Kibler vs Van Buren

A side-by-side comparison of Kibler and Van Buren: population, income, housing, and more.

Kibler and Van Buren are places in Arkansas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Van Buren has the higher population (23,545 vs 1,308 in Kibler). Kibler has the higher median household income ($77,813 vs $59,420 in Van Buren). Kibler has the higher median home value ($189,900 vs $178,000 in Van Buren).

Population, income & housing

	Kibler	Van Buren
Population	1,308	23,545
Median age	36.9 yrs	35.8 yrs
Median household income	$77,813	$59,420
Median home value	$189,900	$178,000
Median gross rent	$877	$820
Housing units	504	9,514
Homeownership rate	82.7%	62.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.4%	19.8%
Unemployment rate	5.1%	7.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kibler	Van Buren
Population	1,137 → 1,308 (+15.0%)	23,413 → 23,545 (+0.6%)
Median household income	$47,950 → $77,813 (+62.3%)	$45,714 → $59,420 (+30.0%)
Median home value	$94,400 → $189,900 (+101.2%)	$116,200 → $178,000 (+53.2%)
Median gross rent	$641 → $877 (+36.8%)	$724 → $820 (+13.3%)

Kibler

Population

1,1371,308

Median household income

$47,950$77,813

Median home value

$94,400$189,900

Median gross rent

$641$877

Van Buren

Population

23,41323,545

Median household income

$45,714$59,420

Median home value

$116,200$178,000

Median gross rent

$724$820

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Kibler	Van Buren
Under 5	7.6%	6.4%
5 to 17	20.3%	18.1%
18 to 24	5.4%	7.9%
25 to 34	14.3%	16.3%
35 to 44	14.0%	12.9%
45 to 54	12.1%	10.8%
55 to 64	11.4%	10.6%
65 to 74	8.5%	9.6%
75 and over	6.6%	7.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kibler	Van Buren
White (non-Hispanic)	94.6%	71.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.9%	1.0%
Asian	0.0%	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	2.1%
Two or more races	2.7%	6.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.8%	15.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kibler	Van Buren
No high school diploma	10.1%	13.0%
High school graduate	42.7%	37.9%
Some college or associate's	32.8%	29.3%
Bachelor's degree	9.7%	14.5%
Graduate or professional degree	4.7%	5.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kibler	Van Buren
Drove alone	82.5%	85.1%
Carpooled	12.2%	9.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	5.3%	3.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kibler	Van Buren
1-unit, detached	73.2%	75.6%
1-unit, attached	1.2%	1.6%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	11.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	6.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.2%
Mobile home & other	25.6%	1.2%

Poverty & households

	Kibler	Van Buren
Poverty rate	7.8%	16.3%
Average household size	2.75	2.64
Mean commute (minutes)	31	19
Median year structure built	1986	1989