Fort Kent vs Van Buren

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

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

Fort Kent has the higher population (2,453 vs 1,614 in Van Buren). Fort Kent has the higher median household income ($58,750 vs $35,200 in Van Buren). Fort Kent has the higher median home value ($137,000 vs $90,200 in Van Buren).

Population, income & housing

	Fort Kent	Van Buren
Population	2,453	1,614
Median age	49.0 yrs	57.1 yrs
Median household income	$58,750	$35,200
Median home value	$137,000	$90,200
Median gross rent	$820	$596
Housing units	1,296	1,005
Homeownership rate	64.4%	64.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	33.5%	9.3%
Unemployment rate	1.0%	0.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fort Kent	Van Buren
Population	2,238 → 2,453 (+9.6%)	1,683 → 1,614 (-4.1%)
Median household income	$47,292 → $58,750 (+24.2%)	$27,917 → $35,200 (+26.1%)
Median home value	$107,100 → $137,000 (+27.9%)	$74,400 → $90,200 (+21.2%)
Median gross rent	$661 → $820 (+24.1%)	$547 → $596 (+9.0%)

Fort Kent

Population

2,2382,453

Median household income

$47,292$58,750

Median home value

$107,100$137,000

Median gross rent

$661$820

Van Buren

Population

1,6831,614

Median household income

$27,917$35,200

Median home value

$74,400$90,200

Median gross rent

$547$596

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fort Kent	Van Buren
Under 5	2.9%	5.3%
5 to 17	11.4%	12.3%
18 to 24	9.3%	5.8%
25 to 34	7.9%	6.3%
35 to 44	13.8%	4.5%
45 to 54	11.4%	12.4%
55 to 64	14.4%	17.8%
65 to 74	11.5%	16.9%
75 and over	17.4%	18.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fort Kent	Van Buren
White (non-Hispanic)	85.1%	96.0%
Black or African American	7.1%	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.7%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.1%	0.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fort Kent	Van Buren
No high school diploma	10.6%	21.8%
High school graduate	35.4%	41.1%
Some college or associate's	20.5%	27.8%
Bachelor's degree	21.0%	3.0%
Graduate or professional degree	12.4%	6.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fort Kent	Van Buren
Drove alone	71.2%	78.1%
Carpooled	6.3%	5.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.8%	6.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	16.8%	10.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fort Kent	Van Buren
1-unit, detached	50.3%	53.9%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	19.4%	31.8%
5 to 19 units	12.9%	5.8%
20 or more units	3.4%	3.3%
Mobile home & other	13.3%	4.5%

Poverty & households

	Fort Kent	Van Buren
Poverty rate	9.3%	24.7%
Average household size	1.87	2.07
Mean commute (minutes)	18	17
Median year structure built	1969	1957