What percentage of people rent in Crystal Lake, IL?

Name: Renters and owners in Crystal Lake, IL, 2020–2024
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22.4% (±2.8 points) of the occupied homes in Crystal Lake, IL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 3,315 renting households against 11,491 that own their home.

In Crystal Lake, the share of households that rent went from 24.5% in 2015–2019 to 22.4% in 2020–2024 (−2.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 22.4% (±2.8 points)
Renting households: 3,315 (±446)
Median renter income: $60,637 (±$8,661)

Who rents and who owns in Crystal Lake

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Crystal Lake	McHenry County	Illinois	United States
Renter-occupied share	22.4% (±2.8 points)	17.3% (±1.0 points)	32.9% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	3,315 (±446)	20,335 (±1,135)	1,657,539 (±10,322)	45,017,354
Owning households	11,491 (±522)	97,259 (±1,207)	3,378,910 (±14,728)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.3 (±0.2)	2.3 (±0.1)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.8 (±0.1)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$60,637 (±$8,661)	$56,791 (±$4,428)	$50,420 (±$471)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$125,074 (±$6,038)	$118,391 (±$2,446)	$103,505 (±$377)	$100,009

In Crystal Lake, the renter share is higher than in 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, Crystal Lake ranks 14 of 46 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 1025 of 2,751.

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

How renting in Crystal Lake 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	24.5% (±2.1 points)	22.4% (±2.8 points)	−2.1 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,274 (±$72)	$1,468 (±$94)	+15.2%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$87,578 (±$4,717)	$108,418 (±$6,406)	+23.8%	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 Crystal Lake

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Crystal Lake
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Crystal Lake	—	22.4% (±2.8 points)	—
Lakewood	2.7 mi	3.3% (±3.1 points)	Lower
Algonquin Township	3.8 mi	17.9% (±2.0 points)	Lower
Lake in the Hills	3.8 mi	15.6% (±2.9 points)	Lower
Prairie Grove	4.3 mi	3.8% (±2.4 points)	Lower
Cary	4.6 mi	15.2% (±4.0 points)	Lower
Nunda Township	4.7 mi	17.7% (±2.3 points)	Lower
Oakwood Hills	4.9 mi	8.5% (±3.5 points)	Lower
Grafton Township	4.9 mi	8.2% (±2.1 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Lakewood, IL (3.3%), Algonquin Township, IL (17.9%), Lake in the Hills, IL (15.6%).

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
7 (tie)	Dorr Township	28.2% (±4.4 points)
9	McCullom Lake	27.6% (±12.0 points)
10	Greenwood	25.8% (±20.7 points)
11	McHenry	25.6% (±3.1 points)
12	Richmond Township	23.1% (±4.3 points)
13	Hebron	22.8% (±7.7 points)
14	Crystal Lake	22.4% (±2.8 points)
15	Hebron Township	22.1% (±7.4 points)
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)

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 Crystal Lake

How many renters are there in Crystal Lake?

Crystal Lake has an estimated 3,315 (±446) renting households, 22.4% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Crystal Lake?

In Crystal Lake, the share of households that rent went from 24.5% in 2015–2019 to 22.4% in 2020–2024 (−2.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Crystal Lake?

A renting household in Crystal Lake has 2.3 people on average, against 2.8 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Crystal Lake?

The median renting household in Crystal Lake, IL has an income of $60,637 (±$8,661) a year, against $125,074 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 Crystal Lake city, Illinois (place:17887, 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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