Document and Entity Information (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Mar. 03, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013 Affiliates [Member]		Jun. 30, 2013 Non Affiliates [Member]
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Registrant Name	UMH PROPERTIES, INC.
Entity Central Index Key	0000752642
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Document Type	10-K
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2013
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2013
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Entity Well-Known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Public Float	$ 0		$ 165,896,579	[1]	$ 191,241,819	[2]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		21,408,866

[1] Presuming that such directors and executive officers are affiliates of the registrant, the aggregate market value of the voting stock of the registrant held by nonaffiliates of the registrant at June 30, 2013 was $165,896,579.

[2] Based upon the assumption that directors and executive officers of the registrant are not affiliates of the registrant, the aggregate market value of the voting stock of the registrant held by nonaffiliates of the registrant at June 30, 2013 was $191,241,819.