Van Buren County, Michigan (MI)

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• • 61,02780.7%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 9,00311.9%Hispanic or Latino
  • 2,3803.1%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 2,3373.1%Two or more races
  • 5380.7%Asian alone
  • 3270.4%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 360.05%Some other race alone
  • 120.02%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 12
• Robberies: 2
• Assaults: 42
• Burglaries: 198
• Thefts: 421
• Auto thefts: 53

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 11
• Robberies: 3
• Assaults: 50
• Burglaries: 229
• Thefts: 430
• Auto thefts: 148

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $2,300 (1.4%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $1,736 (1.5%)

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 .

Current college students: 2,430
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 88.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 23.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 3,781 (38.7% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 6382010 or later
• 9972000 to 2009
• 9141990 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: 28,851
• One, attached: 166
• Two: 500
• 3 or 4: 892
• 5 to 9: 588
• 10 to 19: 106
• 20 to 49: 1,121
• 50 or more: 37
• Mobile homes: 5,288

Housing units in Van Buren County with a mortgage: 14,771 (204 second mortgage, 1,775 home equity loan, 85 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 8,894

Religion statistics for Van Buren County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Van Buren County:

Earthquake activity:

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.

6.55% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($53,697 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.85% relocated from other counties in Michigan ($36,447 average AGI)
1.70% relocated from other states ($17,250 average AGI)

Van Buren County:	1.70%
Michigan average:	1.59%

from Kalamazoo County, MI	2.13% ($63,000 average AGI)
from Allegan County, MI	0.69% ($35,636)
from Berrien County, MI	0.61% ($41,097)
from Cass County, MI	0.28% ($31,914)
from Cook County, IL	0.18% ($75,981)
from Kent County, MI	0.16% ($39,261)
from Ottawa County, MI	0.15% ($36,667)

6.41% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($44,875 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.93% relocated to other counties in Michigan ($32,959 average AGI)
1.49% relocated to other states ($11,916 average AGI)

Van Buren County:	1.49%
Michigan average:	1.85%

to Kalamazoo County, MI	2.24% ($47,005 average AGI)
to Berrien County, MI	0.67% ($33,098)
to Allegan County, MI	0.63% ($45,722)
to Cass County, MI	0.32% ($33,835)
to Kent County, MI	0.18% ($39,096)
to Ottawa County, MI	0.15% ($41,581)
to St. Joseph County, MI	0.11% ($32,125)

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

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 8.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 9.7

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

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: 14%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 15,577 (4,158 living alone), Female householders: 15,397 (3,339 living alone)

• 16,335 spouses (16,242 opposite-sex spouses), 2,363 unmarried partners, (2,363 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 20,212 children (18,200 natural, 189 adopted, 1,823 stepchildren), 1,826 grandchildren, 354 brothers or sisters, 471 parents, 0 foster children, 631 other relatives, 1,060 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 1,451

Size of family households: 11,947 2-persons, 3,619 3-persons, 3,003 4-persons, 2,649 5-persons, 536 6-persons, 385 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 7,497 1-person, 1,196 2-persons, 84 3-persons, 58 5-persons.

10,786 married couples with children.
4,667 single-parent households (826 men, 3,841 women).

90.1% of residents of Van Buren speak English at home.
8.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (58% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (66% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (40% speak English very well, 43% speak English well, 16% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (81% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 2% 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:

Here:	+5 per 1000 residents
State:	-16 per 1000 residents

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

• Year house built in Van Buren County, Michigan
• 9332014 or later
• 3452010 to 2013
• 4,4152000 to 2009
• 6,5701990 to 1999
• 4,1971980 to 1989
• 5,0991970 to 1979
• 4,1331960 to 1969
• 3,7951950 to 1959
• 1,9611940 to 1949
• 6,1011939 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
• 1431 room
• 882 rooms
• 5283 rooms
• 2,0494 rooms
• 5,0455 rooms
• 5,2576 rooms
• 4,7477 rooms
• 2,8858 rooms
• 2,9239+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Van Buren County, Michigan
• 3801 room
• 2052 rooms
• 1,7703 rooms
• 1,7994 rooms
• 1,2515 rooms
• 5696 rooms
• 8087 rooms
• 2328 rooms
• 2959+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Van Buren County, Michigan

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Van Buren County, Michigan
• 143no bedroom
• 5871 bedroom
• 4,5412 bedrooms
• 11,9243 bedrooms
• 5,1264 bedrooms
• 1,3445+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Van Buren County, Michigan
• 380no bedroom
• 1,7171 bedroom
• 2,8962 bedrooms
• 1,7333 bedrooms
• 3644 bedrooms
• 2195+ 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
• 466no vehicle
• 6,0681 vehicle
• 9,9722 vehicles
• 4,1233 vehicles
• 2,2304 vehicles
• 8065+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Van Buren County in renter-occupied apartments
• 1,262no vehicle
• 3,8231 vehicle
• 2,0112 vehicles
• 2133 vehicles
• 04 vehicles
• 05+ vehicles

86.0% of Van Buren County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 35% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 72% lived in Michigan.

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

• This state: 55,181
• Other state: 16,489
• Northeast: 1,547
• Midwest: 8,167
• South: 5,029
• West: 1,746

Private vs. public school enrollment:

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

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+)"