What percentage of people rent in Crete, IL?

Name: Renters and owners in Crete, IL, 2020–2024
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10.0% (±3.7 points) of the occupied homes in Crete, IL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 333 renting households against 2,990 that own their home.

In Crete, the share of households that rent went from 14.4% in 2015–2019 to 10.0% in 2020–2024 (−4.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 10.0% (±3.7 points)
Renting households: 333 (±124)
Median renter income: $44,336 (±$21,673)

Who rents and who owns in Crete

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Crete	Will County	Illinois	United States
Renter-occupied share	10.0% (±3.7 points)	17.2% (±0.6 points)	32.9% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	333 (±124)	42,123 (±1,561)	1,657,539 (±10,322)	45,017,354
Owning households	2,990 (±230)	202,150 (±1,705)	3,378,910 (±14,728)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.2 (±0.5)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.2)	2.9 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$44,336 (±$21,673)	$53,701 (±$2,319)	$50,420 (±$471)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$105,203 (±$12,623)	$123,406 (±$1,822)	$103,505 (±$377)	$100,009

In Crete, the renter share is lower than in Will County (17.2%).

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

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

In Will County, Crete ranks 37 of 57 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 2095 of 2,751.

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

How renting in Crete 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	14.4% (±4.0 points)	10.0% (±3.7 points)	−4.4 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,094 (±$146)	$1,309 (±$351)	+19.7%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$79,375 (±$10,639)	$97,147 (±$15,381)	+22.4%	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 Crete

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Crete
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Crete	—	10.0% (±3.7 points)	—
Crete Township	1.8 mi	22.9% (±3.1 points)	Higher
Steger	2.2 mi	36.3% (±7.0 points)	Higher
South Chicago Heights	3.0 mi	39.4% (±11.4 points)	Higher
Park Forest	4.3 mi	34.2% (±5.2 points)	Higher
Sauk Village	4.4 mi	35.4% (±7.4 points)	Higher
University Park	4.6 mi	36.3% (±8.1 points)	Higher
Willowbrook (community)	4.8 mi	0.0% (±5.7 points)	Lower
Chicago Heights	4.9 mi	36.6% (±4.0 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Willowbrook (community), IL (0.0%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Crete Township, IL (22.9%), Steger, IL (36.3%), South Chicago Heights, IL (39.4%).

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

Households that rent across Will County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
31	Reed Township	13.0% (±3.8 points)
32	Troy Township	12.9% (±2.2 points)
33	Plainfield	12.0% (±2.1 points)
34	Manhattan	11.7% (±4.9 points)
35	Plainfield Township	10.8% (±1.4 points)
36	Manhattan Township	10.2% (±4.2 points)
37	Crete	10.0% (±3.7 points)
38	Channahon	9.9% (±3.4 points)
39	Mokena	9.4% (±2.1 points)
40	Wheatland Township (Will County)	8.7% (±1.4 points)
41	New Lenox	7.6% (±1.6 points)
42	Green Garden Township	7.1% (±6.8 points)
43	Monee	7.0% (±5.6 points)

Showing 13 of 57 places in Will 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 Crete

How many renters are there in Crete?

Crete has an estimated 333 (±124) renting households, 10.0% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Crete?

In Crete, the share of households that rent went from 14.4% in 2015–2019 to 10.0% in 2020–2024 (−4.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Crete?

A renting household in Crete has 2.2 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Crete?

The median renting household in Crete, IL has an income of $44,336 (±$21,673) a year, against $105,203 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 Crete village, Illinois (place:17523, 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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