What percentage of people rent in Shields, MI?

Name: Renters and owners in Shields, MI, 2020–2024
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19.4% (±5.5 points) of the occupied homes in Shields, MI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 614 renting households against 2,559 that own their home.

In Shields, the share of households that rent went from 18.1% in 2015–2019 to 19.4% in 2020–2024 (+1.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 19.4% (±5.5 points)
Renting households: 614 (±187)

Who rents and who owns in Shields

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Shields	Saginaw County	Michigan	United States
Renter-occupied share	19.4% (±5.5 points)	25.9% (±1.1 points)	26.8% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	614 (±187)	20,188 (±914)	1,092,179 (±7,674)	45,017,354
Owning households	2,559 (±211)	57,770 (±961)	2,984,190 (±12,886)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.0 (±0.5)	2.3 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.2)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$31,977 (±$2,925)	$42,352 (±$376)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$85,050 (±$4,457)	$72,039 (±$2,087)	$87,130 (±$344)	$100,009

In Shields, the renter share is lower than in Saginaw County (25.9%).

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

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

In Saginaw County, Shields ranks 3 of 6 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 35 of 80.

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

How renting in Shields 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	18.1% (±3.9 points)	19.4% (±5.5 points)	+1.3 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$770 (±$103)	$941 (±$86)	+22.2%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$61,250 (±$6,517)	$82,125 (±$8,466)	+34.1%	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 Shields

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Shields
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Shields	—	19.4% (±5.5 points)	—
Saginaw Charter Township	3.2 mi	34.1% (±2.5 points)	Higher
James Township	4.1 mi	6.8% (±3.3 points)	Lower
Swan Creek Township	5.7 mi	5.0% (±4.4 points)	Lower
Saginaw	6.2 mi	40.0% (±3.2 points)	Higher
Tittabawassee Township	6.8 mi	13.7% (±4.3 points)	Not measurably different
Freeland	6.8 mi	15.9% (±5.9 points)	Not measurably different
Spaulding Township	7.2 mi	4.6% (±3.2 points)	Lower
Carrollton Township	7.2 mi	31.2% (±9.9 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: James Township, MI (6.8%), Swan Creek Township, MI (5.0%), Spaulding Township, MI (4.6%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Saginaw Charter Township, MI (34.1%), Saginaw, MI (40.0%), Carrollton Township, MI (31.2%).

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

Households that rent across Saginaw County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Buena Vista	27.7% (±9.6 points)
2	Bridgeport	25.5% (±6.9 points)
3	Shields	19.4% (±5.5 points)
4 (tie)	Burt	15.9% (±9.1 points)
4 (tie)	Freeland	15.9% (±5.9 points)
6	Hemlock	12.7% (±7.2 points)

Shields is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

It lies inside Thomas Township, whose figures include 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 Shields

How many renters are there in Shields?

Shields has an estimated 614 (±187) renting households, 19.4% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Shields?

In Shields, the share of households that rent went from 18.1% in 2015–2019 to 19.4% in 2020–2024 (+1.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Shields?

A renting household in Shields has 2.0 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned 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 Shields CDP, Michigan (place:73560, 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.