Van Buren vs Washburn

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

Van Buren and Washburn 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 958 in Washburn). Washburn has the higher median household income ($39,688 vs $35,200 in Van Buren). Van Buren has the higher median home value ($90,200 vs $89,600 in Washburn).

Population, income & housing

	Van Buren	Washburn
Population	1,614	958
Median age	57.1 yrs	40.9 yrs
Median household income	$35,200	$39,688
Median home value	$90,200	$89,600
Median gross rent	$596	$433
Housing units	1,005	490
Homeownership rate	64.2%	71.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.3%	23.7%
Unemployment rate	0.2%	10.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Van Buren	Washburn
Population	1,683 → 1,614 (-4.1%)	1,058 → 958 (-9.5%)
Median household income	$27,917 → $35,200 (+26.1%)	$30,625 → $39,688 (+29.6%)
Median home value	$74,400 → $90,200 (+21.2%)	$74,000 → $89,600 (+21.1%)
Median gross rent	$547 → $596 (+9.0%)	$430 → $433 (+0.7%)

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

Washburn

Population

1,058958

Median household income

$30,625$39,688

Median home value

$74,000$89,600

Median gross rent

$430$433

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Van Buren	Washburn
Under 5	5.3%	6.6%
5 to 17	12.3%	15.7%
18 to 24	5.8%	4.6%
25 to 34	6.3%	18.6%
35 to 44	4.5%	8.0%
45 to 54	12.4%	9.3%
55 to 64	17.8%	12.8%
65 to 74	16.9%	14.5%
75 and over	18.7%	9.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Van Buren	Washburn
White (non-Hispanic)	96.0%	91.0%
Black or African American	1.7%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.4%
Asian	1.9%	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	2.3%
Some other race	0.0%	1.4%
Two or more races	0.0%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.2%	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Van Buren	Washburn
No high school diploma	21.8%	14.6%
High school graduate	41.1%	30.7%
Some college or associate's	27.8%	31.1%
Bachelor's degree	3.0%	18.8%
Graduate or professional degree	6.3%	4.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Van Buren	Washburn
Drove alone	78.1%	87.5%
Carpooled	5.8%	5.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	6.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.1%	5.6%
Other means	0.0%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Van Buren	Washburn
1-unit, detached	53.9%	59.2%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	31.8%	17.1%
5 to 19 units	5.8%	3.3%
20 or more units	3.3%	5.3%
Mobile home & other	4.5%	14.1%

Poverty & households

	Van Buren	Washburn
Poverty rate	24.7%	14.9%
Average household size	2.07	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	17	25
Median year structure built	1957	1970