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Van Buren County, Michigan (MI)

County population in 2022: 75,692 (29% urban, 71% rural); it was 76,263 in 2000
County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 15,165
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).

March 2022 cost of living index in Van Buren County: 81.3 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (22.6%), Educational, health and social services (19.9%), Retail trade (10.9%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 82%
  • Government: 12%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 6%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%
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  • Races in Van Buren County, MI (2022)
    • 59,95379.2%White Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 9,33012.3%Hispanic or Latino
    • 3,2164.2%Two or more races
    • 2,3393.1%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 4370.6%Asian alone
    • 2480.3%Some other race alone
    • 1690.2%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
Median resident age:

42.1 years
Michigan median age:

40.3 years
Males: 37,440  (49.5%)
Females: 38,252  (50.5%)
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Average household size:
Van Buren County:

2.0 people
Michigan:

2 people

Estimated median household income in 2022: $60,182 ($39,365 in 1999)
This county:

$60,182
Michigan:

$66,986

Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $678 (lower quartile is $488, upper quartile is $952)
This county:

$678
State:

$865


Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $191,300 (it was $90,100 in 2000)
Van Buren:

$191,300
Michigan:

$224,400
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $107,600 - $298,900
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,227
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $561

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
Van Buren County, MI map from a distance

Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 2022: 173 buildings, average cost: $282,600
  • 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
Number of permits per 10,000 Van Buren, MI residents
Average permit cost in Van Buren, MI

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $2,379 (1.2%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $2,352 (1.3%)

Distribution of median household income in Van Buren, MI in 2022
Distribution of house value in Van Buren, MI in 2022
Distribution of rent paid by renters in Van Buren, MI in 2022
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 14.9%
Van Buren County:

14.9%
Michigan:

13.4%
(13.2% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 36.3% for Black residents, 21.2% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 11.2% for American Indian residents, 16.2% for other race residents, 17.5% for two or more races residents)

Median age of residents in 2022: 42.1 years old
(Males: 42.1 years old, Females: 42.1 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 45.5 years old, Black residents: 50.5 years old, American Indian residents: 49.1 years old, Asian residents: 31.8 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 27.5 years old, Other race residents: 28.7 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.

Van Buren County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential

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Neighboring counties: Berkshire County, Massachusetts , Allegany County, New York , Broome County, New York , Warren County, Pennsylvania , Wayne County, Pennsylvania , Rock County, Nebraska .

Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

4.5%
Michigan:

3.5%

Unemployment by year in Van Buren, MI
County total employment by year in Van Buren, MI
County average yearly wages by year in Van Buren, MI

Current college students: 2,430
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 88.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 24.3%

Number of foreign born residents: 3,951 (36.2% naturalized citizens)

Van Buren County:

5.2%
Whole state:

6.9%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 8912010 or later
  • 9052000 to 2009
  • 7991990 to 1999
  • 6981980 to 1989
  • 3711970 to 1979
  • 597Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 97.6%

Van Buren County marital status for males Van Buren County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 27,233
  • One, attached: 126
  • Two: 667
  • 3 or 4: 360
  • 5 to 9: 1,235
  • 10 to 19: 728
  • 20 to 49: 553
  • 50 or more: 347
  • Mobile homes: 6,138
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 51

Housing units in Van Buren County with a mortgage: 14,111 (1,367 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 1,326 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 437

Here:

3.1% with mortgage
State:

96.7% with mortgage

Religion statistics for Van Buren County

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Catholic12,9437
Evangelical Protestant7,57568
Mainline Protestant5,33729
Other5779
Black Protestant4944
None49,332-
Van Buren County Religion Details
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:

Number of grocery stores: 16
Van Buren County:

2.06 / 10,000 pop.
State:

2.34 / 10,000 pop.

Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
Here:

0.13 / 10,000 pop.
Michigan:

0.18 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (no gas): 16
This county:

2.06 / 10,000 pop.
Michigan:

1.52 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 40
Van Buren County:

5.14 / 10,000 pop.
Michigan:

2.99 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 61
This county:

7.84 / 10,000 pop.
State:

6.80 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:
Van Buren County:

9.4%
Michigan:

9.7%

Adult obesity rate:
Van Buren County:

28.5%
State:

29.7%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:

16.4%
State:

13.4%

Agriculture in Van Buren County:

Average size of farms: 152 acres
Average 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 in 2022 - Van Buren

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 20,409 (72.5%)
  • Carpooled: 2,996 (10.6%)
  • Bus: 59 (0.2%)
  • Ferryboat: 3 (0.0%)
  • Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 152 (0.5%)
  • Bicycle: 78 (0.3%)
  • Walked: 697 (2.5%)
  • Worked at home: 3,751 (13.3%)
Class of Workers in 2022
Most common industries in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common industries for males in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (20%)
  • Manufacturing (15%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Retail trade (9%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)

Most common industries for females in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (22%)
  • Manufacturing (16%)
  • Educational services (12%)
  • Retail trade (10%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)

Most common occupations in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common occupations for males in 2022


  • Production occupations (22%)
  • Construction and extraction occupations (11%)
  • Management occupations (10%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
  • Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (7%)
  • Material moving occupations (6%)
  • Office and administrative support occupations (5%)

Most common occupations for females in 2022


  • Office and administrative support occupations (19%)
  • Management occupations (8%)
  • Educational instruction, and library occupations (8%)
  • Sales and related occupations (8%)
  • Food preparation and serving related occupations (8%)
  • Healthcare support occupations (5%)
  • Personal care and service occupations (5%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents


  • Mexico (58%)
  • Guatemala (8%)
  • Honduras (5%)
  • Jamaica (5%)
  • Philippines (4%)
  • Germany (3%)
  • Canada (2%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Van Buren County


  • German (15%)
  • English (11%)
  • American (10%)
  • Irish (8%)
  • Dutch (5%)
  • Polish (5%)
  • Italian (3%)

Owners and renters by unit type
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

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
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2020 was $62,279.

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%

Residents relocating <b>from</b> other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Kalamazoo County, MI  2.18% ($57,096 average AGI)
from Berrien County, MI  0.71% ($46,786)
from Allegan County, MI  0.69% ($46,882)
from Cook County, IL  0.34% ($200,218)
from Cass County, MI  0.26% ($37,705)
from Kent County, MI  0.24% ($46,843)
from Ottawa County, MI  0.21% ($47,820)


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%

Residents relocating <b>to</b> other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Kalamazoo County, MI  1.85% ($52,731 average AGI)
to Berrien County, MI  0.78% ($40,074)
to Allegan County, MI  0.56% ($47,452)
to Cass County, MI  0.33% ($46,633)
to Ottawa County, MI  0.23% ($45,896)
to Kent County, MI  0.22% ($45,077)
to St. Joseph County, MI  0.15% ($44,977)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 13.4

Births per 1000 population in Van Buren County

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 2020: 10.0

Deaths per 1000 population in Van Buren County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 6.6

Infant deaths per 1000 population in Van Buren County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2018: 8.7%
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 4.0%
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 Van Buren County
18-64 population without health insurance coverage in Van Buren County
40-64 population without health insurance coverage in Van Buren County
50-64 population without health insurance coverage in Van Buren County
Population under 19 years without health insurance coverage in Van Buren County

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%)
Persons enrolled in Medicare
Aged persons enrolled in Medicare
Disabled persons enrolled in Medicare

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 hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 2.55
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.

Mechanisms of suicide
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
  • Firearm - 75.7
  • Other - 57.2

Household type by relationship:

Households: 75,692
  • Male householders: 13,965 (3,662 living alone), Female householders: 17,274 (4,196 living alone)
  • 15,783 spouses (15,716 opposite-sex spouses), 2,292 unmarried partners, (2,191 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 19,940 children (18,561 natural, 226 adopted, 1,153 stepchildren), 2,534 grandchildren, 645 brothers or sisters, 468 parents, 37 foster children, 982 other relatives, 932 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 840

Size of family households: 10,385 2-persons, 5,087 3-persons, 4,133 4-persons, 1,623 5-persons, 764 6-persons, 573 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 7,858 1-person, 687 2-persons, 129 3-persons.

9,045 married couples with children.
5,120 single-parent households (1,641 men, 3,479 women).

90.2% of residents of Van Buren speak English at home.
8.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (58% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 9% don't speak English at all).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (69% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 3% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (59% speak English very well, 38% speak English well, 3% speak English not 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: 5,315
Here:

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
Here:  +5 per 1000 residents
State:  -16 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Van Buren County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 4.41 millions of gallons per day (70% from ground, 30% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.2
State:

6.5

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

4.3
State:

4.3

Year house built in Van Buren County, Michigan
  • Year house built in Van Buren County, Michigan
  • 3982020 or later
  • 2,3912010 to 2019
  • 4,3692000 to 2009
  • 6,5641990 to 1999
  • 4,1591980 to 1989
  • 5,6881970 to 1979
  • 2,2921960 to 1969
  • 3,1791950 to 1959
  • 1,8961940 to 1949
  • 6,5021939 or earlier
Rooms in houses/apartments in Van Buren County, Michigan
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Van Buren County, Michigan
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Van Buren County, Michigan
  • 781 room
  • 852 rooms
  • 8033 rooms
  • 2,0004 rooms
  • 6,0315 rooms
  • 4,7906 rooms
  • 4,6877 rooms
  • 2,7168 rooms
  • 3,8099+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Van Buren County, Michigan
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Van Buren County, Michigan
  • 201 room
  • 4262 rooms
  • 7133 rooms
  • 2,3294 rooms
  • 1,2795 rooms
  • 5986 rooms
  • 5397 rooms
  • 2408 rooms
  • 969+ rooms
Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Van Buren County, Michigan
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Van Buren County, Michigan
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Van Buren County, Michigan
  • 96no bedroom
  • 6051 bedroom
  • 4,4702 bedrooms
  • 13,4603 bedrooms
  • 4,8124 bedrooms
  • 1,5565+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Van Buren County, Michigan
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Van Buren County, Michigan
  • 20no bedroom
  • 1,6031 bedroom
  • 2,4062 bedrooms
  • 1,8723 bedrooms
  • 2684 bedrooms
  • 715+ bedrooms
Cars and other vehicles available in Van Buren County, Michigan in houses/condos/apartments
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Van Buren County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Van Buren County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 312no vehicle
  • 6,9611 vehicle
  • 10,3262 vehicles
  • 4,4533 vehicles
  • 1,7844 vehicles
  • 1,1635+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Van Buren County in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Van Buren County in renter-occupied apartments
  • 986no vehicle
  • 3,2131 vehicle
  • 1,5692 vehicles
  • 4163 vehicles
  • 564 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles

89.6% of Van Buren County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 32% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 66% lived in Michigan.

Van Buren County:

89.6%
State average:

88.4%

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

  • This state: 53,664
  • Other state: 17,664
  • Northeast: 1,270
  • Midwest: 9,566
  • South: 4,822
  • West: 2,006
Year householders moved into unit in Van Buren County, MI
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Van Buren County
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos
  • 54.1%Utility gas
  • 24.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 7.3%Electricity
  • 5.9%Wood
  • 4.9%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 3.2%Other fuel
  • 0.2%No fuel used
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments
  • 53.8%Utility gas
  • 23.0%Electricity
  • 12.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 6.8%Other fuel
  • 2.6%No fuel used
  • 1.3%Wood
  • 0.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.

Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 851
Here:

10.5%
Michigan:

12.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 112
Here:

3.0%
Michigan:

9.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 303
Here:

12.1%
Michigan:

14.9%

Educational Attainment
School Enrollment by Level of School
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability

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)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED245$106,094246$144,4021,646$147,916130$54,938337$196,774114$76,579
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED10$113,10025$119,160152$132,50015$14,20020$138,20014$56,429
APPLICATIONS DENIED44$106,02342$129,167600$148,398104$32,83789$190,32663$75,286
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN40$110,20033$124,727332$146,55417$54,82431$191,19417$87,059
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS7$126,2865$213,80067$132,1344$45,25011$226,8189$64,444
Choose year:  2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999
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)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED26$135,03845$188,6223$162,0001$128,000
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED20$205,40017$154,1183$154,0001$95,000
APPLICATIONS DENIED7$150,42910$227,7001$90,0000$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$02$291,5000$00$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$01$115,0000$00$0
Choose year:  2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999
Conventional Home Purchase Loans in Van Buren, MI
Conventional Home Purchase Loans in Van Buren, MI - Value
Most common first names in Van Buren County, MI among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
John50375.2 years
Mary40278.5 years
William40074.5 years
Robert36871.5 years
James34770.6 years
Charles30673.6 years
George26077.2 years
Helen22380.4 years
Frank21178.2 years
Dorothy19677.9 years
Most common last names in Van Buren County, MI among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Smith23776.0 years
Johnson18176.7 years
Williams12073.3 years
Brown11575.2 years
Miller9674.6 years
Davis8174.5 years
Jones6274.0 years
Anderson5577.6 years
White5475.0 years
Clark5273.9 years
Businesses in Van Buren County, MI
NameCountNameCount
AT&T1Lane Furniture3
Ace Hardware1Little Caesars Pizza2
Advance Auto Parts1MasterBrand Cabinets6
Arby's1McDonald's7
AutoZone1Menards1
Burger King2Nike1
Chevrolet2Penske1
Comfort Inn1Pizza Hut2
Comfort Suites1Quiznos1
Curves4RadioShack1
DHL1Ramada1
Dairy Queen1Rite Aid2
Decora Cabinetry2Subway7
Econo Lodge1Super 81
FedEx3Taco Bell2
Ford2True Value2
Goodwill1U-Haul4
H&R Block4UPS5
Holiday Inn1Walgreens2
Jimmy John's1Walmart1
Jones New York1Wendy's2
La-Z-Boy1

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