What percentage of people rent in Gurnee, IL?

Name: Renters and owners in Gurnee, IL, 2020–2024
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23.9% (±2.5 points) of the occupied homes in Gurnee, IL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 2,818 renting households against 8,961 that own their home.

In Gurnee, the share of households that rent went from 31.2% in 2015–2019 to 23.9% in 2020–2024 (−7.3 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 23.9% (±2.5 points)
Renting households: 2,818 (±324)
Median renter income: $63,163 (±$10,618)

Who rents and who owns in Gurnee

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Gurnee	Lake County	Illinois	United States
Renter-occupied share	23.9% (±2.5 points)	25.2% (±0.6 points)	32.9% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	2,818 (±324)	65,052 (±1,537)	1,657,539 (±10,322)	45,017,354
Owning households	8,961 (±349)	193,403 (±1,802)	3,378,910 (±14,728)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.0 (±0.2)	2.3 (±0.1)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.8 (±0.1)	2.8 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$63,163 (±$10,618)	$60,278 (±$2,115)	$50,420 (±$471)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$147,197 (±$11,184)	$134,561 (±$2,098)	$103,505 (±$377)	$100,009

In Gurnee, the renter share is not measurably different from Lake County (25.2%).

It is also lower than in Illinois (32.9%).

It is lower than the national figure (34.8%).

In Lake County, Gurnee ranks 22 of 71 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 909 of 2,751.

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

How renting in Gurnee 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	31.2% (±2.6 points)	23.9% (±2.5 points)	−7.3 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$1,210 (±$100)	$1,655 (±$83)	+36.8%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$96,104 (±$4,445)	$119,628 (±$7,873)	+24.5%	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 Gurnee

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Gurnee
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Gurnee	—	23.9% (±2.5 points)	—
Warren Township (Lake County)	0.5 mi	26.7% (±1.7 points)	Not measurably different
Park City	2.5 mi	37.1% (±7.2 points)	Higher
Gages Lake	2.7 mi	17.0% (±3.8 points)	Lower
Grandwood Park	3.1 mi	12.6% (±4.7 points)	Lower
Waukegan	3.4 mi	49.8% (±2.4 points)	Higher
Third Lake	3.7 mi	0.9% (±1.3 points)	Lower
Waukegan Township	4.5 mi	50.8% (±2.1 points)	Higher
Old Mill Creek	4.9 mi	56.3% (±17.0 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Gages Lake, IL (17.0%), Grandwood Park, IL (12.6%), Third Lake, IL (0.9%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Park City, IL (37.1%), Waukegan, IL (49.8%), Waukegan Township, IL (50.8%).

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

Households that rent across Lake County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
16	Deer Park	26.5% (±6.6 points)
17	Vernon Township	26.3% (±2.1 points)
18	Antioch	26.1% (±4.3 points)
19	Lake Villa	25.7% (±6.0 points)
20	Grant Township (Lake County)	24.6% (±4.5 points)
21	Wauconda	24.0% (±4.6 points)
22	Gurnee	23.9% (±2.5 points)
23	Round Lake Heights	23.7% (±8.8 points)
24	Round Lake	22.8% (±6.5 points)
25	Avon Township	22.4% (±2.3 points)
26 (tie)	Knollwood	22.2% (±14.3 points)
26 (tie)	Lake Zurich	22.2% (±4.4 points)
28 (tie)	Grayslake	21.8% (±3.3 points)

Showing 13 of 71 places in Lake 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 Gurnee

How many renters are there in Gurnee?

Gurnee has an estimated 2,818 (±324) renting households, 23.9% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Gurnee?

In Gurnee, the share of households that rent went from 31.2% in 2015–2019 to 23.9% in 2020–2024 (−7.3 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Gurnee?

A renting household in Gurnee has 2.0 people on average, against 2.8 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Gurnee?

The median renting household in Gurnee, IL has an income of $63,163 (±$10,618) a year, against $147,197 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 Gurnee village, Illinois (place:32018, 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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