Lapeer County vs Van Buren County

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

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

Lapeer County has the higher population (88,703 vs 75,681 in Van Buren County). Lapeer County has the higher median household income ($76,228 vs $66,902 in Van Buren County). Lapeer County has the higher median home value ($229,100 vs $189,900 in Van Buren County).

Population, income & housing

	Lapeer County	Van Buren County
Population	88,703	75,681
Median age	44.6 yrs	41.2 yrs
Median household income	$76,228	$66,902
Median home value	$229,100	$189,900
Median gross rent	$959	$845
Housing units	36,980	37,243
Homeownership rate	86.0%	80.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.8%	22.9%
Unemployment rate	5.1%	4.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lapeer County	Van Buren County
Population	88,038 → 88,703 (+0.8%)	75,358 → 75,681 (+0.4%)
Median household income	$62,641 → $76,228 (+21.7%)	$54,485 → $66,902 (+22.8%)
Median home value	$168,800 → $229,100 (+35.7%)	$139,400 → $189,900 (+36.2%)
Median gross rent	$788 → $959 (+21.7%)	$705 → $845 (+19.9%)

Lapeer County

Population

88,03888,703

Median household income

$62,641$76,228

Median home value

$168,800$229,100

Median gross rent

$788$959

Van Buren County

Population

75,35875,681

Median household income

$54,485$66,902

Median home value

$139,400$189,900

Median gross rent

$705$845

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lapeer County	Van Buren County
Under 5	4.7%	5.7%
5 to 17	15.4%	17.4%
18 to 24	7.6%	7.4%
25 to 34	11.2%	11.5%
35 to 44	11.5%	12.0%
45 to 54	13.4%	11.9%
55 to 64	16.6%	14.6%
65 to 74	12.4%	12.3%
75 and over	7.2%	7.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lapeer County	Van Buren County
White (non-Hispanic)	90.2%	79.1%
Black or African American	1.1%	3.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.3%
Asian	0.3%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.3%
Two or more races	3.1%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino	5.0%	12.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lapeer County	Van Buren County
No high school diploma	7.7%	11.2%
High school graduate	37.0%	33.4%
Some college or associate's	35.5%	32.5%
Bachelor's degree	13.3%	14.4%
Graduate or professional degree	6.5%	8.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lapeer County	Van Buren County
Drove alone	79.6%	78.3%
Carpooled	9.8%	9.5%
Public transit	0.9%	0.3%
Walked	1.0%	2.6%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.1%
Worked from home	7.8%	8.7%
Other means	0.7%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lapeer County	Van Buren County
1-unit, detached	83.3%	78.2%
1-unit, attached	1.2%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	3.3%	2.4%
5 to 19 units	3.8%	4.0%
20 or more units	1.3%	2.7%
Mobile home & other	7.3%	11.8%

Poverty & households

	Lapeer County	Van Buren County
Poverty rate	9.8%	13.8%
Average household size	2.52	2.48
Mean commute (minutes)	34	24
Median year structure built	1978	1977