What percentage of people rent in Niles, MI?

Name: Renters and owners in Niles, MI, 2020–2024
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36.8% (±4.6 points) of the occupied homes in Niles, MI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,848 renting households against 3,168 that own their home.

In Niles, the share of households that rent went from 50.2% in 2015–2019 to 36.8% in 2020–2024 (−13.4 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 36.8% (±4.6 points)
Renting households: 1,848 (±273)
Median renter income: $40,136 (±$11,342)

Who rents and who owns in Niles

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Niles	Berrien County	Michigan	United States
Renter-occupied share	36.8% (±4.6 points)	27.2% (±1.3 points)	26.8% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,848 (±273)	17,388 (±867)	1,092,179 (±7,674)	45,017,354
Owning households	3,168 (±292)	46,611 (±875)	2,984,190 (±12,886)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.0 (±0.2)	2.1 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.2)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$40,136 (±$11,342)	$35,627 (±$2,181)	$42,352 (±$376)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$62,845 (±$9,068)	$79,711 (±$1,813)	$87,130 (±$344)	$100,009

In Niles, the renter share is higher than in Berrien County (27.2%).

It is also higher than in Michigan (26.8%).

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

In Berrien County, Niles ranks 6 of 30 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 118 of 1,520.

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

How renting in Niles 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	50.2% (±3.9 points)	36.8% (±4.6 points)	−13.4 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$635 (±$44)	$855 (±$34)	+34.6%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$34,486 (±$5,078)	$51,376 (±$4,316)	+49.0%	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 Niles

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Niles
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Niles	—	36.8% (±4.6 points)	—
Niles Township	2.2 mi	17.1% (±3.4 points)	Lower
Howard Township	4.4 mi	8.7% (±4.7 points)	Lower
Milton Township (Cass County)	4.8 mi	4.3% (±2.1 points)	Lower
Buchanan	6.1 mi	42.5% (±10.2 points)	Not measurably different
Bertrand Township	6.9 mi	2.0% (±1.7 points)	Lower
Clay Township (St. Joseph County)	7.3 mi	33.5% (±2.8 points)	Not measurably different
Berrien Township	7.5 mi	10.8% (±3.7 points)	Lower
Buchanan Township	7.6 mi	3.7% (±3.6 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Niles Township, MI (17.1%), Howard Township, MI (8.7%), Milton Township (Cass County), MI (4.3%).

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 Harbor	63.3% (±6.4 points)
2	Oronoko Charter Township	44.4% (±5.6 points)
3	Benton Charter Township	43.5% (±4.5 points)
4	Buchanan	42.5% (±10.2 points)
5	St. Joseph	42.0% (±5.9 points)
6	Niles	36.8% (±4.6 points)
7	Watervliet	33.0% (±9.4 points)
8	Bridgman	29.8% (±7.0 points)
9	Watervliet Township	26.7% (±10.1 points)
10	Coloma	26.1% (±9.5 points)
11	Coloma Charter Township	23.6% (±7.9 points)
12	Hagar Township	23.3% (±8.6 points)

Showing 12 of 30 places in Berrien 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 Niles

How many renters are there in Niles?

Niles has an estimated 1,848 (±273) renting households, 36.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Niles?

In Niles, the share of households that rent went from 50.2% in 2015–2019 to 36.8% in 2020–2024 (−13.4 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Niles?

A renting household in Niles has 2.0 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Niles?

The median renting household in Niles, MI has an income of $40,136 (±$11,342) a year, against $62,845 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 Niles city, Michigan (place:57760, 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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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.