Pickett County vs Van Buren County

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

Pickett 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.

Van Buren County has the higher population (6,293 vs 5,062 in Pickett County). Van Buren County has the higher median household income ($60,281 vs $44,591 in Pickett County). Pickett County has the higher median home value ($162,200 vs $149,200 in Van Buren County).

Population, income & housing

	Pickett County	Van Buren County
Population	5,062	6,293
Median age	51.7 yrs	47.2 yrs
Median household income	$44,591	$60,281
Median home value	$162,200	$149,200
Median gross rent	$755	$705
Housing units	3,362	2,915
Homeownership rate	82.3%	84.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.2%	14.0%
Unemployment rate	3.5%	3.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Pickett County	Van Buren County
Population	5,079 → 5,062 (-0.3%)	5,760 → 6,293 (+9.3%)
Median household income	$39,554 → $44,591 (+12.7%)	$42,724 → $60,281 (+41.1%)
Median home value	$144,400 → $162,200 (+12.3%)	$98,000 → $149,200 (+52.2%)
Median gross rent	$538 → $755 (+40.3%)	$511 → $705 (+38.0%)

Pickett County

Population

5,0795,062

Median household income

$39,554$44,591

Median home value

$144,400$162,200

Median gross rent

$538$755

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)

	Pickett County	Van Buren County
Under 5	4.1%	5.4%
5 to 17	13.3%	15.5%
18 to 24	7.4%	6.6%
25 to 34	8.0%	9.9%
35 to 44	9.8%	10.2%
45 to 54	12.6%	13.8%
55 to 64	16.8%	14.5%
65 to 74	16.1%	14.8%
75 and over	11.8%	9.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Pickett County	Van Buren County
White (non-Hispanic)	95.6%	95.1%
Black or African American	0.4%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.1%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.8%	0.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Pickett County	Van Buren County
No high school diploma	18.6%	15.8%
High school graduate	40.0%	42.8%
Some college or associate's	24.2%	27.4%
Bachelor's degree	10.6%	8.6%
Graduate or professional degree	6.5%	5.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Pickett County	Van Buren County
Drove alone	81.7%	79.7%
Carpooled	5.7%	9.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.5%	4.0%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.2%
Worked from home	6.9%	5.5%
Other means	3.1%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Pickett County	Van Buren County
1-unit, detached	75.9%	72.7%
1-unit, attached	0.1%	1.2%
2 to 4 units	1.5%	3.3%
5 to 19 units	2.4%	0.5%
20 or more units	0.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	19.7%	22.3%

Poverty & households

	Pickett County	Van Buren County
Poverty rate	25.8%	13.8%
Average household size	2.36	2.52
Mean commute (minutes)	28	31
Median year structure built	1992	1979