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

Name: Rent burden in Phoenix, IL, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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78.8% (±20.5 points) of renting households in Phoenix, IL spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

66.9% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 41.3% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 78.8% (±20.5 points)
Paying 35% or more: 66.9% (±17.0 points)
Median share of income: 41.3% (±19.0 points)

Rent as a share of income in Phoenix

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Phoenix	Cook County	Illinois	United States
Less than 15%	9.3% (±10.1 points)	13.2%	14.4%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	1.3% (±2.4 points)	13.0%	13.4%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	9.7% (±8.6 points)	13.3%	13.1%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	0.8% (±1.7 points)	11.6%	11.2%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	11.9% (±11.5 points)	9.0%	8.9%	9.2%
35% or more	66.9% (±17.0 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.

Phoenix against Cook County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Phoenix	Cook County	Illinois	United States
Paying 30% or more	78.8% (±20.5 points)	48.9% (±0.7 points)	47.9% (±0.4 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	66.9% (±17.0 points)	39.9% (±0.6 points)	39.0% (±0.4 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	41.3% (±19.0 points)	29.5% (±0.3 points)	29.1% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$22,670 (±$10,224)	$55,388 (±$886)	$50,420 (±$471)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$994 (±$265)	$1,435 (±$7)	$1,274 (±$5)	$1,413

In Phoenix, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is higher than in Cook County (48.9%).

It is also higher than in Illinois (47.9%).

It is higher than the national figure (51.1%).

In Cook County, Phoenix ranks 7 of 148 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 149 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 Phoenix

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Phoenix
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Phoenix	—	78.8% (±20.5 points)	—
Harvey	1.1 mi	61.1% (±10.2 points)	Not measurably different
South Holland	1.7 mi	80.4% (±16.7 points)	Not measurably different
Thornton Township	1.7 mi	64.6% (±4.2 points)	Not measurably different
Riverdale	2.2 mi	74.6% (±11.2 points)	Not measurably different
Dolton	2.2 mi	72.3% (±13.8 points)	Not measurably different
Dixmoor	2.4 mi	80.3% (±31.3 points)	Not measurably different
Thornton	2.7 mi	65.8% (±31.2 points)	Not measurably different
East Hazel Crest	2.7 mi	75.5% (±21.6 points)	Not measurably different

None of the nearby places differs measurably from this one on this figure.

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

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Olympia Fields	94.5% (±18.2 points)
2 (tie)	River Forest	88.8% (±19.5 points)
2 (tie)	River Forest Township	88.8% (±19.5 points)
4	Midlothian	82.2% (±13.1 points)
5	South Holland	80.4% (±16.7 points)
6	Dixmoor	80.3% (±31.3 points)
7	Phoenix	78.8% (±20.5 points)
8	Hodgkins	77.9% (±39.7 points)
9	Markham	77.8% (±15.6 points)
10	East Hazel Crest	75.5% (±21.6 points)
11	Riverdale	74.6% (±11.2 points)
12	Berkeley	74.2% (±62.9 points)
13	Dolton	72.3% (±13.8 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 Phoenix

Are renters in Phoenix rent-burdened?

78.8% of renting households in Phoenix 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 Phoenix spend on rent?

The median renting household in Phoenix, IL spends 41.3% (±19.0 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 Phoenix village, Illinois (place:59572, 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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