Fowlerton vs Van Buren

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

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

Van Buren has the higher population (858 vs 202 in Fowlerton). Fowlerton has the higher median household income ($51,250 vs $49,000 in Van Buren). Fowlerton has the higher median home value ($93,300 vs $65,600 in Van Buren).

Population, income & housing

	Fowlerton	Van Buren
Population	202	858
Median age	45.4 yrs	49.2 yrs
Median household income	$51,250	$49,000
Median home value	$93,300	$65,600
Median gross rent	$544	$763
Housing units	98	434
Homeownership rate	74.4%	80.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.3%	11.0%
Unemployment rate	2.4%	7.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fowlerton	Van Buren
Population	262 → 202 (-22.9%)	889 → 858 (-3.5%)
Median household income	$38,750 → $51,250 (+32.3%)	$45,865 → $49,000 (+6.8%)
Median home value	$67,000 → $93,300 (+39.3%)	$63,200 → $65,600 (+3.8%)
Median gross rent	$640 → $544 (-15.0%)	$838 → $763 (-8.9%)

Fowlerton

Population

262202

Median household income

$38,750$51,250

Median home value

$67,000$93,300

Median gross rent

$640$544

Van Buren

Population

889858

Median household income

$45,865$49,000

Median home value

$63,200$65,600

Median gross rent

$838$763

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fowlerton	Van Buren
Under 5	5.4%	3.7%
5 to 17	18.3%	15.6%
18 to 24	5.4%	5.1%
25 to 34	7.9%	10.3%
35 to 44	10.9%	8.2%
45 to 54	15.8%	24.6%
55 to 64	13.9%	15.7%
65 to 74	16.3%	13.5%
75 and over	5.9%	3.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fowlerton	Van Buren
White (non-Hispanic)	92.6%	91.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.0%	6.3%
Hispanic or Latino	1.0%	1.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fowlerton	Van Buren
No high school diploma	18.9%	10.5%
High school graduate	51.7%	35.5%
Some college or associate's	23.1%	43.1%
Bachelor's degree	4.9%	7.9%
Graduate or professional degree	1.4%	3.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fowlerton	Van Buren
Drove alone	74.4%	80.3%
Carpooled	15.9%	15.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.8%	2.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fowlerton	Van Buren
1-unit, detached	72.4%	83.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	4.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	27.6%	7.8%

Poverty & households

	Fowlerton	Van Buren
Poverty rate	18.3%	20.6%
Average household size	2.35	2.26
Mean commute (minutes)	26	25
Median year structure built	1977	1951