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

34.7% (±15.3 points) of renting households in Hazel Crest, IL spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

24.1% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 19.9% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on .

Paying 30% or more
34.7% (±15.3 points)
Paying 35% or more
24.1% (±11.2 points)
Median share of income
19.9% (±13.5 points)

Rent as a share of income in Hazel Crest

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rentHazel CrestCook CountyIllinoisUnited States
Less than 15%21.7% (±20.8 points)13.2%14.4%12.6%
15% to 19.9%28.7% (±19.4 points)13.0%13.4%12.2%
20% to 24.9%2.3% (±3.4 points)13.3%13.1%12.6%
25% to 29.9%12.5% (±7.1 points)11.6%11.2%11.5%
30% to 34.9%10.6% (±10.4 points)9.0%8.9%9.2%
35% or more24.1% (±11.2 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.

Hazel Crest against Cook County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
Hazel CrestCook CountyIllinoisUnited States
Paying 30% or more34.7% (±15.3 points)48.9% (±0.7 points)47.9% (±0.4 points)51.1%
Paying 35% or more24.1% (±11.2 points)39.9% (±0.6 points)39.0% (±0.4 points)41.9%
Median share of income19.9% (±13.5 points)29.5% (±0.3 points)29.1% (±0.2 points)30.6%
Median renter household income$62,202 (±$24,630)$55,388 (±$886)$50,420 (±$471)$52,966
Median gross rent$1,320 (±$112)$1,435 (±$7)$1,274 (±$5)$1,413

In Hazel Crest, 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, Hazel Crest ranks 133 of 148 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 1482 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 Hazel Crest

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Hazel Crest
PlaceDistanceRenters paying 30% or more of incomeCompared with this place
Hazel Crest—34.7% (±15.3 points)—
Homewood1.7 mi63.2% (±17.9 points)Higher
Markham1.8 mi77.8% (±15.6 points)Higher
Country Club Hills2.0 mi58.2% (±15.3 points)Higher
East Hazel Crest2.0 mi75.5% (±21.6 points)Higher
Flossmoor2.4 mi13.9% (±29.0 points)Not measurably different
Harvey3.0 mi61.1% (±10.2 points)Higher
Bremen Township3.0 mi58.3% (±5.5 points)Higher
Olympia Fields3.6 mi94.5% (±18.2 points)Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Homewood, IL (63.2%), Markham, IL (77.8%), Country Club Hills, IL (58.2%).

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

RankPlaceRenters paying 30% or more of income
127Des Plaines38.7% (±7.2 points)
128Lynwood38.1% (±27.7 points)
129Western Springs36.1% (±23.7 points)
130Hometown35.8% (±21.9 points)
131River Grove35.4% (±10.9 points)
132 (tie)Countryside34.7% (±14.1 points)
132 (tie)Hazel Crest34.7% (±15.3 points)
134Merrionette Park34.3% (±23.9 points)
135 (tie)Barrington34.0% (±10.7 points)
135 (tie)Prospect Heights34.0% (±10.4 points)
137Palos Park32.3% (±53.4 points)
138Westchester31.6% (±19.9 points)
139South Barrington30.0% (±72.5 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 Hazel Crest

Are renters in Hazel Crest rent-burdened?

34.7% of renting households in Hazel Crest 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 Hazel Crest spend on rent?

The median renting household in Hazel Crest, IL spends 19.9% (±13.5 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 Hazel Crest village, Illinois (place:33695, in state:17).

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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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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.

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