What percentage of people rent in Three Oaks, MI?

Name: Renters and owners in Three Oaks, MI, 2020–2024
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31.0% (±7.5 points) of the occupied homes in Three Oaks, MI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 170 renting households against 378 that own their home.

In Three Oaks, the share of households that rent went from 26.3% in 2015–2019 to 31.0% in 2020–2024 (+4.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 31.0% (±7.5 points)
Renting households: 170 (±57)
Median renter income: $45,625 (±$19,548)

Who rents and who owns in Three Oaks

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Three Oaks	Berrien County	Michigan	United States
Renter-occupied share	31.0% (±7.5 points)	27.2% (±1.3 points)	26.8% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	170 (±57)	17,388 (±867)	1,092,179 (±7,674)	45,017,354
Owning households	378 (±52)	46,611 (±875)	2,984,190 (±12,886)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	3.1 (±1.4)	2.1 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.6 (±0.3)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$45,625 (±$19,548)	$35,627 (±$2,181)	$42,352 (±$376)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$78,125 (±$9,731)	$79,711 (±$1,813)	$87,130 (±$344)	$100,009

In Three Oaks, the renter share is not measurably different from Berrien County (27.2%).

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

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

In Berrien County, Three Oaks ranks 3 of 9 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 60 of 253.

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

How renting in Three Oaks 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	26.3% (±6.0 points)	31.0% (±7.5 points)	+4.7 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$840 (±$354)	$1,074 (±$125)	+27.9%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$50,903 (±$6,576)	$66,985 (±$7,104)	+31.6%	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 Three Oaks

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Three Oaks
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Three Oaks	—	31.0% (±7.5 points)	—
Chikaming Township	3.9 mi	5.1% (±2.6 points)	Lower
Galien Township	5.1 mi	17.4% (±7.4 points)	Lower
Galena Township	5.2 mi	7.5% (±8.4 points)	Lower
New Buffalo Township	5.5 mi	22.0% (±11.1 points)	Not measurably different
Shorewood-Tower Hills-Harbert	5.7 mi	5.4% (±3.4 points)	Lower
Hudson Township	5.9 mi	0.0% (±5.1 points)	Lower
Galien	5.9 mi	21.8% (±10.3 points)	Not measurably different
New Buffalo	6.6 mi	22.8% (±7.5 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Chikaming Township, MI (5.1%), Galien Township, MI (17.4%), Galena Township, IN (7.5%).

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

Households that rent across Berrien County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Berrien Springs	42.0% (±8.0 points)
2	Stevensville	39.1% (±7.8 points)
3	Three Oaks	31.0% (±7.5 points)
4	Shoreham	27.8% (±8.2 points)
5	Galien	21.8% (±10.3 points)
6	Eau Claire	16.5% (±10.0 points)
7	Baroda	13.0% (±5.1 points)
8	Grand Beach	3.2% (±4.1 points)
9	Michiana	2.5% (±4.5 points)

Three Oaks lies inside Three Oaks 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 Three Oaks

How many renters are there in Three Oaks?

Three Oaks has an estimated 170 (±57) renting households, 31.0% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Three Oaks?

In Three Oaks, the share of households that rent went from 26.3% in 2015–2019 to 31.0% in 2020–2024 (+4.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Three Oaks?

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

How much do renters earn in Three Oaks?

The median renting household in Three Oaks, MI has an income of $45,625 (±$19,548) a year, against $78,125 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 Three Oaks village, Michigan (place:79720, 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.