How many renters in Fox Lake, IL pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

Name: Rent burden in Fox Lake, IL, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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63.6% (±14.2 points) of renting households in Fox Lake, IL spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

48.8% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 34.6% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 63.6% (±14.2 points)
Paying 35% or more: 48.8% (±11.4 points)
Median share of income: 34.6% (±4.6 points)

Rent as a share of income in Fox Lake

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Fox Lake	Lake County	Illinois	United States
Less than 15%	25.2% (±11.2 points)	14.4%	14.4%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	3.3% (±2.7 points)	12.6%	13.4%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	2.6% (±2.6 points)	13.2%	13.1%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	5.2% (±4.2 points)	10.5%	11.2%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	14.8% (±8.4 points)	9.2%	8.9%	9.2%
35% or more	48.8% (±11.4 points)	40.1%	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.

Fox Lake against Lake County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Fox Lake	Lake County	Illinois	United States
Paying 30% or more	63.6% (±14.2 points)	49.3% (±2.3 points)	47.9% (±0.4 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	48.8% (±11.4 points)	40.1% (±1.8 points)	39.0% (±0.4 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	34.6% (±4.6 points)	29.7% (±1.0 points)	29.1% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$35,812 (±$6,942)	$60,278 (±$2,115)	$50,420 (±$471)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,047 (±$94)	$1,477 (±$29)	$1,274 (±$5)	$1,413

In Fox Lake, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Lake County (49.3%).

It is also higher than in Illinois (47.9%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (51.1%).

In Lake County, Fox Lake ranks 8 of 71 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 331 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 Fox Lake

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Fox Lake
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Fox Lake	—	63.6% (±14.2 points)	—
Pistakee Highlands	2.2 mi	88.1% (±44.9 points)	Not measurably different
Burton Township (McHenry County)	2.5 mi	13.9% (±44.8 points)	Lower
Fox Lake Hills	3.1 mi	18.5% (±47.5 points)	Not measurably different
Spring Grove	3.3 mi	0.0% (±86.7 points)	Not measurably different
Grant Township (Lake County)	4.2 mi	57.7% (±14.6 points)	Not measurably different
Channel Lake	4.2 mi	75.3% (±29.2 points)	Not measurably different
Antioch Township	4.4 mi	48.0% (±10.2 points)	Not measurably different
Johnsburg	4.5 mi	41.4% (±38.7 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Burton Township (McHenry County), IL (13.9%).

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 Lake County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1 (tie)	Forest Lake	100.0% (±80.9 points)
3	Riverwoods	86.6% (±48.6 points)
4	Knollwood	82.1% (±38.9 points)
5	North Barrington	76.2% (±53.4 points)
6	Channel Lake	75.3% (±29.2 points)
7	Lake Barrington	70.7% (±20.2 points)
8	Fox Lake	63.6% (±14.2 points)
9	Tower Lakes	61.5% (±102.4 points)
10	Lake Bluff	61.2% (±31.8 points)
11	Deerfield	60.9% (±15.4 points)
12	Highland Park	60.2% (±9.6 points)
13	Kildeer	60.0% (±92.7 points)
14	Deer Park	59.1% (±24.1 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 Fox Lake

Are renters in Fox Lake rent-burdened?

63.6% of renting households in Fox Lake 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 Fox Lake spend on rent?

The median renting household in Fox Lake, IL spends 34.6% (±4.6 points) of its household income on gross rent.

Sources

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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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