What percentage of people rent in New Lenox, IL?

Name: Renters and owners in New Lenox, IL, 2020–2024
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7.6% (±1.6 points) of the occupied homes in New Lenox, IL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 690 renting households against 8,444 that own their home.

In New Lenox, the share of households that rent went from 10.2% in 2015–2019 to 7.6% in 2020–2024 (−2.6 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 7.6% (±1.6 points)
Renting households: 690 (±158)
Median renter income: $48,917 (±$15,119)

Who rents and who owns in New Lenox

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	New Lenox	Will County	Illinois	United States
Renter-occupied share	7.6% (±1.6 points)	17.2% (±0.6 points)	32.9% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	690 (±158)	42,123 (±1,561)	1,657,539 (±10,322)	45,017,354
Owning households	8,444 (±309)	202,150 (±1,705)	3,378,910 (±14,728)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.7 (±0.2)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	3.2 (±0.1)	2.9 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$48,917 (±$15,119)	$53,701 (±$2,319)	$50,420 (±$471)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$149,237 (±$10,090)	$123,406 (±$1,822)	$103,505 (±$377)	$100,009

In New Lenox, the renter share is lower than in Will County (17.2%).

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

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

In Will County, New Lenox ranks 41 of 57 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 2268 of 2,751.

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

How renting in New Lenox 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	10.2% (±1.6 points)	7.6% (±1.6 points)	−2.6 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$1,143 (±$46)	$1,431 (±$159)	+25.2%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$110,313 (±$4,887)	$140,865 (±$6,429)	+27.7%	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 New Lenox

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with New Lenox
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
New Lenox	—	7.6% (±1.6 points)	—
New Lenox Township	0.3 mi	6.5% (±1.4 points)	Not measurably different
Ingalls Park	3.4 mi	34.8% (±10.5 points)	Higher
Ridgewood	4.1 mi	30.5% (±15.2 points)	Higher
Mokena	5.0 mi	9.4% (±2.1 points)	Not measurably different
Frankfort	5.1 mi	5.2% (±2.4 points)	Not measurably different
Homer Township	5.7 mi	6.3% (±1.5 points)	Not measurably different
Fairmont	5.8 mi	30.1% (±9.7 points)	Higher
Joliet Township	5.8 mi	42.3% (±1.9 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Ingalls Park, IL (34.8%), Ridgewood, IL (30.5%), Fairmont, IL (30.1%).

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

Households that rent across Will County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
35	Plainfield Township	10.8% (±1.4 points)
36	Manhattan Township	10.2% (±4.2 points)
37	Crete	10.0% (±3.7 points)
38	Channahon	9.9% (±3.4 points)
39	Mokena	9.4% (±2.1 points)
40	Wheatland Township (Will County)	8.7% (±1.4 points)
41	New Lenox	7.6% (±1.6 points)
42	Green Garden Township	7.1% (±6.8 points)
43	Monee	7.0% (±5.6 points)
44	Frankfort Township (Will County)	6.9% (±1.2 points)
45	Channahon Township	6.6% (±3.5 points)
46	New Lenox Township	6.5% (±1.4 points)
47	Homer Township	6.3% (±1.5 points)

Showing 13 of 57 places in Will 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 New Lenox

How many renters are there in New Lenox?

New Lenox has an estimated 690 (±158) renting households, 7.6% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in New Lenox?

In New Lenox, the share of households that rent went from 10.2% in 2015–2019 to 7.6% in 2020–2024 (−2.6 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in New Lenox?

A renting household in New Lenox has 1.7 people on average, against 3.2 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in New Lenox?

The median renting household in New Lenox, IL has an income of $48,917 (±$15,119) a year, against $149,237 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 New Lenox village, Illinois (place:52584, 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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