Van Buren County, Michigan

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Key figures

Statistic	Van Buren County, Michigan	Michigan	United States	Rank
Total Population	75,795	10,077,761	334,922,499	749th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$68,114	$72,875	$80,734	1331st of 3,221
Median Age	41.2	40.2	38.9	1745th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	23.0%	32.4%	35.7%	1500th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$206,500	$231,600	$332,700	1338th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$870	$1,129	$1,413	1609th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	14.3%	13.2%	12.5%	1408th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.2%	5.7%	5.2%	1800th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	124.7	178.0	n/a	842nd of 3,222
Foreign Born	4.6%	7.2%	14.1%	1063rd of 3,222
Life Expectancy	76.1	n/a	n/a	1429th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	80.6%	73.2%	65.2%	539th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	24.5	24.2	26.4	1542nd of 3,221
Worked from Home	10.5%	13.5%	15.1%	1071st of 3,222
Uninsured	8.7%	n/a	n/a	1959th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	49.9%	46.1%	46.9%	1495th of 3,222
Broadband Access	86.8%	n/a	n/a	880th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Van Buren County, Michigan

Statistic	Van Buren County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	78.2%	72.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	12.5%	5.9%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	3.5%	13.1%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	3.4%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.4%	4.5%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	0.3%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	37.0	45.3	61.4

Age in Van Buren County, Michigan

Statistic	Van Buren County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Median Age	41.2	40.2	38.9
Under 18 %	22.9%	21.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.4%	9.2%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.6%	13.2%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.2%	12.2%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	26.0%	25.6%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	19.9%	18.6%	17.2%

Households and families in Van Buren County, Michigan

Statistic	Van Buren County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Households	30,622	4,076,369	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.4	2.4	2.5
Family Households	67.6%	62.4%	64.2%
Households with Children	30.0%	27.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	17.6%	16.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	27.1%	30.7%	28.7%
Never Married	27.5%	34.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Van Buren County, Michigan

Statistic	Van Buren County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Per Capita Income	$35,009	$40,735	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	16.6%	15.8%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	17.3%	16.8%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	18.0%	17.3%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	6.1%	9.5%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	14.3%	13.2%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	33.4%	29.3%	28.2%
SNAP Households	13.7%	13.5%	n/a

Housing in Van Buren County, Michigan

Statistic	Van Buren County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Housing Units	37,405	4,622,236	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	78.2%	72.0%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	7.0%	13.3%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	18.1%	11.8%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,978.0	1,972.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	19.4%	26.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	29.4%	30.2%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,536	$2,904	n/a

Education in Van Buren County, Michigan

Statistic	Van Buren County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Less than High School	10.4%	7.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	33.3%	28.0%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	33.3%	31.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	14.6%	19.7%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	8.4%	12.7%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Van Buren County, Michigan

Statistic	Van Buren County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Labour Force Participation	58.6%	61.3%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	76.3%	74.3%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.4%	0.9%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.9%	2.0%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	29.3%	29.1%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	5.6%	6.0%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	5.7%	7.0%	n/a

Origins and language in Van Buren County, Michigan

Statistic	Van Buren County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Born in State of Residence	72.2%	76.0%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	2.0%	4.1%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	2.7%	3.1%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	89.9%	89.6%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	8.3%	3.1%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	7.6%	8.5%	16.7%

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