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Van Buren County, MI

76,129 Population
607.8 square miles 125.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.7 ±0.6 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Michigan: 40.4 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$38,336 ±$2,576 Per capita income
  • a little less than the amount in Michigan: $40,990 ±$308
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$66,631 ±$5,156 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Michigan: $72,389 ±$567
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

14.2% ±2.9% (10,672  ±2,164) Persons below poverty line
  • a little higher than the rate in Michigan: 13.5% 1,334,859 (±0.3% / ±27,543)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

24.5 minutes ±0.6 (729,885  ±26,165) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about the same as the figure in Michigan: 24.2 97,245,590 (±0.1 / ±399,652)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

32,740 ±1,135 Number of households
  • Michigan: 4,131,281 ±12,742
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.3 ±0.1 (75,138  ±24) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Michigan: 2.4 9,921,923
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

5.6% ±3.2% (881  ±505) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Michigan: 4.9% 112,620 (±0.3% / ±5,715)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

37,826 ±30 Number of housing units
  • Michigan: 4,669,109 ±1,252
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$231,100 ±$11,143 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Michigan: $254,200 ±$1,616
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

6.9% ±2% (5,225  ±1,526.7) Moved since previous year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Michigan: 10.8% 1,081,686 (±0.3% / ±30,683.1)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

93.3% ±5.1% (50,547  ±2,771) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Michigan: 92.2% 6,551,317 (±0.6% / ±39,951.7)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
25.3% ±2.7% (13,675  ±1,458.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Michigan: 33.3% 2,366,945 (±0.3% / ±23,456.2)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

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

3.6% (2,700  ±964) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in Michigan: 7.7% 778,787
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

5.5% ±1.1% (3,257  ±663) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in Michigan: 5.4% 435,461 (±0.1% / ±8,995)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
3,257 Total veterans ±663 2,960 Male ±624 297 Female ±160

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