What percentage of people rent in Shelby, MI?

Name: Renters and owners in Shelby, MI, 2020–2024
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35.2% (±6.1 points) of the occupied homes in Shelby, MI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 299 renting households against 550 that own their home.

In Shelby, the share of households that rent went from 43.1% in 2015–2019 to 35.2% in 2020–2024 (−7.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 35.2% (±6.1 points)
Renting households: 299 (±65)
Median renter income: $38,875 (±$3,176)

Who rents and who owns in Shelby

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Shelby	Oceana County	Michigan	United States
Renter-occupied share	35.2% (±6.1 points)	15.5% (±1.5 points)	26.8% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	299 (±65)	1,620 (±160)	1,092,179 (±7,674)	45,017,354
Owning households	550 (±77)	8,799 (±208)	2,984,190 (±12,886)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	3.0 (±0.4)	2.6 (±0.2)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	3.0 (±0.4)	2.5 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$38,875 (±$3,176)	$36,368 (±$2,479)	$42,352 (±$376)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$71,667 (±$14,120)	$69,813 (±$2,806)	$87,130 (±$344)	$100,009

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

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

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

In Oceana County, Shelby ranks 1 of 6 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 30 of 253.

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

How renting in Shelby 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	43.1% (±6.8 points)	35.2% (±6.1 points)	−7.9 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$728 (±$37)	$680 (±$103)	−6.6%	Down after inflation
Median household income	$43,511 (±$2,663)	$49,855 (±$8,627)	+14.6%	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

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Shelby
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Shelby	—	35.2% (±6.1 points)	—
New Era	3.7 mi	3.8% (±4.2 points)	Lower
Benona Township	5.2 mi	5.4% (±2.8 points)	Lower
Hart Township	5.3 mi	15.6% (±4.8 points)	Lower
Hart	5.8 mi	40.4% (±8.5 points)	Not measurably different
Rothbury	6.5 mi	13.5% (±8.7 points)	Lower
Golden Township	6.9 mi	8.4% (±3.5 points)	Lower
Grant Township (Oceana County)	7.1 mi	15.6% (±5.4 points)	Lower
Claybanks Township	7.2 mi	11.0% (±6.0 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: New Era, MI (3.8%), Benona Township, MI (5.4%), Hart Township, MI (15.6%).

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	Shelby	35.2% (±6.1 points)
2	Hesperia	27.4% (±8.2 points)
3	Pentwater	15.1% (±7.9 points)
4	Rothbury	13.5% (±8.7 points)
5	Walkerville	7.2% (±9.5 points)
6	New Era	3.8% (±4.2 points)

Shelby lies inside Shelby Township, whose figures include it, so it is ranked only against places like 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 Shelby

How many renters are there in Shelby?

Shelby has an estimated 299 (±65) renting households, 35.2% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Shelby?

In Shelby, the share of households that rent went from 43.1% in 2015–2019 to 35.2% in 2020–2024 (−7.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Shelby?

A renting household in Shelby has 3.0 people on average, against 3.0 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Shelby?

The median renting household in Shelby, MI has an income of $38,875 (±$3,176) a year, against $71,667 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 village, Michigan (place:72840, 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.