Van Buren County

Van Buren County, Michigan

At a Glance

Population	75,587
County Seat	Van Buren County Courthouse
State FIPS	26
County FIPS	159
Num Towns	10
Census-Designated Places	0
Total Town Population	16,474
Census Source	Census ACS 5-Year 2022

People & Demographics

Population (official)	75,636
Median Age	40.8
Veterans	3,951
Housing Units	37,076
Uninsured	555
Net Migration (recent)	795
Growing	Yes

Economy & Employment

Total Establishments	1,327
Total Employees	16,712
Avg Annual Pay	$51,293
Median Household Income	$65,531
Poverty Rate	14.2%
Unemployment Rate	4.7%
Avg AGI per Return (IRS)	$64,208
Federal Spending FY2024	$574,493,822
Federal Spending Per Capita	$7,600

Housing & Cost of Living

Median Home Value	$172,100
Median Rent	$843
FMR Studio	$662
FMR 1BR	$736
FMR 2BR	$965
FMR 3BR	$1,256
FMR 4BR	$1,279

Health & Safety

Hospitals	20
EMS Stations	30
Fire Stations	30
Police Stations	30
Adult Smoking	19.5%
Adult Obesity	37.1%
Overdose Deaths Rate/100k	37.0
Air Quality Good Days	N/A

Infrastructure

Electricity Price (¢/kWh)	19.3
Electric Customers	4516367
Towns with Broadband Data	10
Towns with 90%+ Coverage	10

Community

Churches	47
Libraries	10
Historic Places (NRHP)	8
Homeless Population	N/A
Schools	57
SNAP Stores	65
Bank Branches	6

Agriculture

Total Farms	225
Land in Farms (acres)	77,729
Avg Farm Size (acres)	345.5
Year	2,022

Recent Federal Disaster Declarations (13)

Type	Title	Date
DR	COVID-19 PANDEMIC	2020-03-27
EM	COVID-19	2020-03-13
EM	HURRICANE KATRINA EVACUATION	2005-09-07
DR	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING	2004-06-30
EM	SNOW	2001-01-10
EM	MI - SEVERE WEATHER 1/2 /99	1999-01-27
DR	SEVERE STORMS & FLOODING	1986-09-18
DR	SEVERE STORMS & FLOODING	1980-09-08
DR	SEVERE STORMS & TORNADOES	1980-05-16
EM	BLIZZARDS & SNOWSTORMS	1978-01-27

Detailed Topics

Communities in Van Buren County

Paw Paw — pop 3,362
Mattawan — pop 2,550
Hartford — pop 2,515
Bangor — pop 2,016
Lawton — pop 1,850
Decatur — pop 1,651
Lawrence — pop 964
Gobles — pop 851
Bloomingdale — pop 513
Breedsville — pop 202

Data sources: Census ACS, BLS QCEW, IRS SOI, USAspending.gov, County Health Rankings, EPA AQI, HUD FMR, NCES, FEMA, National Register of Historic Places, CDC, EIA.