Van Buren County, Arkansas

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Key figures

Statistic	Van Buren County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States	Rank
Total Population	15,998	3,049,391	334,922,499	2100th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$50,354	$60,773	$80,734	2752nd of 3,221
Median Age	49.6	38.5	38.9	244th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	15.0%	25.7%	35.7%	2813th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$135,700	$188,000	$332,700	2446th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$722	$947	$1,413	2628th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	19.1%	16.0%	12.5%	637th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	3.8%	4.9%	5.2%	2009th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	22.5	58.7	n/a	2220th of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.9%	5.4%	14.1%	2055th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	75.0	n/a	n/a	1836th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	77.9%	66.4%	65.2%	967th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	33.2	22.5	26.4	213th of 3,221
Worked from Home	8.3%	8.8%	15.1%	1674th of 3,222
Uninsured	12.5%	n/a	n/a	1134th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	48.3%	47.0%	46.9%	1791st of 3,222
Broadband Access	74.3%	n/a	n/a	2765th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Van Buren County, Arkansas

Statistic	Van Buren County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	91.6%	67.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3.4%	9.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	14.6%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	1.6%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.4%	6.3%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.7%	0.3%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.4%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	15.8	51.2	61.4

Age in Van Buren County, Arkansas

Statistic	Van Buren County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Median Age	49.6	38.5	38.9
Under 18 %	19.2%	23.1%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	6.1%	9.4%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	8.3%	13.0%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.1%	12.7%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	28.2%	24.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	27.1%	17.6%	17.2%

Households and families in Van Buren County, Arkansas

Statistic	Van Buren County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Households	7,432	1,205,987	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.1	2.5	2.5
Family Households	65.9%	64.6%	64.2%
Households with Children	24.8%	30.6%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	17.6%	17.6%	17.3%
People Living Alone	28.7%	29.9%	28.7%
Never Married	19.0%	29.8%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Van Buren County, Arkansas

Statistic	Van Buren County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Per Capita Income	$28,312	$34,225	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	23.5%	19.9%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	18.4%	17.4%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	11.8%	15.0%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	2.2%	6.7%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	19.1%	16.0%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	46.4%	37.4%	28.2%
SNAP Households	10.7%	10.2%	n/a

Housing in Van Buren County, Arkansas

Statistic	Van Buren County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Housing Units	9,725	1,394,673	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	70.3%	70.0%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	5.2%	10.5%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	23.6%	13.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,986.0	1,987.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	22.1%	33.6%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	31.2%	27.6%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$581	$1,040	n/a

Education in Van Buren County, Arkansas

Statistic	Van Buren County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Less than High School	12.7%	11.3%	10.4%
High School Graduate	44.8%	34.1%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	27.5%	28.9%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	9.7%	16.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	5.3%	9.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Van Buren County, Arkansas

Statistic	Van Buren County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Labour Force Participation	44.5%	58.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	74.6%	78.9%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.6%	1.4%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	29.8%	34.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	23.3%	5.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	6.4%	5.9%	n/a

Origins and language in Van Buren County, Arkansas

Statistic	Van Buren County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Born in State of Residence	59.5%	60.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.7%	1.9%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.2%	3.6%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	96.7%	91.7%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	2.1%	6.1%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	2.5%	5.9%	16.7%

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