Language Spoken At Home in Van Buren County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 7,093 | 100% |
English only | 6,718 | 94.7% |
Language other than English | 375 | 5.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 181 | 2.6% |
Spanish | 34 | 0.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 24 | 0.3% |
Other Indo-European languages | 319 | 4.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 148 | 2.1% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 20 | 0.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 9 | 0.1% |
Other languages | 2 | 0.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Van Buren County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 7,565 | 100% |
American | 843 | 11.1% |
Arab | 11 | 0.1% |
Czech | 44 | 0.6% |
Danish | 45 | 0.6% |
Dutch | 343 | 4.5% |
English | 761 | 10.1% |
French (except Basque) | 207 | 2.7% |
French Canadian | 17 | 0.2% |
German | 2,273 | 30.0% |
Greek | 3 | 0.0% |
Hungarian | 3 | 0.0% |
Irish | 929 | 12.3% |
Italian | 113 | 1.5% |
Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 70 | 0.9% |
Polish | 109 | 1.4% |
Portuguese | 0 | 0.0% |
Russian | 4 | 0.1% |
Scotch-Irish | 146 | 1.9% |
Scottish | 120 | 1.6% |
Slovak | 3 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 4 | 0.1% |
Swedish | 261 | 3.5% |
Swiss | 21 | 0.3% |
Ukrainian | 7 | 0.1% |
Welsh | 81 | 1.1% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 0 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Van Buren County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 3,041 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 2,077 | 68.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 790 | 26.0% |
Married-couple family | 1,733 | 57.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 579 | 19.0% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 158 | 5.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 95 | 3.1% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 186 | 6.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 116 | 3.8% |
Nonfamily households | 964 | 31.7% |
Householder living alone | 845 | 27.8% |
65 years and over | 385 | 12.7% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 857 | 28.2% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 1,005 | 33.0% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Van Buren County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 7,433 | 100% |
Householder | 3,041 | 40.9% |
Spouse | 1,733 | 23.3% |
Child | 2,116 | 28.5% |
Other relatives | 284 | 3.8% |
Nonrelatives | 259 | 3.5% |
Unmarried partner | 173 | 2.3% |
Marital Status in Van Buren County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 3,053 | 100% |
Never married | 767 | 25.1% |
Now married, except separated | 1,764 | 57.8% |
Separated | 28 | 0.9% |
Widowed | 94 | 3.1% |
Divorced | 400 | 13.1% |
Females 15 years and over | 3,086 | 100% |
Never married | 589 | 19.1% |
Now married, except separated | 1,832 | 59.4% |
Separated | 66 | 2.1% |
Widowed | 297 | 9.6% |
Divorced | 302 | 9.8% |
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 | 112 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 10 | 8.9% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 15 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 76 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 18 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 158 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 30 | 0% |
Grandparents in Van Buren County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 74 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 45 | 60.8% |
Less than 1 year | 19 | 25.7% |
1 or 2 years | 21 | 28.4% |
3 or 4 years | 0 | 0.0% |
5 or more years | 5 | 6.8% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 45 | 100% |
Who are female | 25 | 55.6% |
Who are married | 25 | 55.6% |
School Enrollment in Van Buren County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 1,649 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 111 | 6.7% |
Kindergarten | 75 | 4.5% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 771 | 46.8% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 398 | 24.1% |
College or graduate school | 294 | 17.8% |
Educational Attainment in Van Buren County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 5,319 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 270 | 5.1% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 328 | 6.2% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 2,299 | 43.2% |
Some college, no degree | 1,255 | 23.6% |
Associate's degree | 441 | 8.3% |
Bachelor's degree | 532 | 10.0% |
Graduate or professional degree | 194 | 3.6% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 88.8% |
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 | 5,819 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 719 | 12.4% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Van Buren County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 7,449 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,017 | 13.7% |
Under 18 years | 1,743 | 100% |
With a disability | 101 | 5.8% |
18 to 64 years | 4,289 | 100% |
With a disability | 498 | 11.6% |
65 years and over | 1,417 | 100% |
With a disability | 418 | 29.5% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Van Buren County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 7,472 | 100% |
Same house | 6,628 | 88.7% |
Different house in the U.S. | 843 | 11.3% |
Same county | 425 | 5.7% |
Different county | 418 | 5.6% |
Same state | 265 | 3.5% |
Different state | 153 | 2.0% |
Abroad | 1 | 0.0% |
Place Of Birth in Van Buren County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 7,565 | 100% |
Native | 7,501 | 99.2% |
Born in United States | 7,497 | 99.1% |
State of residence | 5,838 | 77.2% |
Different state | 1,659 | 21.9% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 4 | 0.1% |
Foreign born | 64 | 0.8% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Van Buren County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 64 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 45 | 70.3% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 19 | 29.7% |
Year of Entry in Van Buren County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 68 | 100% |
Native | 4 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 4 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 64 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 64 | 100.0% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Van Buren County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 64 | 100% |
Europe | 16 | 25.0% |
Asia | 37 | 57.8% |
Africa | 6 | 9.4% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 5 | 7.8% |
Northern America | 0 | 0.0% |