What percentage of people rent in Cary, IL?

Name: Renters and owners in Cary, IL, 2020–2024
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15.2% (±4.0 points) of the occupied homes in Cary, IL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 985 renting households against 5,483 that own their home.

In Cary, the share of households that rent went from 13.1% in 2015–2019 to 15.2% in 2020–2024 (+2.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 15.2% (±4.0 points)
Renting households: 985 (±278)
Median renter income: $53,516 (±$12,006)

Who rents and who owns in Cary

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Cary	McHenry County	Illinois	United States
Renter-occupied share	15.2% (±4.0 points)	17.3% (±1.0 points)	32.9% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	985 (±278)	20,335 (±1,135)	1,657,539 (±10,322)	45,017,354
Owning households	5,483 (±303)	97,259 (±1,207)	3,378,910 (±14,728)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.4 (±0.4)	2.3 (±0.1)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.8 (±0.2)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$53,516 (±$12,006)	$56,791 (±$4,428)	$50,420 (±$471)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$126,510 (±$10,295)	$118,391 (±$2,446)	$103,505 (±$377)	$100,009

In Cary, the renter share is not measurably different from McHenry County (17.3%).

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

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

In McHenry County, Cary ranks 22 of 46 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 1667 of 2,751.

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

How renting in Cary 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	13.1% (±3.0 points)	15.2% (±4.0 points)	+2.1 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,196 (±$163)	$1,428 (±$258)	+19.4%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$100,339 (±$4,763)	$113,026 (±$10,663)	+12.6%	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 Cary

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Cary
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Cary	—	15.2% (±4.0 points)	—
Trout Valley	1.1 mi	1.7% (±2.3 points)	Lower
Algonquin Township	1.7 mi	17.9% (±2.0 points)	Not measurably different
Fox River Grove	2.1 mi	12.6% (±8.3 points)	Not measurably different
Oakwood Hills	2.5 mi	8.5% (±3.5 points)	Lower
Port Barrington	3.6 mi	3.0% (±2.7 points)	Lower
Lake in the Hills	4.1 mi	15.6% (±2.9 points)	Not measurably different
Lake Barrington	4.1 mi	11.0% (±4.0 points)	Not measurably different
Prairie Grove	4.4 mi	3.8% (±2.4 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Trout Valley, IL (1.7%), Oakwood Hills, IL (8.5%), Port Barrington, IL (3.0%).

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

Households that rent across McHenry County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
16	Dunham Township	18.8% (±15.5 points)
17	Algonquin Township	17.9% (±2.0 points)
18	Nunda Township	17.7% (±2.3 points)
19	Island Lake	17.3% (±5.7 points)
20	McHenry Township	17.0% (±2.5 points)
21	Lake in the Hills	15.6% (±2.9 points)
22	Cary	15.2% (±4.0 points)
23	Greenwood Township (McHenry County)	13.6% (±3.6 points)
24	Fox River Grove	12.6% (±8.3 points)
25	Union	12.4% (±10.1 points)
26	Coral Township	12.2% (±10.7 points)
27	Algonquin	11.8% (±2.3 points)
28	Huntley	11.1% (±3.7 points)

Showing 13 of 46 places in McHenry 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 Cary

How many renters are there in Cary?

Cary has an estimated 985 (±278) renting households, 15.2% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Cary?

In Cary, the share of households that rent went from 13.1% in 2015–2019 to 15.2% in 2020–2024 (+2.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Cary?

A renting household in Cary has 2.4 people on average, against 2.8 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Cary?

The median renting household in Cary, IL has an income of $53,516 (±$12,006) a year, against $126,510 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 Cary village, Illinois (place:11592, 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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