Van Buren County, Michigan (MI)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 7,368
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 22,253
Renter-occupied apartments: 6,395 (it was 5,729 in 2000)
% of renters here: | 20% |
State: | 28% |
Land area: 611 sq. mi.
Water area: 479.3 sq. mi.
Population density: 124 people per square mile (average).
Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (22.5%), Educational, health and social services (19.7%), Retail trade (12.4%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 82%
- Government: 11%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 7%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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- 59,29578.4%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 9,29212.3%Hispanic or Latino
- 3,9235.2%Two or more races
- 2,2673.0%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 5400.7%Asian alone
- 2930.4%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
- 480.06%Some other race alone
Median resident age: | 40.9 years |
Michigan median age: | 40.2 years |
Males: 38,066 | ![]() |
Females: 37,592 | ![]() |

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Van Buren County: | 2.0 people |
Michigan: | 2 people |
Estimated median household income in 2021: $59,081 ($39,365 in 1999)
This county: | $59,081 |
Michigan: | $63,498 |
Median contract rent in 2021 for apartments: $555 (lower quartile is $423, upper quartile is $759)
This county: | $555 |
State: | $805 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2021: $175,000 (it was $90,100 in 2000)
Van Buren: | $175,000 |
Michigan: | $199,100 |
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,296
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $474
Institutionalized population: 469
Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 2
- Rapes: 18
- Robberies: 2
- Assaults: 80
- Burglaries: 91
- Thefts: 210
- Auto thefts: 22
Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 9
- Robberies: 1
- Assaults: 59
- Burglaries: 76
- Thefts: 152
- Auto thefts: 24
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2021: 246 buildings, average cost: $244,800
- 2020: 164 buildings, average cost: $229,700
- 2019: 123 buildings, average cost: $257,100
- 2018: 119 buildings, average cost: $254,000
- 2017: 148 buildings, average cost: $222,100
- 2016: 102 buildings, average cost: $219,700
- 2015: 132 buildings, average cost: $146,900
- 2014: 81 buildings, average cost: $228,300
- 2013: 74 buildings, average cost: $196,100
- 2012: 69 buildings, average cost: $175,800
- 2011: 69 buildings, average cost: $180,700
- 2010: 72 buildings, average cost: $167,100
- 2009: 78 buildings, average cost: $191,000
- 2008: 111 buildings, average cost: $161,500
- 2007: 156 buildings, average cost: $177,900
- 2006: 251 buildings, average cost: $145,300
- 2005: 454 buildings, average cost: $133,700
- 2004: 474 buildings, average cost: $120,600
- 2003: 428 buildings, average cost: $85,600
- 2002: 389 buildings, average cost: $83,000
- 2001: 397 buildings, average cost: $89,300
- 2000: 412 buildings, average cost: $86,500
- 1999: 464 buildings, average cost: $79,000
- 1998: 431 buildings, average cost: $73,900
- 1997: 374 buildings, average cost: $73,700
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2021: $2,416 (1.2%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2021: $1,970 (1.2%)
Van Buren County: | 13.2% |
Michigan: | 13.1% |
Median age of residents in 2021: 40.9 years old
(Males: 39.3 years old, Females: 42.9 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 45.0 years old, Black residents: 55.4 years old, American Indian residents: 16.6 years old, Asian residents: 33.6 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 24.5 years old, Other race residents: 24.5 years old)
Area name: Kalamazoo-Portage, MI MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Van Buren County is $504 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $612 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $813 a month.
Cities in this county include: South Haven, Paw Paw, Mattawan, Hartford, Bangor, Lawton, Decatur, Lawrence, Gobles, Bloomingdale.
Neighboring counties: Berkshire County, Massachusetts , Allegany County, New York
, Broome County, New York
, Warren County, Pennsylvania
, Wayne County, Pennsylvania
, Rock County, Nebraska
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Here: | 6.1% |
Michigan: | 4.1% |
Current college students: 2,430
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 88.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 22.4%
Number of foreign born residents: 4,020 (24.7% naturalized citizens)
Van Buren County: | 5.3% |
Whole state: | 6.8% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 5972010 or later
- 9422000 to 2009
- 8181990 to 1999
- 6981980 to 1989
- 3711970 to 1979
- 597Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): 23.6 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 50.0%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 29,211
- One, attached: 434
- Two: 209
- 3 or 4: 393
- 5 to 9: 945
- 10 to 19: 645
- 20 to 49: 542
- 50 or more: 194
- Mobile homes: 4,591
Housing units in Van Buren County with a mortgage: 13,698 (1,678 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 1,406 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 530
Here: | 2.4% with mortgage |
State: | 96.9% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Van Buren County
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Catholic | 12,943 | 7 |
Evangelical Protestant | 7,575 | 68 |
Mainline Protestant | 5,337 | 29 |
Other | 577 | 9 |
Black Protestant | 494 | 4 |
None | 49,332 | - |
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Van Buren County: | 2.06 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 2.34 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 0.13 / 10,000 pop. |
Michigan: | 0.18 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 2.06 / 10,000 pop. |
Michigan: | 1.52 / 10,000 pop. |
Van Buren County: | 5.14 / 10,000 pop. |
Michigan: | 2.99 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 7.84 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 6.80 / 10,000 pop. |
Van Buren County: | 9.4% |
Michigan: | 9.7% |
Van Buren County: | 28.5% |
State: | 29.7% |
Here: | 16.4% |
State: | 13.4% |
Agriculture in Van Buren County:
Average size of farms: 152 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $83,382
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $791.49
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 19.93%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 12.29%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $70,671
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 60.81%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 22.13%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $73,513
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 89.74%
Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 4.43
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 26.79%
Corn for grain: 31870 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 804 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 29321 harvested acres
Vegetables: 10,553 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 10,281 acres
Earthquake activity:
Van Buren County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Michigan state average. It is 7% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 5/2/2015 at 16:23:07, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MW, Depth: 2.8 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 31.5 miles away from Van Buren County center
On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.4 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.2 MW, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 280.7 miles away from the county center
On 6/10/1987 at 23:48:54, a magnitude 5.1 (4.9 MB, 4.4 MS, 4.6 MS, 5.1 LG) earthquake occurred 256.8 miles away from the county center
On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MW, Depth: 8.9 mi) earthquake occurred 280.8 miles away from the county center
On 7/12/1986 at 08:19:37, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB) earthquake occurred 147.4 miles away from Van Buren County center
On 1/31/1986 at 16:46:43, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MB) earthquake occurred 255.3 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
- Michigan Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4494, Natural disaster type: Other
- Michigan Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3225: September 07, 2005, FEMA Id: 3225, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Michigan Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: December 11, 2000 to December 31, 2000, Emergency Declared EM-3160: January 10, 2001, FEMA Id: 3160, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
- Michigan Winter Storm, Incident Period: January 02, 1999 to January 15, 1999, Emergency Declared EM-3137: January 27, 1999, FEMA Id: 3137, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
- Michigan SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, Incident Period: September 10, 1986 to October 10, 1986, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-774: September 18, 1986, FEMA Id: 774, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
- Michigan SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, Incident Period: September 08, 1980, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-631: September 08, 1980, FEMA Id: 631, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
- Michigan SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, Incident Period: May 16, 1980, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-621: May 16, 1980, FEMA Id: 621, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado
- Michigan Blizzards and Snowstorms, Incident Period: January 27, 1978, Emergency Declared EM-3057: January 27, 1978, FEMA Id: 3057, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Blizzard
- Michigan Snowstorms, Incident Period: February 05, 1977, Emergency Declared EM-3030: February 05, 1977, FEMA Id: 3030, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm
- Michigan Severe Storms, High Winds, Flooding, Incident Period: April 26, 1975, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-465: April 26, 1975, FEMA Id: 465, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood, Wind
- 1 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Van Buren County (11) is smaller than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 5
Emergencies Declared: 5
Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 5, Floods: 4, Snowstorms: 2, Winter Storms: 2, Blizzard: 1, Hurricane: 1, Tornado: 1, Wind: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 19,509 (70.7%)
- Carpooled: 2,735 (9.9%)
- Bus: 55 (0.2%)
- Ferryboat: 10 (0.0%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 118 (0.4%)
- Bicycle: 67 (0.2%)
- Walked: 586 (2.1%)
- Worked at home: 4,422 (16.0%)
- Health care and social assistance (18%)
- Manufacturing (18%)
- Retail trade (12%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Educational services (7%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
- Finance and insurance (3%)
- Health care and social assistance (20%)
- Manufacturing (20%)
- Retail trade (13%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Educational services (8%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
- Finance and insurance (4%)
- Management occupations (13%)
- Production occupations (12%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (11%)
- Material moving occupations (11%)
- Sales and related occupations (9%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (8%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (14%)
- Management occupations (13%)
- Production occupations (12%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (8%)
- Sales and related occupations (8%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (7%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (6%)
- Mexico (64%)
- Jamaica (4%)
- Guatemala (3%)
- Germany (3%)
- Philippines (3%)
- India (2%)
- Cambodia (2%)
- German (15%)
- English (11%)
- American (8%)
- Irish (8%)
- Dutch (5%)
- Polish (5%)
- Italian (3%)
People in group quarters in Van Buren County, Michigan in 2010:
- 321 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 208 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
- 154 people in group homes intended for adults
- 148 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
- 32 people in residential treatment centers for adults
- 14 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
People in group quarters in Van Buren County, Michigan in 2000:
- 880 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
- 386 people in nursing homes
- 189 people in unknown juvenile institutions
- 106 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 94 people in other group homes
- 88 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 41 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 41 people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 22 people in homes for the physically handicapped
- 20 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 11 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
- 10 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the intellectually disabled
- 10 people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
- 10 people in other workers' dormitories
- 8 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
7.20% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($64,558 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 7.20% |
Michigan average: | 5.83% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.03% relocated from other counties in Michigan ($37,265 average AGI)
2.17% relocated from other states ($27,293 average AGI)
Van Buren County: 2.17% Michigan average: 1.78%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Kalamazoo County, MI | ![]() |
from Berrien County, MI | ![]() |
from Allegan County, MI | ![]() |
from Cook County, IL | ![]() |
from Cass County, MI | ![]() |
from Kent County, MI | ![]() |
from Ottawa County, MI | ![]() |
6.86% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($61,595 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 6.86% |
Michigan average: | 5.95% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.01% relocated to other counties in Michigan ($35,466 average AGI)
1.85% relocated to other states ($26,129 average AGI)
Van Buren County: 1.85% Michigan average: 1.91%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Kalamazoo County, MI | ![]() |
to Berrien County, MI | ![]() |
to Allegan County, MI | ![]() |
to Cass County, MI | ![]() |
to Ottawa County, MI | ![]() |
to Kent County, MI | ![]() |
to St. Joseph County, MI | ![]() |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 9.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2019: 9.8
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 4.0%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 12,510 (9,963 aged, 2,547 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 1,465 (7%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Van Buren County, Michigan in 1999 - 2019:
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (1,035)
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (1,030)
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (947)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (761)
- Congestive heart failure (510)
- Unspecified dementia (371)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (365)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (300)
- Pneumonia, unspecified (250)
- Colon, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (230)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 3,579
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 264
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 39,831
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,294
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 953
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 4
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 30
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 74
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 4
Beer, wine & liquor stores per 100,000 population in 2005: 1
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 132.9. This is more than state average.
- Firearm - 75.7
- Other - 57.2
Household type by relationship:
Households: 75,658- Male householders: 13,350 (3,140 living alone), Female householders: 15,107 (3,846 living alone)
15,211 spouses (15,195 opposite-sex spouses), 2,023 unmarried partners, (2,015 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 22,009 children (20,662 natural, 586 adopted, 761 stepchildren), 2,420 grandchildren, 655 brothers or sisters, 645 parents, 0 foster children, 856 other relatives, 2,064 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 1,318
Size of family households: 9,410 2-persons, 3,554 3-persons, 3,026 4-persons, 1,752 5-persons, 1,608 6-persons, 376 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 6,986 1-person, 1,424 2-persons, 164 3-persons, 157 4-persons.
11,058 married couples with children.
3,798 single-parent households (1,176 men, 2,622 women).
90.3% of residents of Van Buren speak English at home.
8.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (60% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (74% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 2% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (53% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 13% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (73% speak English very well, 27% speak English well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $379,473,000 ($4,832 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $5,197,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $176,955,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $86,390,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $5,022,000
Federal grants: $93,735,000
Federal procurement contracts: $7,206,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $10,164,000 ($407,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $2,333,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $37,996,000
Federal Government insurance: $80,075,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 5,315Here: | 67 per 1000 residents |
State: | 68 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 3,567
Here: | 45 per 1000 residents |
State: | 45 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +492
Here: | +6 per 1000 residents |
State: | +12 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +403
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State: | ![]() ![]() |
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 4.41 millions of gallons per day (70% from ground, 30% from surface)
Here: | 6.2 |
State: | 6.5 |
Here: | 4.9 |
State: | 4.3 |
- Year house built in Van Buren County, Michigan
- 1172020 or later
- 1,3562010 to 2019
- 4,7442000 to 2009
- 6,8191990 to 1999
- 4,3841980 to 1989
- 4,5271970 to 1979
- 2,9121960 to 1969
- 3,9821950 to 1959
- 2,1241940 to 1949
- 6,1991939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Van Buren County, Michigan
- 1141 room
- 872 rooms
- 4973 rooms
- 2,4104 rooms
- 4,6415 rooms
- 5,0556 rooms
- 4,0377 rooms
- 1,9378 rooms
- 4,1869+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Van Buren County, Michigan
- 381 room
- 772 rooms
- 1,0513 rooms
- 1,2424 rooms
- 8695 rooms
- 9256 rooms
- 5507 rooms
- 3118 rooms
- 4309+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Van Buren County, Michigan
- 114no bedroom
- 3951 bedroom
- 5,6722 bedrooms
- 10,7333 bedrooms
- 4,5504 bedrooms
- 1,5005+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Van Buren County, Michigan
- 38no bedroom
- 1,0611 bedroom
- 2,1962 bedrooms
- 1,6643 bedrooms
- 3454 bedrooms
- 1895+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Van Buren County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 737no vehicle
- 6,1181 vehicle
- 10,0492 vehicles
- 3,4673 vehicles
- 1,9204 vehicles
- 6735+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Van Buren County in renter-occupied apartments
- 709no vehicle
- 2,4161 vehicle
- 1,4262 vehicles
- 6613 vehicles
- 1674 vehicles
- 1145+ vehicles
87.5% of Van Buren County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 34% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 72% lived in Michigan.
Van Buren County: | 87.5% |
State average: | 87.3% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 53,907
- Other state: 17,397
- Northeast: 1,253
- Midwest: 9,429
- South: 4,535
- West: 2,180
- 58.4%Utility gas
- 21.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 9.3%Electricity
- 5.3%Wood
- 2.8%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 2.0%Other fuel
- 0.8%No fuel used
- 0.1%Coal or coke
- 51.3%Utility gas
- 23.2%Electricity
- 13.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 6.6%Other fuel
- 4.5%No fuel used
- 0.8%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Here: | 7.3% |
Michigan: | 13.9% |
Here: | 8.1% |
Michigan: | 10.9% |
Here: | 12.1% |
Michigan: | 17.1% |
Van Buren County government finances - Expenditure in 2020:
- Charges - Other: $6,019,000
Other: $5,683,000
- Current Operations - Regular Highways: $15,774,000
Regular Highways: $15,346,000
General - Other: $10,774,000
General - Other: $9,522,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $8,650,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $6,237,000
Health - Other: $6,185,000
Police Protection: $5,257,000
Health - Other: $5,250,000
Police Protection: $4,402,000
Correctional Institutions: $3,009,000
Correctional Institutions: $2,788,000
Central Staff Services: $2,628,000
Public Welfare - Other: $2,615,000
Central Staff Services: $2,553,000
Public Welfare - Other: $2,480,000
Transit Utilities: $1,994,000
Transit Utilities: $1,843,000
General Public Buildings: $1,802,000
General Public Buildings: $1,506,000
Financial Administration: $1,039,000
Financial Administration: $796,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $186,000
Housing and Community Development: $107,000
Housing and Community Development: $70,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $54,000
Corrections - Other: $4,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $4,418,000
Other: $4,319,000
Housing and Community Development: $165,000
Housing and Community Development: $53,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $363,000
Interest on Debt: $153,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Health - Other: $2,026,000
Other - Health - Other: $662,000
Other - General - Other: $341,000
Other - General - Other: $341,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $3,450,000
Highways: $3,297,000
Other: $3,077,000
Other: $2,722,000
Transit Utilities: $249,000
Transit Utilities: $40,000
Health and Hospitals: $31,000
Housing and Community Development: $3,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $21,494,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $19,206,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $18,155,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $16,873,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $11,870,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $8,531,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $7,833,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,500,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $929,000
Special Assessments: $661,000
Interest Earnings: $629,000
Rents: $595,000
Rents: $580,000
Special Assessments: $453,000
General Revenue - Other: $432,000
Fines and Forfeits: $309,000
Fines and Forfeits: $194,000
Interest Earnings: $164,000
Donations From Private Sources: $121,000
Donations From Private Sources: $57,000
Sale of Property: $39,000
Sale of Property: $2,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $5,254,000
General - Other: $832,000
Regular Highways: $391,000
Regular Highways: $380,000
Police Protection: $278,000
Sewerage: $156,000
Police Protection: $26,000
Sewerage: $23,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $38,896,000
Cash and Securities: $36,521,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $11,681,000
Highways: $7,848,000
Other: $3,534,000
Other: $3,242,000
General Local Government Support: $1,576,000
General Local Government Support: $1,553,000
Public Welfare: $1,263,000
Public Welfare: $800,000
- Tax - Property: $23,633,000
Property: $21,782,000
Other License: $272,000
Other License: $163,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $36,000
Other Selective Sales: $6,000
Other Selective Sales: $5,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $13,737,000
: $13,231,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $234,000
Interest on Debt: $87,000
Van Buren County government finances - Revenue in 2020:
- Charges - Other: $6,019,000
Other: $5,683,000
- Current Operations - Regular Highways: $15,774,000
Regular Highways: $15,346,000
General - Other: $10,774,000
General - Other: $9,522,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $8,650,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $6,237,000
Health - Other: $6,185,000
Police Protection: $5,257,000
Health - Other: $5,250,000
Police Protection: $4,402,000
Correctional Institutions: $3,009,000
Correctional Institutions: $2,788,000
Central Staff Services: $2,628,000
Public Welfare - Other: $2,615,000
Central Staff Services: $2,553,000
Public Welfare - Other: $2,480,000
Transit Utilities: $1,994,000
Transit Utilities: $1,843,000
General Public Buildings: $1,802,000
General Public Buildings: $1,506,000
Financial Administration: $1,039,000
Financial Administration: $796,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $186,000
Housing and Community Development: $107,000
Housing and Community Development: $70,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $54,000
Corrections - Other: $4,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $4,418,000
Other: $4,319,000
Housing and Community Development: $165,000
Housing and Community Development: $53,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $363,000
Interest on Debt: $153,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Health - Other: $2,026,000
Other - Health - Other: $662,000
Other - General - Other: $341,000
Other - General - Other: $341,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $3,450,000
Highways: $3,297,000
Other: $3,077,000
Other: $2,722,000
Transit Utilities: $249,000
Transit Utilities: $40,000
Health and Hospitals: $31,000
Housing and Community Development: $3,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $21,494,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $19,206,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $18,155,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $16,873,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $11,870,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $8,531,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $7,833,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,500,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $929,000
Special Assessments: $661,000
Interest Earnings: $629,000
Rents: $595,000
Rents: $580,000
Special Assessments: $453,000
General Revenue - Other: $432,000
Fines and Forfeits: $309,000
Fines and Forfeits: $194,000
Interest Earnings: $164,000
Donations From Private Sources: $121,000
Donations From Private Sources: $57,000
Sale of Property: $39,000
Sale of Property: $2,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $5,254,000
General - Other: $832,000
Regular Highways: $391,000
Regular Highways: $380,000
Police Protection: $278,000
Sewerage: $156,000
Police Protection: $26,000
Sewerage: $23,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $38,896,000
Cash and Securities: $36,521,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $11,681,000
Highways: $7,848,000
Other: $3,534,000
Other: $3,242,000
General Local Government Support: $1,576,000
General Local Government Support: $1,553,000
Public Welfare: $1,263,000
Public Welfare: $800,000
- Tax - Property: $23,633,000
Property: $21,782,000
Other License: $272,000
Other License: $163,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $36,000
Other Selective Sales: $6,000
Other Selective Sales: $5,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $13,737,000
: $13,231,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $234,000
Interest on Debt: $87,000
Van Buren County government finances - Debt in 2020:
- Charges - Other: $6,019,000
Other: $5,683,000
- Current Operations - Regular Highways: $15,774,000
Regular Highways: $15,346,000
General - Other: $10,774,000
General - Other: $9,522,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $8,650,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $6,237,000
Health - Other: $6,185,000
Police Protection: $5,257,000
Health - Other: $5,250,000
Police Protection: $4,402,000
Correctional Institutions: $3,009,000
Correctional Institutions: $2,788,000
Central Staff Services: $2,628,000
Public Welfare - Other: $2,615,000
Central Staff Services: $2,553,000
Public Welfare - Other: $2,480,000
Transit Utilities: $1,994,000
Transit Utilities: $1,843,000
General Public Buildings: $1,802,000
General Public Buildings: $1,506,000
Financial Administration: $1,039,000
Financial Administration: $796,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $186,000
Housing and Community Development: $107,000
Housing and Community Development: $70,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $54,000
Corrections - Other: $4,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $4,418,000
Other: $4,319,000
Housing and Community Development: $165,000
Housing and Community Development: $53,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $363,000
Interest on Debt: $153,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Health - Other: $2,026,000
Other - Health - Other: $662,000
Other - General - Other: $341,000
Other - General - Other: $341,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $3,450,000
Highways: $3,297,000
Other: $3,077,000
Other: $2,722,000
Transit Utilities: $249,000
Transit Utilities: $40,000
Health and Hospitals: $31,000
Housing and Community Development: $3,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $21,494,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $19,206,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $18,155,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $16,873,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $11,870,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $8,531,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $7,833,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,500,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $929,000
Special Assessments: $661,000
Interest Earnings: $629,000
Rents: $595,000
Rents: $580,000
Special Assessments: $453,000
General Revenue - Other: $432,000
Fines and Forfeits: $309,000
Fines and Forfeits: $194,000
Interest Earnings: $164,000
Donations From Private Sources: $121,000
Donations From Private Sources: $57,000
Sale of Property: $39,000
Sale of Property: $2,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $5,254,000
General - Other: $832,000
Regular Highways: $391,000
Regular Highways: $380,000
Police Protection: $278,000
Sewerage: $156,000
Police Protection: $26,000
Sewerage: $23,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $38,896,000
Cash and Securities: $36,521,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $11,681,000
Highways: $7,848,000
Other: $3,534,000
Other: $3,242,000
General Local Government Support: $1,576,000
General Local Government Support: $1,553,000
Public Welfare: $1,263,000
Public Welfare: $800,000
- Tax - Property: $23,633,000
Property: $21,782,000
Other License: $272,000
Other License: $163,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $36,000
Other Selective Sales: $6,000
Other Selective Sales: $5,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $13,737,000
: $13,231,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $234,000
Interest on Debt: $87,000
Van Buren County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2020:
- Charges - Other: $6,019,000
Other: $5,683,000
- Current Operations - Regular Highways: $15,774,000
Regular Highways: $15,346,000
General - Other: $10,774,000
General - Other: $9,522,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $8,650,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $6,237,000
Health - Other: $6,185,000
Police Protection: $5,257,000
Health - Other: $5,250,000
Police Protection: $4,402,000
Correctional Institutions: $3,009,000
Correctional Institutions: $2,788,000
Central Staff Services: $2,628,000
Public Welfare - Other: $2,615,000
Central Staff Services: $2,553,000
Public Welfare - Other: $2,480,000
Transit Utilities: $1,994,000
Transit Utilities: $1,843,000
General Public Buildings: $1,802,000
General Public Buildings: $1,506,000
Financial Administration: $1,039,000
Financial Administration: $796,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $186,000
Housing and Community Development: $107,000
Housing and Community Development: $70,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $54,000
Corrections - Other: $4,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $4,418,000
Other: $4,319,000
Housing and Community Development: $165,000
Housing and Community Development: $53,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $363,000
Interest on Debt: $153,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Health - Other: $2,026,000
Other - Health - Other: $662,000
Other - General - Other: $341,000
Other - General - Other: $341,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $3,450,000
Highways: $3,297,000
Other: $3,077,000
Other: $2,722,000
Transit Utilities: $249,000
Transit Utilities: $40,000
Health and Hospitals: $31,000
Housing and Community Development: $3,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $21,494,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $19,206,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $18,155,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $16,873,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $11,870,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $8,531,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $7,833,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,500,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $929,000
Special Assessments: $661,000
Interest Earnings: $629,000
Rents: $595,000
Rents: $580,000
Special Assessments: $453,000
General Revenue - Other: $432,000
Fines and Forfeits: $309,000
Fines and Forfeits: $194,000
Interest Earnings: $164,000
Donations From Private Sources: $121,000
Donations From Private Sources: $57,000
Sale of Property: $39,000
Sale of Property: $2,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $5,254,000
General - Other: $832,000
Regular Highways: $391,000
Regular Highways: $380,000
Police Protection: $278,000
Sewerage: $156,000
Police Protection: $26,000
Sewerage: $23,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $38,896,000
Cash and Securities: $36,521,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $11,681,000
Highways: $7,848,000
Other: $3,534,000
Other: $3,242,000
General Local Government Support: $1,576,000
General Local Government Support: $1,553,000
Public Welfare: $1,263,000
Public Welfare: $800,000
- Tax - Property: $23,633,000
Property: $21,782,000
Other License: $272,000
Other License: $163,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $36,000
Other Selective Sales: $6,000
Other Selective Sales: $5,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $13,737,000
: $13,231,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $234,000
Interest on Debt: $87,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 1,935
- Number of aged recipients: 123
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 1,812
- Number of recipients under 18: 281
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 1,347
- Number of recipients older than 64: 307
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 746
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 925
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 16 full tracts) | ||||||||||||
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans | B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings | D) Home Improvement Loans | F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D) | G) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A B C & D) | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
LOANS ORIGINATED | 245 | $106,094 | 246 | $144,402 | 1,646 | $147,916 | 130 | $54,938 | 337 | $196,774 | 114 | $76,579 |
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 10 | $113,100 | 25 | $119,160 | 152 | $132,500 | 15 | $14,200 | 20 | $138,200 | 14 | $56,429 |
APPLICATIONS DENIED | 44 | $106,023 | 42 | $129,167 | 600 | $148,398 | 104 | $32,837 | 89 | $190,326 | 63 | $75,286 |
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 40 | $110,200 | 33 | $124,727 | 332 | $146,554 | 17 | $54,824 | 31 | $191,194 | 17 | $87,059 |
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 7 | $126,286 | 5 | $213,800 | 67 | $132,134 | 4 | $45,250 | 11 | $226,818 | 9 | $64,444 |
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 15 full tracts) | ||||||||
A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | B) Refinancings | C) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A & B) | D) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A & B) | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
LOANS ORIGINATED | 26 | $135,038 | 45 | $188,622 | 3 | $162,000 | 1 | $128,000 |
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 20 | $205,400 | 17 | $154,118 | 3 | $154,000 | 1 | $95,000 |
APPLICATIONS DENIED | 7 | $150,429 | 10 | $227,700 | 1 | $90,000 | 0 | $0 |
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 2 | $291,500 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 1 | $115,000 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Most common first names in Van Buren County, MI among deceased individuals | ||
Name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
John | 503 | 75.2 years |
Mary | 402 | 78.5 years |
William | 400 | 74.5 years |
Robert | 368 | 71.5 years |
James | 347 | 70.6 years |
Charles | 306 | 73.6 years |
George | 260 | 77.2 years |
Helen | 223 | 80.4 years |
Frank | 211 | 78.2 years |
Dorothy | 196 | 77.9 years |
Most common last names in Van Buren County, MI among deceased individuals | ||
Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Smith | 237 | 76.0 years |
Johnson | 181 | 76.7 years |
Williams | 120 | 73.3 years |
Brown | 115 | 75.2 years |
Miller | 96 | 74.6 years |
Davis | 81 | 74.5 years |
Jones | 62 | 74.0 years |
Anderson | 55 | 77.6 years |
White | 54 | 75.0 years |
Clark | 52 | 73.9 years |
Businesses in Van Buren County, MI | ||||
Name | Count | Name | Count | |
---|---|---|---|---|
AT&T | 1 | Lane Furniture | 3 | |
Ace Hardware | 1 | Little Caesars Pizza | 2 | |
Advance Auto Parts | 1 | MasterBrand Cabinets | 6 | |
Arby's | 1 | McDonald's | 7 | |
AutoZone | 1 | Menards | 1 | |
Burger King | 2 | Nike | 1 | |
Chevrolet | 2 | Penske | 1 | |
Comfort Inn | 1 | Pizza Hut | 2 | |
Comfort Suites | 1 | Quiznos | 1 | |
Curves | 4 | RadioShack | 1 | |
DHL | 1 | Ramada | 1 | |
Dairy Queen | 1 | Rite Aid | 2 | |
Decora Cabinetry | 2 | Subway | 7 | |
Econo Lodge | 1 | Super 8 | 1 | |
FedEx | 3 | Taco Bell | 2 | |
Ford | 2 | True Value | 2 | |
Goodwill | 1 | U-Haul | 4 | |
H&R Block | 4 | UPS | 5 | |
Holiday Inn | 1 | Walgreens | 2 | |
Jimmy John's | 1 | Walmart | 1 | |
Jones New York | 1 | Wendy's | 2 | |
La-Z-Boy | 1 |
Van Buren County on our top lists:
- #74 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest surface withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"
- #85 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest increase in the number of deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #95 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"