Sevier County vs Van Buren County

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

Sevier County and Van Buren County are counties in Arkansas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Van Buren County has the higher population (15,936 vs 15,797 in Sevier County). Sevier County has the higher median household income ($51,641 vs $47,266 in Van Buren County). Van Buren County has the higher median home value ($122,300 vs $111,700 in Sevier County).

Population, income & housing

	Sevier County	Van Buren County
Population	15,797	15,936
Median age	34.8 yrs	49.6 yrs
Median household income	$51,641	$47,266
Median home value	$111,700	$122,300
Median gross rent	$725	$727
Housing units	6,768	9,724
Homeownership rate	65.3%	78.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.9%	15.8%
Unemployment rate	4.9%	4.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Sevier County	Van Buren County
Population	17,081 → 15,797 (-7.5%)	16,642 → 15,936 (-4.2%)
Median household income	$47,704 → $51,641 (+8.3%)	$38,499 → $47,266 (+22.8%)
Median home value	$84,300 → $111,700 (+32.5%)	$101,700 → $122,300 (+20.3%)
Median gross rent	$581 → $725 (+24.8%)	$644 → $727 (+12.9%)

Sevier County

Population

17,08115,797

Median household income

$47,704$51,641

Median home value

$84,300$111,700

Median gross rent

$581$725

Van Buren County

Population

16,64215,936

Median household income

$38,499$47,266

Median home value

$101,700$122,300

Median gross rent

$644$727

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Sevier County	Van Buren County
Under 5	7.2%	4.5%
5 to 17	21.4%	14.7%
18 to 24	10.6%	6.3%
25 to 34	11.0%	8.5%
35 to 44	12.4%	10.4%
45 to 54	11.1%	12.4%
55 to 64	11.9%	16.6%
65 to 74	9.0%	14.9%
75 and over	5.2%	11.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Sevier County	Van Buren County
White (non-Hispanic)	53.6%	91.9%
Black or African American	4.7%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.6%	0.8%
Asian	0.3%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1.3%	0.1%
Some other race	0.6%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.9%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	35.1%	3.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Sevier County	Van Buren County
No high school diploma	27.5%	13.6%
High school graduate	32.8%	44.1%
Some college or associate's	28.8%	26.5%
Bachelor's degree	7.1%	10.5%
Graduate or professional degree	3.8%	5.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Sevier County	Van Buren County
Drove alone	72.6%	75.9%
Carpooled	21.4%	13.1%
Public transit	0.3%	0.0%
Walked	1.3%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.0%	6.1%
Other means	1.5%	3.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Sevier County	Van Buren County
1-unit, detached	66.4%	69.5%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	3.8%	2.6%
5 to 19 units	1.6%	4.1%
20 or more units	0.1%	1.2%
Mobile home & other	27.7%	21.6%

Poverty & households

	Sevier County	Van Buren County
Poverty rate	19.6%	19.5%
Average household size	2.75	2.21
Mean commute (minutes)	26	32
Median year structure built	1980	1986