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

Name: Rent burden in Elk Grove Township, IL, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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44.8% (±5.1 points) of renting households in Elk Grove Township, IL spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

36.8% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 28.2% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 44.8% (±5.1 points)
Paying 35% or more: 36.8% (±4.6 points)
Median share of income: 28.2% (±1.5 points)

Rent as a share of income in Elk Grove Township

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Elk Grove Township	Cook County	Illinois	United States
Less than 15%	11.9% (±3.2 points)	13.2%	14.4%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	15.0% (±3.1 points)	13.0%	13.4%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	13.5% (±2.9 points)	13.3%	13.1%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	14.8% (±2.9 points)	11.6%	11.2%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	8.0% (±2.3 points)	9.0%	8.9%	9.2%
35% or more	36.8% (±4.6 points)	39.9%	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.

Elk Grove Township against Cook County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Elk Grove Township	Cook County	Illinois	United States
Paying 30% or more	44.8% (±5.1 points)	48.9% (±0.7 points)	47.9% (±0.4 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	36.8% (±4.6 points)	39.9% (±0.6 points)	39.0% (±0.4 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	28.2% (±1.5 points)	29.5% (±0.3 points)	29.1% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$61,965 (±$5,633)	$55,388 (±$886)	$50,420 (±$471)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,559 (±$43)	$1,435 (±$7)	$1,274 (±$5)	$1,413

In Elk Grove Township, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Cook County (48.9%).

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

It is lower than the national figure (51.1%).

In Cook County, Elk Grove Township ranks 105 of 148 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 1035 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 Elk Grove Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Elk Grove Township
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Elk Grove Township	—	44.8% (±5.1 points)	—
Elk Grove Village	1.9 mi	54.9% (±9.4 points)	Not measurably different
Mount Prospect	3.1 mi	50.7% (±8.2 points)	Not measurably different
Des Plaines	3.9 mi	38.7% (±7.2 points)	Not measurably different
Rolling Meadows	4.0 mi	44.1% (±10.8 points)	Not measurably different
Itasca	4.3 mi	24.6% (±10.3 points)	Lower
Wood Dale	4.4 mi	41.4% (±15.2 points)	Not measurably different
Arlington Heights	4.7 mi	40.1% (±5.8 points)	Not measurably different
Bensenville	5.3 mi	38.1% (±8.3 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Itasca, IL (24.6%).

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 Cook County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
99	Wheeling	46.2% (±6.4 points)
100	Maine Township (Cook County)	45.8% (±5.4 points)
101	Wilmette	45.6% (±10.8 points)
102 (tie)	Chicago Ridge	45.4% (±11.5 points)
102 (tie)	Robbins	45.4% (±21.3 points)
104	Broadview	45.3% (±21.1 points)
105	Elk Grove Township	44.8% (±5.1 points)
106	Wheeling Township	44.7% (±4.2 points)
107	Posen	44.6% (±23.9 points)
108	Glencoe	44.4% (±31.6 points)
109	Leyden Township	44.3% (±5.4 points)
110	Franklin Park	44.2% (±12.9 points)
111	Rolling Meadows	44.1% (±10.8 points)

Showing 13 of 148 places in Cook 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 Elk Grove Township

Are renters in Elk Grove Township rent-burdened?

44.8% of renting households in Elk Grove 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 Elk Grove Township spend on rent?

The median renting household in Elk Grove Township, IL spends 28.2% (±1.5 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 Elk Grove township, Cook County, Illinois (county subdivision:23243, in state:17 county:031).

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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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