What percentage of people rent in Fair Plain, MI?

Name: Renters and owners in Fair Plain, MI, 2020–2024
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30.2% (±6.3 points) of the occupied homes in Fair Plain, MI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 995 renting households against 2,300 that own their home.

In Fair Plain, the share of households that rent went from 33.5% in 2015–2019 to 30.2% in 2020–2024 (−3.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 30.2% (±6.3 points)
Renting households: 995 (±227)
Median renter income: $29,194 (±$10,742)

Who rents and who owns in Fair Plain

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Fair Plain	Berrien County	Michigan	United States
Renter-occupied share	30.2% (±6.3 points)	27.2% (±1.3 points)	26.8% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	995 (±227)	17,388 (±867)	1,092,179 (±7,674)	45,017,354
Owning households	2,300 (±271)	46,611 (±875)	2,984,190 (±12,886)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.1 (±0.3)	2.1 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.3 (±0.2)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$29,194 (±$10,742)	$35,627 (±$2,181)	$42,352 (±$376)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$66,551 (±$4,224)	$79,711 (±$1,813)	$87,130 (±$344)	$100,009

In Fair Plain, the renter share is not measurably different from Berrien County (27.2%).

It is not measurably different from Michigan (26.8%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (34.8%).

In Berrien County, Fair Plain ranks 2 of 4 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 23 of 80.

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

How renting in Fair Plain 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	33.5% (±4.4 points)	30.2% (±6.3 points)	−3.3 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$784 (±$24)	$1,019 (±$129)	+30.0%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$38,494 (±$3,338)	$52,817 (±$8,548)	+37.2%	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 Fair Plain

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Fair Plain
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Fair Plain	—	30.2% (±6.3 points)	—
St. Joseph Charter Township	1.6 mi	13.7% (±4.9 points)	Lower
St. Joseph	2.2 mi	42.0% (±5.9 points)	Higher
Benton Harbor	2.2 mi	63.3% (±6.4 points)	Higher
Shoreham	3.3 mi	27.8% (±8.2 points)	Not measurably different
Benton Heights	3.4 mi	51.8% (±11.2 points)	Higher
Royalton Township	4.6 mi	7.0% (±3.9 points)	Lower
Lincoln Charter Township	5.3 mi	19.3% (±2.4 points)	Lower
Sodus Township	5.4 mi	13.7% (±5.1 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: St. Joseph Charter Township, MI (13.7%), Royalton Township, MI (7.0%), Lincoln Charter Township, MI (19.3%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: St. Joseph, MI (42.0%), Benton Harbor, MI (63.3%), Benton Heights, MI (51.8%).

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

Households that rent across Berrien County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Benton Heights	51.8% (±11.2 points)
2	Fair Plain	30.2% (±6.3 points)
3	Paw Paw Lake	25.2% (±8.9 points)
4	Shorewood-Tower Hills-Harbert	5.4% (±3.4 points)

Fair Plain is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

It lies inside Benton Charter Township, whose figures include it.

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 Fair Plain

How many renters are there in Fair Plain?

Fair Plain has an estimated 995 (±227) renting households, 30.2% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Fair Plain?

In Fair Plain, the share of households that rent went from 33.5% in 2015–2019 to 30.2% in 2020–2024 (−3.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Fair Plain?

A renting household in Fair Plain has 2.1 people on average, against 2.3 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Fair Plain?

The median renting household in Fair Plain, MI has an income of $29,194 (±$10,742) a year, against $66,551 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 Fair Plain CDP, Michigan (place:27160, in state:26).

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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