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Lake County

Summary

30.9% share of renter households
41.5% share of low-income households
47.0% share of rent-burdened households

Renter population data

Renters vs homeowners

Households % share
Renter households 8,133
Homeowner households 18,174
Total households 26,307

Low-income renter households

Households % share
Extremely low-income (≤30% AMI) 1,371
Very low-income (31-50% AMI) 623
Low-income (51-80% AMI) 1,383
All low-income households (<80% AMI) 3,377

Rent-burdened households

Share of income spent on rent Households % share
Moderately rent-burdened 1,922 23.6%
30.0–34.9% 513 6.3%
35.0–39.9% 732 9.0%
40.0-49.9% 677 8.3%
Severely rent-burdened 1,901 23.4%
≥50.0% 1,901 23.4%
All rent-burdened households 3,823 47.0%

Affordable housing shortage

Rent vs median household income

Median household income

Amount ($) Year
23,243 2010
39,555 2021
Increase (2010–2021) 70.2%

Median rent

Amount ($) Year
645 2010
898 2021
Increase (2010–2021) 39.2%

Affordable housing stock

Units Supply (current stock) Demand (total units needed) Shortage supply/demand ratio
3,757 1,978 -379 189.9%