What percentage of people rent in Perry, MI?

Name: Renters and owners in Perry, MI, 2020–2024
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38.7% (±9.5 points) of the occupied homes in Perry, MI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 344 renting households against 545 that own their home.

In Perry, the share of households that rent went from 34.4% in 2015–2019 to 38.7% in 2020–2024 (+4.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 38.7% (±9.5 points)
Renting households: 344 (±118)
Median renter income: $39,667 (±$20,871)

Who rents and who owns in Perry

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Perry	Shiawassee County	Michigan	United States
Renter-occupied share	38.7% (±9.5 points)	19.9% (±1.4 points)	26.8% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	344 (±118)	5,590 (±393)	1,092,179 (±7,674)	45,017,354
Owning households	545 (±88)	22,536 (±496)	2,984,190 (±12,886)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.2 (±0.8)	2.1 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.2)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$39,667 (±$20,871)	$37,488 (±$2,828)	$42,352 (±$376)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$86,607 (±$18,531)	$76,790 (±$3,325)	$87,130 (±$344)	$100,009

In Perry, the renter share is higher than in Shiawassee County (19.9%).

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

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

In Shiawassee County, Perry ranks 2 of 21 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 102 of 1,520.

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

How renting in Perry 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	34.4% (±7.4 points)	38.7% (±9.5 points)	+4.3 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$759 (±$115)	$1,091 (±$191)	+43.7%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$58,092 (±$9,731)	$75,321 (±$18,514)	+29.7%	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 Perry

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Perry
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Perry	—	38.7% (±9.5 points)	—
Morrice	1.8 mi	8.4% (±5.0 points)	Lower
Perry Township	2.7 mi	10.5% (±4.4 points)	Lower
Woodhull Township	5.2 mi	12.1% (±6.9 points)	Lower
Bennington Township	5.4 mi	4.6% (±4.7 points)	Lower
Antrim Township	5.8 mi	9.1% (±5.8 points)	Lower
Locke Township	6.8 mi	7.9% (±4.7 points)	Lower
Sciota Township	7.4 mi	4.9% (±2.4 points)	Lower
Laingsburg	7.7 mi	31.3% (±12.4 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Morrice, MI (8.4%), Perry Township, MI (10.5%), Woodhull Township, MI (12.1%).

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

Households that rent across Shiawassee County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Corunna	45.7% (±7.3 points)
2	Perry	38.7% (±9.5 points)
3	Owosso	31.7% (±3.7 points)
4	Laingsburg	31.3% (±12.4 points)
5	Durand	27.7% (±7.1 points)
6	Caledonia Charter Township	21.2% (±6.2 points)
7	Hazelton Township	17.6% (±5.1 points)
8	Owosso Charter Township	13.3% (±5.2 points)

Showing 8 of 21 places in Shiawassee 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 Perry

How many renters are there in Perry?

Perry has an estimated 344 (±118) renting households, 38.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Perry?

In Perry, the share of households that rent went from 34.4% in 2015–2019 to 38.7% in 2020–2024 (+4.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Perry?

A renting household in Perry has 2.2 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Perry?

The median renting household in Perry, MI has an income of $39,667 (±$20,871) a year, against $86,607 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 Perry city, Michigan (place:63700, 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.