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Van Buren R-I School District, MO

2,514 Population
307.1 square miles 8.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.1 ±5.9 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Carter County: 38.9 ±1.5
  • a little higher than the figure in Missouri: 39 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$19,623 ±$2,890 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Carter County: $27,032 † ±$3,447
  • about half the amount in Missouri: $39,695 ±$221
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$36,500 ±$15,267 Median household income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Carter County: $50,000 † ±$8,926
  • about half the amount in Missouri: $70,702 ±$325
  • about half the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

28.9% ±10% (716  ±261) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Carter County: 20.8% † 1,091 (±5.5% / ±291)
  • more than double the rate in Missouri: 12.6% 757,180 (±0.2% / ±12,002)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

17.5 minutes ±3.2 (14,010  ±4,265) Mean travel time to work
  • about two-thirds of the figure in Carter County: 24.8 † 49,010 (±4.7 / ±11,016)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Missouri: 23.5 60,610,180 (±0.1 / ±367,091)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

930 ±126 Number of households
  • Carter County: 2,038 ±136
  • Missouri: 2,508,227 ±6,821
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.7 ±0.5 (2,474  ±278) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Carter County: 2.6 5,253 (±0.2 / ±3)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Missouri: 2.4 6,028,070
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

1.3% ±2.1% (7  ±12) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Carter County: 4.5% † 51 (±3.8% / ±43)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Missouri: 5.4% 75,813 (±0.2% / ±2,448)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

1,309 ±128 Number of housing units
  • Carter County: 2,676 ±20
  • Missouri: 2,825,287 ±1,043
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$134,700 ±$29,470 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Carter County: $159,400 † ±$22,788
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Missouri: $230,300 ±$880
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

18.6% ±7.4% (465  ±191.3) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in Carter County: 18.8% † 982 (±5.8% / ±301)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Missouri: 12.6% 773,364 (±0.2% / ±10,610.2)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

85.2% ±4.6% (1,351  ±207.4) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Carter County: 80.6% † 2,871 (±8.4% / ±306.9)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Missouri: 91.9% 3,897,379 (±0.3% / ±14,557)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
11% ±5.4% (174  ±88.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Carter County: 10.1% † 358 (±3.3% / ±118.3)
  • about one-third of the rate in Missouri: 32.4% 1,374,703 (±0.2% / ±8,698.6)
  • about one-third of 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

0.4% ±0.5% (9  ±12) Foreign-born population
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Carter County: 1.5% 80
  • about 10 percent of the rate in Missouri: 4.5% 277,967
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

10.7% ±3.2% (187  ±62) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Carter County: 13.1% † 526 (±2.6% / ±106)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Missouri: 7.3% 347,543 (±0.1% / ±4,380)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
187 Total veterans ±62 175 Male ±59 12 Female ±17

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