor, most notably at The Chicago Reporter, where he concentrated on housing issues. He also has written extensively on alternative energy and the payments card industry for national trade publications.
