How many renters in Channel Lake, IL pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

Name: Rent burden in Channel Lake, IL, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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75.3% (±29.2 points) of renting households in Channel Lake, IL spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

75.3% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 45.8% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 75.3% (±29.2 points)
Paying 35% or more: 75.3% (±19.3 points)
Median share of income: 45.8% (±5.7 points)

Rent as a share of income in Channel Lake

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Channel Lake	Lake County	Illinois	United States
Less than 15%	6.0% (±6.1 points)	14.4%	14.4%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	8.0% (±12.0 points)	12.6%	13.4%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	10.7% (±15.1 points)	13.2%	13.1%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	0.0% (±21.9 points)	10.5%	11.2%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	0.0% (±21.9 points)	9.2%	8.9%	9.2%
35% or more	75.3% (±19.3 points)	40.1%	39.0%	41.9%

Households whose income could not be measured against their rent (for example, those reporting no income) are left out of these shares, as the Census Bureau leaves them out.

Channel Lake against Lake County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Channel Lake	Lake County	Illinois	United States
Paying 30% or more	75.3% (±29.2 points)	49.3% (±2.3 points)	47.9% (±0.4 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	75.3% (±19.3 points)	40.1% (±1.8 points)	39.0% (±0.4 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	45.8% (±5.7 points)	29.7% (±1.0 points)	29.1% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$48,100 (±$18,629)	$60,278 (±$2,115)	$50,420 (±$471)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,584 (±$215)	$1,477 (±$29)	$1,274 (±$5)	$1,413

In Channel Lake, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Lake County (49.3%).

It is not measurably different from Illinois (47.9%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (51.1%).

In Lake County, Channel Lake ranks 6 of 71 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 177 of 2,503.

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

Renters paying 30% or more of income in places near Channel Lake

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Channel Lake
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Channel Lake	—	75.3% (±29.2 points)	—
Antioch Township	2.1 mi	48.0% (±10.2 points)	Not measurably different
Salem Lakes	3.8 mi	45.2% (±15.9 points)	Not measurably different
Burton Township (McHenry County)	4.0 mi	13.9% (±44.8 points)	Lower
Antioch	4.1 mi	43.4% (±12.9 points)	Not measurably different
Fox Lake	4.2 mi	63.6% (±14.2 points)	Not measurably different
Fox Lake Hills	4.9 mi	18.5% (±47.5 points)	Lower
Spring Grove	5.2 mi	0.0% (±86.7 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Randall	5.4 mi	0.0% (±50.5 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Burton Township (McHenry County), IL (13.9%), Fox Lake Hills, IL (18.5%), Town of Randall, WI (0.0%).

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

Renters paying 30% or more of income across Lake County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1 (tie)	Bannockburn	100.0% (±141.4 points)
1 (tie)	Forest Lake	100.0% (±80.9 points)
3	Riverwoods	86.6% (±48.6 points)
4	Knollwood	82.1% (±38.9 points)
5	North Barrington	76.2% (±53.4 points)
6	Channel Lake	75.3% (±29.2 points)
7	Lake Barrington	70.7% (±20.2 points)
8	Fox Lake	63.6% (±14.2 points)
9	Tower Lakes	61.5% (±102.4 points)
10	Lake Bluff	61.2% (±31.8 points)
11	Deerfield	60.9% (±15.4 points)
12	Highland Park	60.2% (±9.6 points)

Showing 12 of 71 places in Lake County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Channel Lake is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Channel Lake

Are renters in Channel Lake rent-burdened?

75.3% of renting households in Channel Lake pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What share of income do renters in Channel Lake spend on rent?

The median renting household in Channel Lake, IL spends 45.8% (±5.7 points) of its household income on gross rent.

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 Channel Lake CDP, Illinois (place:12489, in state:17).

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DP04_0136E, DP04_0136M, DP04_0137PE, DP04_0137PM, DP04_0138PE, DP04_0138PM, DP04_0139PE, DP04_0139PM, DP04_0140PE, DP04_0140PM, DP04_0141PE, DP04_0141PM, DP04_0142PE, DP04_0142PM, B25071_001E, B25071_001M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M

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