Moore County vs Van Buren County

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

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

Moore County has the higher population (6,611 vs 6,293 in Van Buren County). Moore County has the higher median household income ($66,687 vs $60,281 in Van Buren County). Moore County has the higher median home value ($259,300 vs $149,200 in Van Buren County).

Population, income & housing

	Moore County	Van Buren County
Population	6,611	6,293
Median age	46.2 yrs	47.2 yrs
Median household income	$66,687	$60,281
Median home value	$259,300	$149,200
Median gross rent	$746	$705
Housing units	2,996	2,915
Homeownership rate	82.3%	84.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.7%	14.0%
Unemployment rate	5.1%	3.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Moore County	Van Buren County
Population	6,378 → 6,611 (+3.7%)	5,760 → 6,293 (+9.3%)
Median household income	$57,708 → $66,687 (+15.6%)	$42,724 → $60,281 (+41.1%)
Median home value	$187,100 → $259,300 (+38.6%)	$98,000 → $149,200 (+52.2%)
Median gross rent	$672 → $746 (+11.0%)	$511 → $705 (+38.0%)

Moore County

Population

6,3786,611

Median household income

$57,708$66,687

Median home value

$187,100$259,300

Median gross rent

$672$746

Van Buren County

Population

5,7606,293

Median household income

$42,724$60,281

Median home value

$98,000$149,200

Median gross rent

$511$705

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Moore County	Van Buren County
Under 5	4.8%	5.4%
5 to 17	14.6%	15.5%
18 to 24	8.5%	6.6%
25 to 34	9.7%	9.9%
35 to 44	11.6%	10.2%
45 to 54	13.8%	13.8%
55 to 64	15.7%	14.5%
65 to 74	12.3%	14.8%
75 and over	9.1%	9.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Moore County	Van Buren County
White (non-Hispanic)	92.1%	95.1%
Black or African American	2.9%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.2%
Asian	0.4%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.4%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1.6%	0.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Moore County	Van Buren County
No high school diploma	10.9%	15.8%
High school graduate	36.8%	42.8%
Some college or associate's	27.7%	27.4%
Bachelor's degree	16.3%	8.6%
Graduate or professional degree	8.4%	5.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Moore County	Van Buren County
Drove alone	85.9%	79.7%
Carpooled	7.0%	9.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.3%	4.0%
Bicycle	0.7%	0.2%
Worked from home	5.9%	5.5%
Other means	0.2%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Moore County	Van Buren County
1-unit, detached	82.1%	72.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.2%
2 to 4 units	0.2%	3.3%
5 to 19 units	3.3%	0.5%
20 or more units	0.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	14.1%	22.3%

Poverty & households

	Moore County	Van Buren County
Poverty rate	11.3%	13.8%
Average household size	2.47	2.52
Mean commute (minutes)	24	31
Median year structure built	1990	1979