Housing data for Perry Township, MI
Perry Township, MI has an estimated 4,170 residents and 1,592 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).
It is a township in Shiawassee County.
10.5% of households rent.
The median gross rent is $1,213 a month.
Its population shrank measurably since 2015–2019 (−1.0%).
Figures last updated on .
- Residents
- 4,170 (±18)
- Housing units
- 1,592 (±110)
- Households that rent
- 10.5%
- Median gross rent
- $1,213
- Residents since 2015–2019
- −1.0%
What stands out in Perry Township
Renters paying 30% or more of income: 78.3% (±27.4 points) in Perry Township, higher than in Shiawassee County (46.6%).
Homes in buildings of 5 or more units: 0.0% (±3.3 points) in Perry Township, lower than in Shiawassee County (6.6%).
Households that rent: 10.5% (±4.4 points) in Perry Township, lower than in Shiawassee County (19.9%).
Median gross rent: $1,213 (±$182) in Perry Township, higher than in Shiawassee County ($899).
- Rent burden in Perry Township
- Types of homes in Perry Township
- Renters and owners in Perry Township
- Median rent in Perry Township
Housing in Perry Township at a glance
- Median rent: $1,213 median gross rent a month
- Rent by bedrooms: $1,172 median gross rent, 2 bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Rent burden: 78.3% of renters pay 30% or more of income
- Renters and owners: 10.5% of households rent
- Income and affordability: $76,579 median household income
- Home values: $196,300 median home value
- Homeowner costs: $1,340 median monthly cost with a mortgage
- Property taxes: $2,373 median real estate taxes a year
- Types of homes: 0.0% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
- Bedrooms: 90.0% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms
- Age of homes: 44.8% of homes were built before 1980
- Vacancy rate: 0.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Heating fuel: 59.8% heat with utility gas
- Commute and cars: 31.3 minutes average trip to work
- Growth: −1.0% residents since 2015–2019
- How long people stay: 20.5% moved in since 2020
- Crowding and facilities: 2.2% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)
Perry Township against Shiawassee County, its state and the nation
| Perry Township | Shiawassee County | Michigan | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 4,170 (±18) | 67,991 (exact) | 10,077,761 (exact) | 334,922,499 |
| Housing units | 1,592 (±110) | 30,354 (±100) | 4,622,236 (±795) | 143,775,355 |
| Households that rent | 10.5% (±4.4 points) | 19.9% (±1.4 points) | 26.8% (±0.2 points) | 34.8% |
| Median gross rent | $1,213 (±$182) | $899 (±$51) | $1,129 (±$4) | $1,413 |
| Median household income | $76,579 (±$6,837) | $67,404 (±$2,587) | $72,875 (±$293) | $80,734 |
| Median home value | $196,300 (±$42,810) | $171,600 (±$3,537) | $231,600 (±$642) | $332,700 |
| Median real estate taxes (a year) | $2,373 (±$200) | $2,251 (±$62) | $2,904 (±$9) | $3,119 |
| Built before 1980 | 44.8% (±9.2 points) | 70.4% (±2.9 points) | 62.1% (±0.2 points) | 49.7% |
| Average commute | 31.3 minutes (±2.1) | 27.8 minutes (±0.9) | 24.2 minutes (±0.1) | 26.4 minutes |
| Households with broadband | 88.2% (±6.4 points) | 88.5% (±1.2 points) | 90.5% (±0.1 points) | 91.0% |
| Median age of residents | 41.2 years (±5.8) | 43.2 years (±0.3) | 40.2 years (±0.1) | 38.9 years |
Perry Township covers 31.5 square miles of land, about 132 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).
How Perry Township has changed since 2015–2019
| 2015–2019 | 2020–2024 | Amount of change | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 4,212 (±23) | 4,170 (±18) | −1.0% | Measurable decrease |
| Housing units | 1,490 (±166) | 1,592 (±110) | +6.8% | Not a measurable change |
| Median gross rent | $865 (±$73) | $1,213 (±$182) | +40.2% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median home value | $152,000 (±$14,026) | $196,300 (±$42,810) | +29.1% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median household income | $79,398 (±$12,837) | $76,579 (±$6,837) | −3.6% | Down after inflation |
| Median owner cost with a mortgage | $1,297 (±$123) | $1,340 (±$173) | +3.3% | Down after inflation |
| Median real estate taxes | $1,998 (±$243) | $2,373 (±$200) | +18.8% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Households that rent | 18.7% (±7.0 points) | 10.5% (±4.4 points) | −8.2 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
| Rental vacancy rate | 4.1% (±5.5 points) | 0.0% (±16.6 points) | −4.1 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
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.
Crime reported to police in Shiawassee County
Perry Township has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Shiawassee County as a whole.
In 2025, the police departments that report for Shiawassee County recorded 229 violent and 725 property crimes per 100,000 residents.
A county-wide figure describes the whole county, not this place; crime varies from one community to the next.
ZIP codes in Perry Township
| ZIP code | Share of the ZIP’s land in this place | Residents | Median gross rent | Median home value | Median household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48872 | 41% | 6,142 | $1,131 | $236,700 | $79,333 |
| 48857 | 35% | 3,206 | $1,519 | $150,400 | $75,455 |
A ZIP code is a mail route rather than a boundary, so the Census Bureau publishes figures for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas built from census blocks; the share column says how much of each one’s land lies in this place.
Places near Perry Township
| Place | Distance | Median gross rent | Median home value | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perry | 2.7 mi | $1,091 | $164,000 | 38.7% |
| Antrim Township | 4.6 mi | $1,600 | $230,300 | 9.1% |
| Locke Township | 4.6 mi | $1,114 | $293,200 | 7.9% |
| Conway Township | 6.5 mi | — | $285,500 | 0.7% |
| Woodhull Township | 6.7 mi | $978 | $280,200 | 12.1% |
| Williamstown Township | 7.6 mi | $1,622 | $358,700 | 3.3% |
| Bennington Township | 7.8 mi | — | $188,100 | 4.6% |
| Bancroft | 8.2 mi | $944 | $135,600 | 29.0% |
Places in Michigan most like Perry Township
| Place | Median gross rent | Median home value | Median household income | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kimball Township | $1,150 | $197,500 | $71,047 | 11.0% |
| Edenville Township | $1,086 | $195,900 | $70,511 | 5.8% |
| Orange Township (Kalkaska County) | $1,075 | $200,800 | $70,313 | 6.6% |
| Monterey Township | $1,338 | $186,500 | $91,207 | 9.0% |
| Woodstock Township | $1,042 | $229,800 | $69,038 | 10.4% |
| Mills Township (Midland County) | $1,208 | $179,500 | $71,607 | 4.8% |
Matched on rent, home value, income, the share who rent, the age of the homes, the share in apartment buildings and the commute, each measured against the spread across Michigan.
HUD Fair Market Rent for Perry Township, fiscal year 2027
| Studio | 1 bedroom | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms | 4 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $798 | $829 | $1,085 | $1,457 | $1,644 |
HUD income limits for Perry Township, fiscal year 2026
| Household size | Extremely low (30%) | Very low (50%) | Low (80%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $18,450 | $30,700 | $49,100 |
| 2 people | $21,640 | $35,050 | $56,100 |
| 3 people | $27,320 | $39,450 | $63,100 |
| 4 people | $33,000 | $43,800 | $70,100 |
| 5 people | $38,680 | $47,350 | $75,750 |
| 6 people | $44,360 | $50,850 | $81,350 |
| 7 people | $50,040 | $54,350 | $86,950 |
| 8 people | $55,720 | $57,850 | $92,550 |
These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Shiawassee County, MI, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $87,600.
A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.
The figures for Perry Township include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Morrice.
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 Perry Township
What is the average rent in Perry Township, MI?
The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Perry Township is $1,213 (±$182) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.
Are renters in Perry Township rent-burdened?
78.3% of renting households in Perry Township pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
How many renters are there in Perry Township?
Perry Township has an estimated 165 (±70) renting households, 10.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the median household income in Perry Township?
The median household income in Perry Township is $76,579 (±$6,837) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average home value in Perry Township, MI?
The Census Bureau publishes the median: $196,300 (±$42,810) for owner-occupied homes in Perry Township (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average mortgage payment in Perry Township?
The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Perry Township, MI is $1,340 (±$173) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.
Is Perry Township growing?
In Perry Township, the number of residents went from 4,212 in 2015–2019 to 4,170 in 2020–2024 (−1.0%), a measurable decrease.
What ZIP codes are in Perry Township?
The ZIP codes that cover Perry Township are 48872, 48857.
What is the median rent in ZIP code 48872?
The median gross rent in ZIP Code Tabulation Area 48872 is $1,131 (±$102) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Sources
- Demographic and Housing Estimates (DP05), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Perry township, Shiawassee County, Michigan
- Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Perry township, Shiawassee County, Michigan
- Selected Economic Characteristics (DP03), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Perry township, Shiawassee County, Michigan
- Median Real Estate Taxes Paid by Mortgage Status (B25103), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Perry township, Shiawassee County, Michigan
- Selected Social Characteristics (DP02), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Perry township, Shiawassee County, Michigan
- Total Population (B01003), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Perry township, Shiawassee County, Michigan
- Median Gross Rent (B25064), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Perry township, Shiawassee County, Michigan
- HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027: Shiawassee County, MI
- HUD Income Limits, fiscal year 2026: Shiawassee County, MI
- US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas
- Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), US city average, all items, US Bureau of Labor Statistics: annual averages 2019 and 2024
- US Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files
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) for Perry township, Shiawassee County, Michigan (county subdivision:63720, in state:26 county:155).
Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).
The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.
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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M
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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.
Figures last updated on .