Document and Entity Information - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Feb. 28, 2018	Jun. 30, 2017
Entity Registrant Name	UMH PROPERTIES, INC.
Entity Central Index Key	0000752642
Document Type	10-K
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2017
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity a Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity a Voluntary Filer	No
Entity's Reporting Status Current	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Public Float		$ 0
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		36,070,968
Trading symbol	UMH
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2017
Non Affiliates [Member]
Entity Public Float			$ 570,225,929
Affiliates [Member]
Entity Public Float			$ 522,718,594