Rawson vs Van Buren

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

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

Rawson has the higher population (679 vs 647 in Van Buren). Van Buren has the higher median household income ($85,000 vs $50,313 in Rawson). Van Buren has the higher median home value ($158,000 vs $115,500 in Rawson).

Population, income & housing

	Rawson	Van Buren
Population	679	647
Median age	30.7 yrs	35.8 yrs
Median household income	$50,313	$85,000
Median home value	$115,500	$158,000
Median gross rent	$1,081	—
Housing units	231	208
Homeownership rate	76.9%	97.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	3.6%	18.2%
Unemployment rate	6.4%	3.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Rawson	Van Buren
Population	568 → 679 (+19.5%)	428 → 647 (+51.2%)
Median household income	$48,250 → $50,313 (+4.3%)	$89,583 → $85,000 (-5.1%)
Median home value	$93,800 → $115,500 (+23.1%)	$157,700 → $158,000 (+0.2%)
Median gross rent	$964 → $1,081 (+12.1%)	$958 → $1,048 (+9.4%)

Rawson

Population

568679

Median household income

$48,250$50,313

Median home value

$93,800$115,500

Median gross rent

$964$1,081

Van Buren

Population

428647

Median household income

$89,583$85,000

Median home value

$157,700$158,000

Median gross rent

$958$1,048

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Rawson	Van Buren
Under 5	9.6%	5.1%
5 to 17	28.1%	29.8%
18 to 24	8.4%	7.3%
25 to 34	5.4%	6.5%
35 to 44	16.1%	14.5%
45 to 54	6.9%	15.6%
55 to 64	8.1%	8.7%
65 to 74	15.9%	6.3%
75 and over	1.5%	6.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Rawson	Van Buren
White (non-Hispanic)	92.9%	88.7%
Black or African American	5.4%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.4%	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino	1.2%	6.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Rawson	Van Buren
No high school diploma	13.1%	2.7%
High school graduate	55.2%	40.6%
Some college or associate's	28.1%	38.5%
Bachelor's degree	2.2%	13.9%
Graduate or professional degree	1.4%	4.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Rawson	Van Buren
Drove alone	64.3%	92.0%
Carpooled	14.5%	3.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	20.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.8%	3.7%
Other means	0.0%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Rawson	Van Buren
1-unit, detached	95.2%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.3%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.5%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Rawson	Van Buren
Poverty rate	21.8%	9.7%
Average household size	3.07	3.11
Mean commute (minutes)	17	15
Median year structure built	1949	1938