What percentage of people rent in Northfield Township, IL?

Name: Renters and owners in Northfield Township, IL, 2020–2024
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20.9% (±1.8 points) of the occupied homes in Northfield Township, IL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 7,233 renting households against 27,451 that own their home.

In Northfield Township, the share of households that rent went from 20.1% in 2015–2019 to 20.9% in 2020–2024 (+0.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 20.9% (±1.8 points)
Renting households: 7,233 (±657)
Median renter income: $62,818 (±$11,296)

Who rents and who owns in Northfield Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Northfield Township	Cook County	Illinois	United States
Renter-occupied share	20.9% (±1.8 points)	42.3% (±0.3 points)	32.9% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	7,233 (±657)	887,660 (±6,720)	1,657,539 (±10,322)	45,017,354
Owning households	27,451 (±712)	1,212,570 (±7,287)	3,378,910 (±14,728)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.0 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.7 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$62,818 (±$11,296)	$55,388 (±$886)	$50,420 (±$471)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$170,168 (±$12,371)	$108,804 (±$833)	$103,505 (±$377)	$100,009

In Northfield 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, Northfield Township ranks 97 of 148 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 1166 of 2,751.

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

How renting in Northfield 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	20.1% (±1.3 points)	20.9% (±1.8 points)	+0.8 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,569 (±$105)	$1,984 (±$112)	+26.4%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$109,976 (±$3,584)	$136,617 (±$5,885)	+24.2%	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 Northfield Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Northfield Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Northfield Township	—	20.9% (±1.8 points)	—
Northbrook	1.4 mi	12.8% (±2.0 points)	Lower
Glenview	1.7 mi	21.1% (±2.8 points)	Not measurably different
Northfield	3.0 mi	8.2% (±3.6 points)	Lower
Deerfield	4.1 mi	17.5% (±3.3 points)	Not measurably different
Glencoe	4.1 mi	8.0% (±3.7 points)	Lower
Golf	4.3 mi	1.1% (±1.7 points)	Lower
New Trier Township	4.6 mi	10.0% (±1.5 points)	Lower
Wheeling	4.7 mi	37.3% (±3.4 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Northbrook, IL (12.8%), Northfield, IL (8.2%), Glencoe, IL (8.0%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Wheeling, IL (37.3%).

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
91 (tie)	Barrington	21.6% (±4.4 points)
91 (tie)	Bellwood	21.6% (±4.0 points)
91 (tie)	Orland Hills	21.6% (±4.8 points)
94	Glenview	21.1% (±2.8 points)
95 (tie)	Glenwood	21.0% (±5.8 points)
95 (tie)	Hanover Township (Cook County)	21.0% (±1.6 points)
97 (tie)	Northfield Township	20.9% (±1.8 points)
97 (tie)	Riverside Township (Cook County)	20.9% (±5.0 points)
99	Norwood Park Township	20.8% (±2.8 points)
100 (tie)	Thornton	20.4% (±7.4 points)
100 (tie)	Palos Township	20.4% (±2.3 points)
102	Stickney Township	19.2% (±2.4 points)
103	Burbank	19.1% (±2.6 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 Northfield Township

How many renters are there in Northfield Township?

Northfield Township has an estimated 7,233 (±657) renting households, 20.9% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Northfield Township?

In Northfield Township, the share of households that rent went from 20.1% in 2015–2019 to 20.9% in 2020–2024 (+0.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Northfield Township?

A renting household in Northfield Township has 2.0 people on average, against 2.7 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Northfield Township?

The median renting household in Northfield Township, IL has an income of $62,818 (±$11,296) a year, against $170,168 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 Northfield township, Cook County, Illinois (county subdivision:53676, 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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