Document and Entity Information - shares	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016	Aug. 01, 2016
Document And Entity Information
Entity Registrant Name	UMH PROPERTIES, INC.
Entity Central Index Key	0000752642
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Jun. 30, 2016
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		27,688,736
Trading symbol	UMH
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2016