Van Buren County, Arkansas (AR)

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• • 14,26590.2%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 6614.2%Two or more races
  • 5773.6%Hispanic or Latino
  • 1340.8%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 1130.7%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 510.3%Asian alone
  • 210.1%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $210,027

Here:	$210,027
State:	$243,881

Townhouses or other attached units: $203,574

Here:	$203,574
State:	$244,376

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $197,046

Here:	$197,046
State:	$216,658

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $84,466

Here:	$84,466
State:	$227,195

Mobile homes: $66,458

Here:	$66,458
State:	$79,566

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $4,520

Here:	$4,520
State:	$127,304

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 40
• Burglaries: 35
• Thefts: 76
• Auto thefts: 33

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 42
• Burglaries: 36
• Thefts: 88
• Auto thefts: 27

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $687 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $601 (0.5%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Van Buren County is $346 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $456 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $565 a month.

Cities in this county include: Fairfield Bay, Clinton, Dennard, Shirley, Damascus.

Neighboring counties: Cocke County, Tennessee , Haywood County, Tennessee .

Current college students: 363
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 84.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 16.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 245 (23.1% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 1062010 or later
• 532000 to 2009
• 511990 to 1999
• 421980 to 1989
• 131970 to 1979
• 121Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 97.5%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 6,837
• One, attached: 101
• Two: 36
• 3 or 4: 247
• 5 to 9: 260
• 10 to 19: 177
• 20 to 49: 53
• 50 or more: 87
• Mobile homes: 2,022
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 46

Housing units in Van Buren County with a mortgage: 2,237 (198 second mortgage, 1 home equity loan, 134 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 25

Religion statistics for Van Buren County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Van Buren County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Arkansas Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4518, Natural disaster type: Other
• Arkansas Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: December 05, 2013 to December 07, 2013, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4160: January 06, 2014, FEMA Id: 4160, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• Arkansas Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: May 30, 2013 to June 03, 2013, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4124: June 25, 2013, FEMA Id: 4124, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Arkansas Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Associated Flooding, Incident Period: April 14, 2011 to June 03, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1975: May 02, 2011, FEMA Id: 1975, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Arkansas Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: October 29, 2009 to November 08, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1861: December 03, 2009, FEMA Id: 1861, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Arkansas Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: January 26, 2009 to January 30, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1819: February 06, 2009, FEMA Id: 1819, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• Arkansas Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: January 26, 2009 to January 30, 2009, Emergency Declared EM-3301: January 28, 2009, FEMA Id: 3301, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• Arkansas Tropical Storm Ike, Incident Period: September 13, 2008 to September 23, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1804: October 22, 2008, FEMA Id: 1804, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
• Arkansas Severe Storms and Flooding associated with Hurricane Gustav, Incident Period: September 02, 2008 to September 08, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1793: September 18, 2008, FEMA Id: 1793, Natural disaster type: Storm, Hurricane, Flood
• Arkansas Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes, Incident Period: May 02, 2008 to May 12, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1758: May 20, 2008, FEMA Id: 1758, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• 11 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

9.79% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($52,994 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.47% relocated from other counties in Arkansas ($28,755 average AGI)
4.32% relocated from other states ($24,239 average AGI)

Van Buren County:	4.32%
Arkansas average:	3.41%

from Faulkner County, AR	1.56% ($48,776 average AGI)
from Cleburne County, AR	0.48% ($53,538)
from Pulaski County, AR	0.44% ($51,042)

7.50% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($38,462 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.23% relocated to other counties in Arkansas ($26,780 average AGI)
2.27% relocated to other states ($11,682 average AGI)

Van Buren County:	2.27%
Arkansas average:	2.79%

to Faulkner County, AR	1.58% ($40,357 average AGI)
to Cleburne County, AR	0.62% ($47,576)
to Pulaski County, AR	0.38% ($34,700)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.7

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 13.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 14.1

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 16.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 5.0

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Van Buren County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 3,193 (968 living alone), Female householders: 3,902 (1,359 living alone)

• 3,355 spouses (3,350 opposite-sex spouses), 391 unmarried partners, (377 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 3,929 children (3,597 natural, 116 adopted, 213 stepchildren), 326 grandchildren, 81 brothers or sisters, 162 parents, 0 foster children, 238 other relatives, 329 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 190

Size of family households: 2,669 2-persons, 818 3-persons, 687 4-persons, 175 5-persons, 113 6-persons, 62 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,330 1-person, 239 2-persons, 12 3-persons, 18 4-persons.

1,833 married couples with children.
866 single-parent households (236 men, 630 women).

96.2% of residents of Van Buren speak English at home.
2.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (73% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (66% speak English very well, 34% speak English not well).
0.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (88% speak English very well, 12% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $116,887,000 ($7,050 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $7,099,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $63,249,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $25,169,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $350,000
Federal grants: $22,177,000
Federal procurement contracts: $2,911,000 ($2,331,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,032,000 ($40,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $467,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $2,051,000
Federal Government insurance: $4,745,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.00 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

• Year house built in Van Buren County, Arkansas
• 312020 or later
• 1,0082010 to 2019
• 1,7812000 to 2009
• 1,5201990 to 1999
• 1,6301980 to 1989
• 2,0031970 to 1979
• 7631960 to 1969
• 3851950 to 1959
• 3521940 to 1949
• 2341939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Van Buren County, Arkansas

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Van Buren County, Arkansas
• 381 room
• 832 rooms
• 2703 rooms
• 1,1754 rooms
• 1,2265 rooms
• 1,1606 rooms
• 7897 rooms
• 4898 rooms
• 4559+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Van Buren County, Arkansas
• 581 room
• 382 rooms
• 2543 rooms
• 2734 rooms
• 4575 rooms
• 2136 rooms
• 737 rooms
• 588 rooms
• 339+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Van Buren County, Arkansas

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Van Buren County, Arkansas
• 46no bedroom
• 1881 bedroom
• 1,6212 bedrooms
• 3,0563 bedrooms
• 5654 bedrooms
• 1215+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Van Buren County, Arkansas
• 59no bedroom
• 2671 bedroom
• 5082 bedrooms
• 5763 bedrooms
• 454 bedrooms
• 65+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Van Buren County, Arkansas in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Van Buren County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 184no vehicle
• 1,6031 vehicle
• 2,1822 vehicles
• 9943 vehicles
• 4564 vehicles
• 2165+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Van Buren County in renter-occupied apartments
• 300no vehicle
• 7421 vehicle
• 3572 vehicles
• 403 vehicles
• 494 vehicles
• 05+ vehicles

90.1% of Van Buren County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 26% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 61% lived in Arkansas.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 9,306
• Other state: 6,481
• Northeast: 518
• Midwest: 2,867
• South: 1,885
• West: 1,188

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 586
• Number of aged recipients: 83
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 503
• Number of recipients under 18: 78
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 350
• Number of recipients older than 64: 158
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 290
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 248

Van Buren County on our top lists:

• #63 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for 3rd party candidates in the 2012 Presidential Election"