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

56.4% (±11.3 points) of renting households in Crete Township, IL spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

48.8% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 34.2% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on .

Paying 30% or more
56.4% (±11.3 points)
Paying 35% or more
48.8% (±10.2 points)
Median share of income
34.2% (±6.0 points)

Rent as a share of income in Crete Township

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rentCrete TownshipWill CountyIllinoisUnited States
Less than 15%11.2% (±7.2 points)12.0%14.4%12.6%
15% to 19.9%11.0% (±6.3 points)12.2%13.4%12.2%
20% to 24.9%10.0% (±6.0 points)12.4%13.1%12.6%
25% to 29.9%11.3% (±4.9 points)12.0%11.2%11.5%
30% to 34.9%7.6% (±4.8 points)8.1%8.9%9.2%
35% or more48.8% (±10.2 points)43.4%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.

Crete Township against Will County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
Crete TownshipWill CountyIllinoisUnited States
Paying 30% or more56.4% (±11.3 points)51.5% (±2.5 points)47.9% (±0.4 points)51.1%
Paying 35% or more48.8% (±10.2 points)43.4% (±2.2 points)39.0% (±0.4 points)41.9%
Median share of income34.2% (±6.0 points)30.9% (±1.5 points)29.1% (±0.2 points)30.6%
Median renter household income$45,344 (±$8,426)$53,701 (±$2,319)$50,420 (±$471)$52,966
Median gross rent$1,174 (±$61)$1,462 (±$33)$1,274 (±$5)$1,413

In Crete Township, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Will County (51.5%).

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

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

In Will County, Crete Township ranks 15 of 54 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 514 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 Crete Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Crete Township
PlaceDistanceRenters paying 30% or more of incomeCompared with this place
Crete Township—56.4% (±11.3 points)—
Crete1.8 mi70.5% (±31.1 points)Not measurably different
Steger3.7 mi56.5% (±15.8 points)Not measurably different
South Chicago Heights4.7 mi68.2% (±22.4 points)Not measurably different
Beecher4.9 mi45.7% (±28.9 points)Not measurably different
Sauk Village5.1 mi57.1% (±17.0 points)Not measurably different
Washington Township (Will County)5.4 mi38.3% (±22.2 points)Not measurably different
University Park6.0 mi58.4% (±19.2 points)Not measurably different
Park Forest6.1 mi48.1% (±11.0 points)Not measurably different

None of the nearby places differs measurably from this one on this figure.

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 Will County, place by place

RankPlaceRenters paying 30% or more of income
9Homer Township63.3% (±14.8 points)
10Channahon Township63.1% (±27.6 points)
11Romeoville61.7% (±12.6 points)
12Braidwood59.6% (±21.2 points)
13University Park58.4% (±19.2 points)
14Reed Township56.7% (±19.3 points)
15Crete Township56.4% (±11.3 points)
16Lockport Township56.1% (±7.5 points)
17Bolingbrook55.7% (±7.0 points)
18Joliet Township55.4% (±4.4 points)
19 (tie)Manhattan54.9% (±26.1 points)
19 (tie)Manhattan Township54.9% (±26.1 points)
21Lockport54.6% (±12.5 points)

Showing 13 of 54 places in Will County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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 Crete Township

Are renters in Crete Township rent-burdened?

56.4% of renting households in Crete Township 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 Crete Township spend on rent?

The median renting household in Crete Township, IL spends 34.2% (±6.0 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 Crete township, Will County, Illinois (county subdivision:17536, in state:17 county:197).

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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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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.

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