Limestone vs Van Buren

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

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

Van Buren has the higher population (1,614 vs 1,120 in Limestone). Limestone has the higher median household income ($39,667 vs $35,200 in Van Buren). Limestone has the higher median home value ($91,500 vs $90,200 in Van Buren).

Population, income & housing

	Limestone	Van Buren
Population	1,120	1,614
Median age	49.0 yrs	57.1 yrs
Median household income	$39,667	$35,200
Median home value	$91,500	$90,200
Median gross rent	$580	$596
Housing units	569	1,005
Homeownership rate	62.3%	64.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.4%	9.3%
Unemployment rate	2.5%	0.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Limestone	Van Buren
Population	1,504 → 1,120 (-25.5%)	1,683 → 1,614 (-4.1%)
Median household income	$37,813 → $39,667 (+4.9%)	$27,917 → $35,200 (+26.1%)
Median home value	$73,100 → $91,500 (+25.2%)	$74,400 → $90,200 (+21.2%)
Median gross rent	$816 → $580 (-28.9%)	$547 → $596 (+9.0%)

Limestone

Population

1,5041,120

Median household income

$37,813$39,667

Median home value

$73,100$91,500

Median gross rent

$816$580

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)

	Limestone	Van Buren
Under 5	2.9%	5.3%
5 to 17	14.6%	12.3%
18 to 24	9.4%	5.8%
25 to 34	11.3%	6.3%
35 to 44	9.8%	4.5%
45 to 54	11.3%	12.4%
55 to 64	21.0%	17.8%
65 to 74	12.9%	16.9%
75 and over	6.9%	18.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Limestone	Van Buren
White (non-Hispanic)	91.4%	96.0%
Black or African American	1.2%	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	6.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.8%	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.5%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.1%	0.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Limestone	Van Buren
No high school diploma	9.3%	21.8%
High school graduate	33.7%	41.1%
Some college or associate's	40.7%	27.8%
Bachelor's degree	11.7%	3.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4.6%	6.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Limestone	Van Buren
Drove alone	80.7%	78.1%
Carpooled	4.3%	5.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	9.5%	6.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.4%	10.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Limestone	Van Buren
1-unit, detached	64.1%	53.9%
1-unit, attached	5.8%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	7.4%	31.8%
5 to 19 units	12.3%	5.8%
20 or more units	4.2%	3.3%
Mobile home & other	6.2%	4.5%

Poverty & households

	Limestone	Van Buren
Poverty rate	16.7%	24.7%
Average household size	2.07	2.07
Mean commute (minutes)	20	17
Median year structure built	1956	1957