What percentage of people rent in East Hazel Crest, IL?

Name: Renters and owners in East Hazel Crest, IL, 2020–2024
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37.9% (±10.6 points) of the occupied homes in East Hazel Crest, IL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 167 renting households against 274 that own their home.

In East Hazel Crest, the share of households that rent went from 35.8% in 2015–2019 to 37.9% in 2020–2024 (+2.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 37.9% (±10.6 points)
Renting households: 167 (±65)
Median renter income: $35,096 (±$20,568)

Who rents and who owns in East Hazel Crest

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	East Hazel Crest	Cook County	Illinois	United States
Renter-occupied share	37.9% (±10.6 points)	42.3% (±0.3 points)	32.9% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	167 (±65)	887,660 (±6,720)	1,657,539 (±10,322)	45,017,354
Owning households	274 (±69)	1,212,570 (±7,287)	3,378,910 (±14,728)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	3.0 (±0.6)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.1 (±0.5)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$35,096 (±$20,568)	$55,388 (±$886)	$50,420 (±$471)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$70,625 (±$32,013)	$108,804 (±$833)	$103,505 (±$377)	$100,009

In East Hazel Crest, the renter share is not measurably different from Cook County (42.3%).

It is not measurably different from Illinois (32.9%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (34.8%).

In Cook County, East Hazel Crest ranks 32 of 148 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 206 of 2,751.

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

How renting in East Hazel Crest 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	35.8% (±9.8 points)	37.9% (±10.6 points)	+2.1 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,096 (±$138)	$1,504 (±$267)	+37.2%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$56,667 (±$7,338)	$54,950 (±$9,924)	−3.0%	Down 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 East Hazel Crest

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with East Hazel Crest
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
East Hazel Crest	—	37.9% (±10.6 points)	—
Homewood	1.3 mi	18.3% (±3.0 points)	Lower
Thornton	1.6 mi	20.4% (±7.4 points)	Lower
Hazel Crest	2.0 mi	25.0% (±7.8 points)	Not measurably different
Harvey	2.2 mi	42.4% (±5.1 points)	Not measurably different
Markham	2.7 mi	25.1% (±6.6 points)	Lower
Phoenix	2.7 mi	33.6% (±10.7 points)	Not measurably different
South Holland	2.9 mi	17.2% (±3.7 points)	Lower
Glenwood	3.1 mi	21.0% (±5.8 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Homewood, IL (18.3%), Thornton, IL (20.4%), Markham, IL (25.1%).

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

Households that rent across Cook County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
24 (tie)	Oak Park Township	40.0% (±2.4 points)
27	Broadview	39.6% (±7.9 points)
28	South Chicago Heights	39.4% (±11.4 points)
29	Summit	39.1% (±7.2 points)
30 (tie)	Berwyn	38.9% (±3.3 points)
30 (tie)	Berwyn Township	38.9% (±3.3 points)
32	East Hazel Crest	37.9% (±10.6 points)
33	Elk Grove Township	37.5% (±2.1 points)
34	Wheeling	37.3% (±3.4 points)
35	Schaumburg	37.1% (±2.2 points)
36	Chicago Heights	36.6% (±4.0 points)
37	Steger	36.3% (±7.0 points)
38	Worth	36.2% (±6.3 points)

Showing 13 of 148 places in Cook 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 East Hazel Crest

How many renters are there in East Hazel Crest?

East Hazel Crest has an estimated 167 (±65) renting households, 37.9% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in East Hazel Crest?

In East Hazel Crest, the share of households that rent went from 35.8% in 2015–2019 to 37.9% in 2020–2024 (+2.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in East Hazel Crest?

A renting household in East Hazel Crest has 3.0 people on average, against 2.1 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in East Hazel Crest?

The median renting household in East Hazel Crest, IL has an income of $35,096 (±$20,568) a year, against $70,625 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 East Hazel Crest village, Illinois (place:21904, 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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