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Van Buren, MO

1,146 Population
2 square miles 573.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.8 ±10.9 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Carter County: 39.6 ±2.6
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Missouri: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$13,541 ±$2,848 Per capita income
  • about half the amount in Carter County: $27,115 † ±$3,970
  • about one-third of the amount in Missouri: $38,497 ±$194
$20,441 ±$11,075 Median household income
  • about half the amount in Carter County: $45,083 † ±$7,157
  • about one-third of the amount in Missouri: $68,920 ±$368

45.2% ±15.3% (502  ±212) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in Carter County: 19.2% † 988 (±5% / ±258)
  • more than double the rate in Missouri: 12.6% 756,528 (±0.2% / ±11,728)

15.8 minutes ±5.1 (5,195  ±2,978) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Carter County: 21.2 † 41,350 (±3.7 / ±9,334)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in Missouri: 23.7 61,430,776 (±0.1 / ±342,703)

Families

406 ±99 Number of households
  • Carter County: 1,965 ±155
  • Missouri: 2,484,834 ±6,166
2.7 ±0.2 (1,111  ±281) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Carter County: 2.7 5,230 (±0.2 / ±2)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Missouri: 2.4 6,003,171

N/A Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year

Housing

524 ±96 Number of housing units
  • Carter County: 2,692 ±18
  • Missouri: 2,809,501 ±603

$77,400 ±$24,600 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about half the amount in Carter County: $147,600 † ±$43,039
  • about one-third of the amount in Missouri: $215,600 ±$942

26.9% ±9.5% (306  ±131.6) Moved since previous year
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Carter County: 16% † 837 (±5.2% / ±269.6)
  • more than double the rate in Missouri: 13.1% 797,185 (±0.2% / ±11,214.7)

Social

80.7% ±30% (593  ±154.9) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Carter County: 85.2% † 3,040 (±9.3% / ±333.3)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Missouri: 91.6% 3,862,700 (±0.4% / ±14,882.9)
11% ±9.3% (81  ±71.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Carter County: 13.3% † 476 (±4.7% / ±167.5)
  • about one-third of the rate in Missouri: 31.9% 1,345,230 (±0.2% / ±8,913.9)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

N/A Foreign-born population

3.6% ±2.8% (28  ±23) Population with veteran status
  • about one-third of the rate in Carter County: 11.8% † 470 (±3.4% / ±134)
  • about half the rate in Missouri: 7.4% 354,505 (±0.1% / ±4,081)
28 Total veterans ±23 28 Male ±23 N/A Female ±12

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