Van Buren County, Tennessee

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Van Buren County, Tennessee is among the lowest in the country for life expectancy, and among the highest in the country for homeownership rate (72nd of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Van Buren County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States	Rank
Total Population	6,437	7,066,383	334,922,499	2779th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$54,931	$69,595	$80,734	2481st of 3,221
Median Age	47.2	38.9	38.9	452nd of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	13.7%	31.1%	35.7%	2967th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$159,200	$286,700	$332,700	2044th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$700	$1,189	$1,413	2734th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	16.1%	13.8%	12.5%	1087th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	2.3%	4.7%	5.2%	2858th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	23.5	171.4	n/a	2189th of 3,222
Foreign Born	0.9%	6.1%	14.1%	2829th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	69.1	n/a	n/a	2985th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	86.4%	66.9%	65.2%	72nd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	29.6	25.7	26.4	571st of 3,221
Worked from Home	9.7%	12.9%	15.1%	1296th of 3,222
Uninsured	14.7%	n/a	n/a	764th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	55.9%	46.8%	46.9%	492nd of 3,222
Broadband Access	77.7%	n/a	n/a	2461st 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, Tennessee

Statistic	Van Buren County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	94.6%	71.0%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2.2%	7.4%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	15.4%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	1.9%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.6%	3.7%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	10.3	46.4	61.4

Age in Van Buren County, Tennessee

Statistic	Van Buren County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Median Age	47.2	38.9	38.9
Under 18 %	20.2%	22.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.0%	8.9%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	10.1%	13.8%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	10.1%	12.8%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	28.5%	25.2%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	24.0%	17.1%	17.2%

Households and families in Van Buren County, Tennessee

Statistic	Van Buren County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Households	2,569	2,824,277	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.5	2.5
Family Households	67.5%	64.2%	64.2%
Households with Children	29.6%	29.3%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	11.6%	17.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	27.5%	29.5%	28.7%
Never Married	20.8%	31.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Van Buren County, Tennessee

Statistic	Van Buren County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Per Capita Income	$27,757	$39,437	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	19.2%	16.6%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	18.8%	17.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	15.5%	16.8%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	1.9%	9.0%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	16.1%	13.8%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	39.3%	31.8%	28.2%
SNAP Households	18.6%	10.8%	n/a

Housing in Van Buren County, Tennessee

Statistic	Van Buren County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Housing Units	2,922	3,143,670	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	75.3%	68.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	0.4%	14.1%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	12.1%	10.2%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,978.0	1,987.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	13.6%	33.1%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	19.8%	29.5%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$693	$1,442	n/a

Education in Van Buren County, Tennessee

Statistic	Van Buren County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Less than High School	13.7%	10.0%	10.4%
High School Graduate	43.3%	31.2%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	29.3%	27.8%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	9.1%	19.4%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	4.7%	11.7%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Van Buren County, Tennessee

Statistic	Van Buren County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Labour Force Participation	52.0%	62.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	74.1%	75.8%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.4%	3.2%
Walked to Work	3.9%	1.2%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	23.7%	24.9%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	15.1%	7.1%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	8.1%	5.2%	n/a

Origins and language in Van Buren County, Tennessee

Statistic	Van Buren County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Born in State of Residence	68.6%	57.2%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.7%	2.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.2%	3.7%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	93.3%	91.4%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.7%	5.2%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	2.4%	6.1%	16.7%

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