Language Spoken At Home in Van Buren County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 16,370 | 100% |
English only | 15,945 | 97.4% |
Language other than English | 425 | 2.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 156 | 1.0% |
Spanish | 279 | 1.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 123 | 0.8% |
Other Indo-European languages | 89 | 0.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 24 | 0.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Other languages | 33 | 0.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 33 | 0.2% |
Ancestry in Van Buren County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 17,223 | 100% |
American | 2,929 | 17.0% |
Arab | 15 | 0.1% |
Czech | 79 | 0.5% |
Danish | 69 | 0.4% |
Dutch | 581 | 3.4% |
English | 2,259 | 13.1% |
French (except Basque) | 646 | 3.8% |
French Canadian | 19 | 0.1% |
German | 2,853 | 16.6% |
Greek | 127 | 0.7% |
Hungarian | 17 | 0.1% |
Irish | 3,491 | 20.3% |
Italian | 444 | 2.6% |
Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 271 | 1.6% |
Polish | 172 | 1.0% |
Portuguese | 0 | 0.0% |
Russian | 31 | 0.2% |
Scotch-Irish | 371 | 2.2% |
Scottish | 410 | 2.4% |
Slovak | 0 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 0 | 0.0% |
Swedish | 64 | 0.4% |
Swiss | 68 | 0.4% |
Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 143 | 0.8% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 0 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Van Buren County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 7,080 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 4,794 | 67.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,591 | 22.5% |
Married-couple family | 3,877 | 54.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,098 | 15.5% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 175 | 2.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 98 | 1.4% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 742 | 10.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 395 | 5.6% |
Nonfamily households | 2,286 | 32.3% |
Householder living alone | 2,009 | 28.4% |
65 years and over | 1,107 | 15.6% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 1,836 | 25.9% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 2,779 | 39.3% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Van Buren County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 16,988 | 100% |
Householder | 7,080 | 41.7% |
Spouse | 3,836 | 22.6% |
Child | 4,342 | 25.6% |
Other relatives | 918 | 5.4% |
Nonrelatives | 812 | 4.8% |
Unmarried partner | 389 | 2.3% |
Marital Status in Van Buren County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 7,030 | 100% |
Never married | 1,356 | 19.3% |
Now married, except separated | 4,232 | 60.2% |
Separated | 119 | 1.7% |
Widowed | 221 | 3.1% |
Divorced | 1,102 | 15.7% |
Females 15 years and over | 7,325 | 100% |
Never married | 1,306 | 17.8% |
Now married, except separated | 3,831 | 52.3% |
Separated | 229 | 3.1% |
Widowed | 1,161 | 15.8% |
Divorced | 798 | 10.9% |
Fertility in Van Buren County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 228 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 160 | 70.2% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 89 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 64 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 111 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 106 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 20 | 0% |
Grandparents in Van Buren County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 280 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 187 | 66.8% |
Less than 1 year | 59 | 21.1% |
1 or 2 years | 34 | 12.1% |
3 or 4 years | 4 | 1.4% |
5 or more years | 90 | 32.1% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 187 | 100% |
Who are female | 99 | 52.9% |
Who are married | 126 | 67.4% |
School Enrollment in Van Buren County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 3,270 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 137 | 4.2% |
Kindergarten | 336 | 10.3% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 1,528 | 46.7% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 837 | 25.6% |
College or graduate school | 432 | 13.2% |
Educational Attainment in Van Buren County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 12,408 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 1,034 | 8.3% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 1,203 | 9.7% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 4,809 | 38.8% |
Some college, no degree | 2,797 | 22.5% |
Associate's degree | 878 | 7.1% |
Bachelor's degree | 1,149 | 9.3% |
Graduate or professional degree | 538 | 4.3% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 82.0% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 13.6% |
Veteran Status in Van Buren County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 13,671 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 1,820 | 13.3% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Van Buren County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 17,004 | 100% |
With a disability | 3,456 | 20.3% |
Under 18 years | 3,552 | 100% |
With a disability | 128 | 3.6% |
18 to 64 years | 9,642 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,792 | 18.6% |
65 years and over | 3,810 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,536 | 40.3% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Van Buren County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 17,058 | 100% |
Same house | 14,863 | 87.1% |
Different house in the U.S. | 2,173 | 12.7% |
Same county | 871 | 5.1% |
Different county | 1,302 | 7.6% |
Same state | 950 | 5.6% |
Different state | 352 | 2.1% |
Abroad | 22 | 0.1% |
Place Of Birth in Van Buren County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 17,223 | 100% |
Native | 16,964 | 98.5% |
Born in United States | 16,861 | 97.9% |
State of residence | 10,146 | 58.9% |
Different state | 6,715 | 39.0% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 103 | 0.6% |
Foreign born | 259 | 1.5% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Van Buren County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 259 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 150 | 57.9% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 109 | 42.1% |
Year of Entry in Van Buren County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 362 | 100% |
Native | 103 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 103 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 259 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 10 | 3.9% |
Entered before 2010 | 249 | 96.1% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Van Buren County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 259 | 100% |
Europe | 85 | 32.8% |
Asia | 18 | 6.9% |
Africa | 0 | 0.0% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 142 | 54.8% |
Northern America | 14 | 5.4% |