Van Buren County, Michigan

11 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 75,681
Median household income: $66,902
Median home value: $189,900

Home to 75,681 residents, Van Buren County is one of Michigan's counties. 11 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $66,902 runs below the Michigan figure of $71,149.

From 2019 to 2023, Van Buren County's population held roughly steady from 75,358 to 75,681, while its median household income rose 22.8% from $54,485 to $66,902.

The median resident is 41.2 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 17.4% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 75,681
Median age: 41.2 yrs
Median household income: $66,902
Median home value: $189,900
Median gross rent: $845
Housing units: 37,243
Homeownership rate: 80.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.9%
Unemployment rate: 4.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

75,35875,681

Median household income

$54,485$66,902

Median home value

$139,400$189,900

Median gross rent

$705$845

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	75,358	$54,485	$139,400	$705
2020	75,416	$56,652	$147,400	$747
2021	75,550	$61,549	$155,500	$788
2022	75,636	$65,531	$172,100	$843
2023	75,681	$66,902	$189,900	$845

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.7%

5 to 1717.4%

18 to 247.4%

25 to 3411.5%

35 to 4412.0%

45 to 5411.9%

55 to 6414.6%

65 to 7412.3%

75 and over7.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	4,348	5.7%
5 to 17	13,175	17.4%
18 to 24	5,612	7.4%
25 to 34	8,715	11.5%
35 to 44	9,075	12.0%
45 to 54	9,009	11.9%
55 to 64	11,084	14.6%
65 to 74	9,303	12.3%
75 and over	5,360	7.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	59,877	79.1%
Black or African American	2,625	3.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	262	0.3%
Asian	416	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	190	0.3%
Two or more races	3,063	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	9,248	12.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.2%

High school graduate33.4%

Some college or associate's32.5%

Bachelor's degree14.4%

Graduate or professional degree8.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	5,868	11.2%
High school graduate	17,553	33.4%
Some college or associate's	17,101	32.5%
Bachelor's degree	7,564	14.4%
Graduate or professional degree	4,460	8.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone78.3%

Carpooled9.5%

Public transit0.3%

Walked2.6%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home8.7%

Other means0.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	25,858	78.3%
Carpooled	3,149	9.5%
Public transit	114	0.3%
Walked	860	2.6%
Bicycle	31	0.1%
Worked from home	2,891	8.7%
Other means	139	0.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	8,797	29.2%
15 to 29 min	11,324	37.6%
30 to 44 min	6,543	21.7%
45 to 59 min	1,926	6.4%
60+ min	1,561	5.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.48
Poverty rate: 13.8% (10,340 of 74,945)

	Count	Share
Family households	20,907	69.5%
Nonfamily households	9,194	30.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1977

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	30,101	80.8%
Vacant	7,142	19.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	24,218	80.5%
Renter-occupied	5,883	19.5%

1-unit, detached78.2%

1-unit, attached0.9%

2 to 4 units2.4%

5 to 19 units4.0%

20 or more units2.7%

Mobile home & other11.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	29,110	78.2%
1-unit, attached	338	0.9%
2 to 4 units	909	2.4%
5 to 19 units	1,490	4.0%
20 or more units	996	2.7%
Mobile home & other	4,400	11.8%

Geography

County GEOID: 26159
State: Michigan
Land area: 608 sq mi
Water area: 482 sq mi
Center point: 42.2822, -86.3061