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Van Buren township, Van Buren County, IA

1,278 Population
45.2 square miles 28.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

57.1 ±5.6 Median age
  • about 1.3 times the figure in Van Buren County: 44.7 ±0.2
  • about 1.5 times the figure in Iowa: 38.6 ±0.2
  • about 1.5 times the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$33,060 ±$5,448 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in Van Buren County: $33,900 ±$2,985
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Iowa: $40,877 ±$247
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$58,750 ±$11,401 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in Van Buren County: $61,161 † ±$6,234
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Iowa: $75,059 ±$418
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

10.3% ±4.9% (125  ±63) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Van Buren County: 15.1% † 1,081 (±3.4% / ±246)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Iowa: 11.1% 344,519 (±0.2% / ±6,799)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

22.7 minutes ±7.2 (9,245  ±3,910) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Van Buren County: 22.5 59,680 (±2.2 / ±7,616)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Iowa: 19.8 28,362,076 (±0.1 / ±233,595)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

521 ±89 Number of households
  • Van Buren County: 2,896 ±123
  • Iowa: 1,315,707 ±3,984
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.3 ±0.1 (1,194  ±208) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Van Buren County: 2.5 7,157 (±0.1 / ±25)
  • a little less than the figure in Iowa: 2.4 3,111,021
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

7.9% ±10.5% (13  ±18) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Van Buren County: 6.3% † 81 (±3.3% / ±43)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Iowa: 5.7% 41,080 (±0.2% / ±1,625)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

568 ±91 Number of housing units
  • Van Buren County: 3,490 ±41
  • Iowa: 1,437,699 ±523
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$117,200 ±$17,491 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in Van Buren County: $114,600 † ±$15,520
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Iowa: $208,000 ±$1,141
  • about one-third of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

11% ±4.6% (139  ±62.1) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in Van Buren County: 11% † 781 (±3.4% / ±239.2)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Iowa: 12.9% 408,833 (±0.3% / ±7,883.1)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

95.8% ±19.3% (1,014  ±142.5) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Van Buren County: 85.7% 4,321 (±5.2% / ±260.9)
  • a little higher than the rate in Iowa: 93.3% 2,008,851 (±0.4% / ±9,325.6)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
18.8% ±5% (199  ±60.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Van Buren County: 18.8% † 948 (±2.5% / ±125.5)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Iowa: 31.4% 676,908 (±0.3% / ±5,442.9)
  • about half the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

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

0.2% ±0.3% (3  ±4) Foreign-born population
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Van Buren County: 0.6% 45
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in Iowa: 5.9% 189,988
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

11.1% ±4.7% (122  ±55) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Van Buren County: 9.5% † 527 (±1.6% / ±87)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Iowa: 6.5% 160,571 (±0.1% / ±2,289)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
122 Total veterans ±55 114 Male ±53 8 Female ±8

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