What percentage of people rent in New Trier Township, IL?

Name: Renters and owners in New Trier Township, IL, 2020–2024
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10.0% (±1.5 points) of the occupied homes in New Trier Township, IL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 2,027 renting households against 18,266 that own their home.

In New Trier Township, the share of households that rent went from 10.5% in 2015–2019 to 10.0% in 2020–2024 (−0.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 10.0% (±1.5 points)
Renting households: 2,027 (±331)
Median renter income: $72,639 (±$16,364)

Who rents and who owns in New Trier Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	New Trier Township	Cook County	Illinois	United States
Renter-occupied share	10.0% (±1.5 points)	42.3% (±0.3 points)	32.9% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	2,027 (±331)	887,660 (±6,720)	1,657,539 (±10,322)	45,017,354
Owning households	18,266 (±440)	1,212,570 (±7,287)	3,378,910 (±14,728)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.0 (±0.2)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.9 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$72,639 (±$16,364)	$55,388 (±$886)	$50,420 (±$471)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$240,126 (±$12,956)	$108,804 (±$833)	$103,505 (±$377)	$100,009

In New Trier Township, the renter share is lower than in Cook County (42.3%).

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

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

In Cook County, New Trier Township ranks 136 of 148 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 2101 of 2,751.

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

How renting in New Trier Township 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	10.5% (±1.1 points)	10.0% (±1.5 points)	−0.5 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,671 (±$147)	$1,982 (±$182)	+18.6%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$182,589 (±$8,906)	$215,916 (±$13,959)	+18.3%	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 Trier Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with New Trier Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
New Trier Township	—	10.0% (±1.5 points)	—
Winnetka	0.4 mi	8.0% (±2.7 points)	Not measurably different
Northfield	1.7 mi	8.2% (±3.6 points)	Not measurably different
Kenilworth	1.8 mi	2.5% (±1.9 points)	Lower
Wilmette	1.9 mi	12.1% (±2.3 points)	Not measurably different
Glencoe	2.5 mi	8.0% (±3.7 points)	Not measurably different
Golf	3.6 mi	1.1% (±1.7 points)	Lower
Glenview	4.4 mi	21.1% (±2.8 points)	Higher
Skokie	4.5 mi	25.3% (±2.4 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Kenilworth, IL (2.5%), Golf, IL (1.1%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Glenview, IL (21.1%), Skokie, IL (25.3%).

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

Households that rent across Cook County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
130	Wilmette	12.1% (±2.3 points)
131	Orland Township	11.7% (±1.5 points)
132	Olympia Fields	11.2% (±5.8 points)
133	Streamwood	11.0% (±1.8 points)
134	Barrington Hills	10.4% (±8.1 points)
135	Palos Park	10.2% (±6.3 points)
136	New Trier Township	10.0% (±1.5 points)
137	Westchester	9.2% (±2.4 points)
138	Northfield	8.2% (±3.6 points)
139 (tie)	Glencoe	8.0% (±3.7 points)
139 (tie)	Winnetka	8.0% (±2.7 points)
141	Palos Heights	6.6% (±3.0 points)
142	Flossmoor	4.9% (±3.1 points)

Showing 13 of 148 places in Cook 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 Trier Township

How many renters are there in New Trier Township?

New Trier Township has an estimated 2,027 (±331) renting households, 10.0% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in New Trier Township?

In New Trier Township, the share of households that rent went from 10.5% in 2015–2019 to 10.0% in 2020–2024 (−0.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in New Trier Township?

A renting household in New Trier Township has 2.0 people on average, against 2.9 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in New Trier Township?

The median renting household in New Trier Township, IL has an income of $72,639 (±$16,364) a year, against $240,126 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 Trier township, Cook County, Illinois (county subdivision:52909, in state:17 county:031).

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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