What percentage of people rent in Northlake, IL?

Name: Renters and owners in Northlake, IL, 2020–2024
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29.4% (±5.1 points) of the occupied homes in Northlake, IL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,257 renting households against 3,020 that own their home.

In Northlake, the share of households that rent went from 33.9% in 2015–2019 to 29.4% in 2020–2024 (−4.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 29.4% (±5.1 points)
Renting households: 1,257 (±247)
Median renter income: $52,639 (±$38,830)

Who rents and who owns in Northlake

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Northlake	Cook County	Illinois	United States
Renter-occupied share	29.4% (±5.1 points)	42.3% (±0.3 points)	32.9% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,257 (±247)	887,660 (±6,720)	1,657,539 (±10,322)	45,017,354
Owning households	3,020 (±252)	1,212,570 (±7,287)	3,378,910 (±14,728)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.1 (±0.3)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	3.1 (±0.2)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$52,639 (±$38,830)	$55,388 (±$886)	$50,420 (±$471)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$92,359 (±$4,118)	$108,804 (±$833)	$103,505 (±$377)	$100,009

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

It is not measurably different from Illinois (32.9%).

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

In Cook County, Northlake ranks 59 of 148 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 545 of 2,751.

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

How renting in Northlake 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	33.9% (±4.8 points)	29.4% (±5.1 points)	−4.5 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$958 (±$56)	$1,123 (±$149)	+17.2%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$55,305 (±$7,960)	$83,892 (±$12,311)	+51.7%	Up 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 Northlake

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Northlake
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Northlake	—	29.4% (±5.1 points)	—
Stone Park	1.5 mi	51.7% (±10.3 points)	Higher
Berkeley	1.8 mi	18.0% (±10.9 points)	Not measurably different
Franklin Park	2.0 mi	24.9% (±4.1 points)	Not measurably different
Melrose Park	2.3 mi	43.3% (±4.6 points)	Higher
Elmhurst	2.3 mi	20.1% (±2.4 points)	Lower
Leyden Township	2.5 mi	34.5% (±2.1 points)	Not measurably different
Bellwood	2.6 mi	21.6% (±4.0 points)	Lower
Hillside	3.2 mi	34.7% (±8.2 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Elmhurst, IL (20.1%), Bellwood, IL (21.6%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Stone Park, IL (51.7%), Melrose Park, IL (43.3%).

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
53	North Riverside	32.7% (±7.9 points)
54	Palatine	32.6% (±2.2 points)
55	Palatine Township	31.5% (±1.6 points)
56	Mount Prospect	31.3% (±2.3 points)
57 (tie)	Proviso Township	30.7% (±1.5 points)
57 (tie)	Schaumburg Township	30.7% (±1.8 points)
59	Northlake	29.4% (±5.1 points)
60	Hickory Hills	28.9% (±4.3 points)
61	Rolling Meadows	28.2% (±4.1 points)
62	Lansing	28.1% (±4.0 points)
63	Countryside	28.0% (±6.7 points)
64	Bloom Township	27.9% (±2.2 points)
65	La Grange Park	27.8% (±4.5 points)

Showing 13 of 148 places in Cook County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Northlake

How many renters are there in Northlake?

Northlake has an estimated 1,257 (±247) renting households, 29.4% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Northlake?

In Northlake, the share of households that rent went from 33.9% in 2015–2019 to 29.4% in 2020–2024 (−4.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Northlake?

A renting household in Northlake has 2.1 people on average, against 3.1 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Northlake?

The median renting household in Northlake, IL has an income of $52,639 (±$38,830) a year, against $92,359 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 Northlake city, Illinois (place:53871, 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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