What percentage of people rent in Shelby Township, MI?

Name: Renters and owners in Shelby Township, MI, 2020–2024
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22.5% (±4.6 points) of the occupied homes in Shelby Township, MI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 337 renting households against 1,163 that own their home.

In Shelby Township, the share of households that rent went from 25.8% in 2015–2019 to 22.5% in 2020–2024 (−3.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 22.5% (±4.6 points)
Renting households: 337 (±73)
Median renter income: $39,292 (±$3,392)

Who rents and who owns in Shelby Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Shelby Township	Oceana County	Michigan	United States
Renter-occupied share	22.5% (±4.6 points)	15.5% (±1.5 points)	26.8% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	337 (±73)	1,620 (±160)	1,092,179 (±7,674)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,163 (±111)	8,799 (±208)	2,984,190 (±12,886)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	3.1 (±0.4)	2.6 (±0.2)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.6 (±0.2)	2.5 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$39,292 (±$3,392)	$36,368 (±$2,479)	$42,352 (±$376)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$77,862 (±$9,263)	$69,813 (±$2,806)	$87,130 (±$344)	$100,009

In Shelby Township, the renter share is higher than in Oceana County (15.5%).

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

It is lower than the national figure (34.8%).

In Oceana County, Shelby Township ranks 2 of 17 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 329 of 1,520.

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

How renting in Shelby Township 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	25.8% (±4.6 points)	22.5% (±4.6 points)	−3.3 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$716 (±$48)	$697 (±$116)	−2.7%	Down after inflation
Median household income	$47,941 (±$10,066)	$67,736 (±$5,800)	+41.3%	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 Shelby Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Shelby Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Shelby Township	—	22.5% (±4.6 points)	—
Hart Township	5.4 mi	15.6% (±4.8 points)	Lower
Ferry Township	5.5 mi	15.1% (±8.1 points)	Not measurably different
Rothbury	6.4 mi	13.5% (±8.7 points)	Not measurably different
Hart	6.4 mi	40.4% (±8.5 points)	Higher
Grant Township (Oceana County)	6.7 mi	15.6% (±5.4 points)	Not measurably different
Benona Township	7.0 mi	5.4% (±2.8 points)	Lower
Claybanks Township	8.0 mi	11.0% (±6.0 points)	Lower
Elbridge Township	8.3 mi	4.3% (±2.1 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Hart Township, MI (15.6%), Benona Township, MI (5.4%), Claybanks Township, MI (11.0%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Hart, MI (40.4%).

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

Households that rent across Oceana County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Hart	40.4% (±8.5 points)
2	Shelby Township	22.5% (±4.6 points)
3	Newfield Township	17.0% (±5.5 points)
4 (tie)	Grant Township (Oceana County)	15.6% (±5.4 points)
4 (tie)	Hart Township	15.6% (±4.8 points)
6	Ferry Township	15.1% (±8.1 points)
7	Leavitt Township	15.0% (±7.0 points)
8	Greenwood Township (Oceana County)	13.6% (±6.9 points)

Showing 8 of 17 places in Oceana County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Shelby Township include the places inside it that have pages of their own: New Era, Shelby.

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 Shelby Township

How many renters are there in Shelby Township?

Shelby Township has an estimated 337 (±73) renting households, 22.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Shelby Township?

In Shelby Township, the share of households that rent went from 25.8% in 2015–2019 to 22.5% in 2020–2024 (−3.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Shelby Township?

A renting household in Shelby Township has 3.1 people on average, against 2.6 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Shelby Township?

The median renting household in Shelby Township, MI has an income of $39,292 (±$3,392) a year, against $77,862 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 Shelby township, Oceana County, Michigan (county subdivision:72860, in state:26 county:127).

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.