What kinds of homes are in Ela Township, IL?

Name: Types of homes in Ela Township, IL, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Ela Township, IL has 16,589 (±374) homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is about 482 homes per square mile of land.

85.5% are detached single-family houses.

0.4% are in buildings of two to four units.

10.3% are in buildings of five or more units.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Housing units: 16,589 (±374)
Detached houses: 85.5%
2–4 unit buildings: 0.4%
5+ unit buildings: 10.3%

Homes in Ela Township by building size

Housing units by units in structure, 2020–2024
Building type	Ela Township	Lake County	Illinois	United States
Single-family, detached	85.5% (±1.9 points)	66.6%	58.2%	61.3%
Single-family, attached (townhouse, rowhouse)	3.5% (±0.8 points)	10.3%	6.1%	6.2%
2 units	0.2% (±0.2 points)	2.5%	5.2%	3.4%
3 or 4 units	0.2% (±0.2 points)	3.3%	6.4%	4.3%
5 to 9 units	1.2% (±0.6 points)	3.8%	6.3%	4.5%
10 to 19 units	2.6% (±1.7 points)	4.3%	4.0%	4.3%
20 or more units	6.5% (±1.4 points)	7.5%	11.5%	10.3%
Mobile home	0.4% (±0.4 points)	1.6%	2.3%	5.6%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0.0% (±0.2 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%

In Ela Township, the share of homes in buildings of five or more units is lower than in Lake County (15.6%).

It is also lower than in Illinois (21.8%).

It is lower than the national figure (19.1%).

Homes in buildings of 5 or more units in places near Ela Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Ela Township
Place	Distance	Homes in buildings of 5 or more units	Compared with this place
Ela Township	—	10.3% (±2.3 points)	—
Forest Lake	1.2 mi	0.0% (±8.3 points)	Lower
Kildeer	1.2 mi	0.8% (±3.8 points)	Lower
Lake Zurich	1.3 mi	17.2% (±4.8 points)	Higher
Deer Park	2.4 mi	26.0% (±7.2 points)	Higher
Long Grove	2.6 mi	1.5% (±2.1 points)	Lower
Hawthorn Woods	2.8 mi	0.6% (±2.0 points)	Lower
North Barrington	3.5 mi	0.6% (±4.7 points)	Lower
Barrington	4.6 mi	20.5% (±4.6 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Forest Lake, IL (0.0%), Kildeer, IL (0.8%), Long Grove, IL (1.5%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Lake Zurich, IL (17.2%), Deer Park, IL (26.0%), Barrington, IL (20.5%).

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

Homes in buildings of 5 or more units across Lake County, place by place

Rank	Place	Homes in buildings of 5 or more units
29	Grant Township (Lake County)	12.3% (±3.3 points)
30	Cuba Township	12.2% (±2.4 points)
31	Lake Barrington	12.1% (±4.1 points)
32	Antioch Township	11.7% (±2.3 points)
33	Avon Township	11.3% (±2.1 points)
34	Wauconda	10.9% (±3.8 points)
35	Ela Township	10.3% (±2.3 points)
36 (tie)	Gages Lake	10.2% (±3.3 points)
36 (tie)	Round Lake	10.2% (±3.9 points)
38	Benton Township (Lake County)	8.5% (±3.7 points)
39	Round Lake Beach	8.1% (±3.3 points)
40	West Deerfield Township	7.7% (±1.4 points)
41	Lake Villa Township	7.0% (±1.8 points)

Showing 13 of 71 places in Lake 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 Ela Township

How many homes are in Ela Township?

Ela Township, IL has an estimated 16,589 (±374) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Are most homes in Ela Township houses or apartments?

85.5% are detached houses and 3.5% attached houses, while 10.7% are in buildings of two or more units.

How many two-family and small multifamily homes are in Ela Township?

0.4% of homes in Ela Township are in buildings of two to four units, the small rental buildings that are often owner-occupied.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Ela township, Lake County, Illinois

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DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0007PE, DP04_0007PM, DP04_0008PE, DP04_0008PM, DP04_0009PE, DP04_0009PM, DP04_0010PE, DP04_0010PM, DP04_0011PE, DP04_0011PM, DP04_0012PE, DP04_0012PM, DP04_0013PE, DP04_0013PM, DP04_0014PE, DP04_0014PM, DP04_0015PE, DP04_0015PM

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