Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This town: | 9.6% | | Whole state: | 9.5% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This town: | 3.7% | | Whole state: | 4.2% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Van Buren, IN
Van Buren compared to Indiana state average:
- Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage significantly below state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
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Banks with branches in Van Buren (2007 data):
- MarkleBank: Van Buren Branch at 210 North First Street, branch established on 2005-05-16. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $288.8 mil, Deposits: $220.8 mil, headquarters in Markle, IN, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 7 total offices, Holding Company: Independent Alliance Banks, Inc.
School Enrollment by Level of School
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2004 Presidential Election results in Grant County Indiana:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Utility gas (73%)
- Electricity (22%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
- Other fuel (1%)
- Wood (1%)
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Sewerage |
1 | $2,070 | $24,840 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
2 | $4,798 | $28,788 | 0 | $0 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
2 | $4,683 | $28,098 | 0 | $0 |
| Financial Administration |
1 | $1,897 | $22,764 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
3 | $3,487 | $13,948 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
9 | $16,935 | $22,580 | 0 | $0 |
Van Buren government finances in 2002:
- Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $0
- Charges - Sewerage: $113,000
Solid Waste Management: $25,000
All Other: $15,000
- Current Operations - Water Utilities: $477,000
General - Other: $238,000
Sewerage: $121,000
Solid Waste Management: $22,000
Regular Highways: $7,000
Police Protection: $1,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $9,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $15,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Industrial Revenue: $8,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $216,000
- Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Water Utilities: $850,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $850,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $8,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $216,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $20,000
General Revenue, NEC: $6,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $28,000
Regular Highways: $2,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $670,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $505,000
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $133,000
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $31,000
Highways: $27,000
- Tax - Property: $106,000
Public Utilities: $4,000
NEC: $1,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $134,000
4.26% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,011 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 4.26% | | Indiana average: | 6.54% |
0.06% of residents moved from foreign countries ($160 average AGI)| Grant County: | 0.06% | | Indiana average: | 0.10% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
5.49% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,841 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.49% | | Indiana average: | 6.56% |
0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($176 average AGI)| Grant County: | 0.05% | | Indiana average: | 0.03% |
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Van Buren:
- WOWO (1190 AM; 50 kW; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: PATHFINDER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
- WGOM (860 AM; 1 kW; MARION, IN; Owner: MID-AMERICA RADIO OF INDIANA, INC.)
- WIBC (1070 AM; 50 kW; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
- WLW (700 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WBAT (1400 AM; 1 kW; MARION, IN; Owner: MID-AMERICA RADIO GROUP, INC.)
- WONO (1380 AM; 5 kW; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: PATHFINDER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
- WHAS (840 AM; 50 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WSAI (1530 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WTVN (610 AM; 50 kW; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WIOU (1350 AM; 5 kW; KOKOMO, IN; Owner: MID-AMERICA RADIO GROUP, INC.)
- WLS (890 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLS, INC.)
- WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WJR (760 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: ABC, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Van Buren:
- WMRI (106.9 FM; MARION, IN; Owner: MID-AMERICA RADIO OF INDIANA, INC.)
- WCJC (99.3 FM; VAN BUREN, IN; Owner: MID-AMERICA RADIO GROUP, INC.)
- WBSW (90.9 FM; MARION, IN; Owner: BALL STATE UNIVERSITY)
- WHTY (93.5 FM; HARTFORD CITY, IN; Owner: INDIANA SABRECOM, INC.)
- W299AJ (107.7 FM; MARION, IN; Owner: FRIENDS OF CHRISTIAN RADIO, INC.)
- WCKZ (94.1 FM; ROANOKE, IN; Owner: TRAVIS BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WKUZ (95.9 FM; WABASH, IN; Owner: UPPER WABASH BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WNUY (100.1 FM; BLUFFTON, IN; Owner: WELLS COUNTY RADIO CORP.)
- WXKE (102.9 FM; HUNTINGTON, IN; Owner: TAVIS BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WJOT-FM (105.9 FM; WABASH, IN; Owner: MID-AMERICA RADIO OF WABASH, INC.)
- WTUR (89.7 FM; UPLAND, IN; Owner: TAYLOR UNIVERSITY, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Van Buren:
- WSOT-LP (Channel 57; MARION, IN; Owner: SUNNYCREST MEDIA, INC.)
- WIWU-LP (Channel 51; MARION, IN; Owner: IWU COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WTTK (Channel 29; KOKOMO, IN; Owner: TRIBUNE BROADCAST HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WNDY-TV (Channel 23; MARION, IN; Owner: UPN STATIONS GROUP INC.)
- WANE-TV (Channel 15; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: INDIANA BROADCASTING, LLC)
Van Buren fatal accident list:
Nov 4, 2006 11:30 AM, Cr- 400, Cr- 1100, Lat: 40.493744, Lon: -85.464581, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
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