Sweetser vs Van Buren

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

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

Sweetser has the higher population (1,115 vs 858 in Van Buren). Sweetser has the higher median household income ($77,578 vs $49,000 in Van Buren). Sweetser has the higher median home value ($136,300 vs $65,600 in Van Buren).

Population, income & housing

	Sweetser	Van Buren
Population	1,115	858
Median age	37.7 yrs	49.2 yrs
Median household income	$77,578	$49,000
Median home value	$136,300	$65,600
Median gross rent	$1,080	$763
Housing units	466	434
Homeownership rate	83.6%	80.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.9%	11.0%
Unemployment rate	2.2%	7.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Sweetser	Van Buren
Population	1,292 → 1,115 (-13.7%)	889 → 858 (-3.5%)
Median household income	$58,426 → $77,578 (+32.8%)	$45,865 → $49,000 (+6.8%)
Median home value	$98,400 → $136,300 (+38.5%)	$63,200 → $65,600 (+3.8%)
Median gross rent	$697 → $1,080 (+54.9%)	$838 → $763 (-8.9%)

Sweetser

Population

1,2921,115

Median household income

$58,426$77,578

Median home value

$98,400$136,300

Median gross rent

$697$1,080

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)

	Sweetser	Van Buren
Under 5	5.0%	3.7%
5 to 17	23.2%	15.6%
18 to 24	3.8%	5.1%
25 to 34	15.5%	10.3%
35 to 44	17.0%	8.2%
45 to 54	8.1%	24.6%
55 to 64	11.4%	15.7%
65 to 74	10.4%	13.5%
75 and over	5.7%	3.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Sweetser	Van Buren
White (non-Hispanic)	94.4%	91.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.4%	6.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Sweetser	Van Buren
No high school diploma	5.5%	10.5%
High school graduate	32.2%	35.5%
Some college or associate's	36.4%	43.1%
Bachelor's degree	12.9%	7.9%
Graduate or professional degree	12.9%	3.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Sweetser	Van Buren
Drove alone	88.7%	80.3%
Carpooled	6.9%	15.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.3%	2.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Sweetser	Van Buren
1-unit, detached	93.3%	83.9%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.1%	4.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.9%	7.8%

Poverty & households

	Sweetser	Van Buren
Poverty rate	11.3%	20.6%
Average household size	2.54	2.26
Mean commute (minutes)	22	25
Median year structure built	1967	1951