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Van Buren County, MI


Designated Market Area: Grand Rapids-Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, MI
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Rural Middle America

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2022 population: 75,692   ( 566 from 2010 , 99 from 2020)
Land area: 607.8 square miles
Population density: 124.5 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:60,833 80.37% 3.5%
Black:2,5473.36% 15.3%
Indian:5600.74% 5.7%
Asian:4870.64% 54.6%
2+ races:1,9352.56% 24.3%
Hispanic:9,33012.33% 20.3%
Total non-White:14,85919.63% 12.3%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:1,767 11.7
Deaths:2,04013.5
Net Migration: 2781.8
Net Immigration: 690.5
Change in White population:-2,195 -2.9
Change in Non-White pop.:1,629 2.1




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change
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Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2010
76,258
63,02882.65%
3,0073.94%
5300.70%
3150.41%
1,5572.04%
7,75810.17%
13,23017.35%

2000
76,263
64,46684.53%
3,9395.17%
6510.85%
2300.30%
1,2561.65%
5,6347.39%
11,79715.47%

1990
70,060
62,26288.87%
4,5216.45%
7031.00%
2260.32%
n/a
2,3483.35%
7,79811.13%

1980
66,814
59,62489.24%
5,0397.54%
5360.80%
920.14%
n/a
1,4742.21%
7,19010.76%

1970
56,173
50,66290.19%
4,4097.85%
2030.36%
290.05%
n/a
5991.07%
5,511 9.81%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2000's
NumberRate
9,726 12.8
6,3848.4
-1,403-1.8
5070.7
-1,438 -1.9
1,433 1.9
1990's
NumberRate
10,848 15.5
6,5209.3
1,5552.2
3950.6
2,204 3.1
3,999 5.7
1980's
NumberRate
10,727 16.1
6,321 9.5
-699 -1.0
n/a
2,638 3.9
608 0.9
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
5,337 9.5
n/a
8,962 16.0
1,679 3.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Van Buren County, MI
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Year:
 
Median Age:
Under 18:
Voting Age Population:
Over 65:
Households:
Persons Per HH:
Families (%HH):
Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
Non-Family (%HH):

2022
NumberPercent
40.8
17,430 23.0%
58,262 77.0%
14,293 18.9%
29,609
2.51
20,989 70.9%
15,649 74.6%
2,073 9.9%
8,620 29.1%

2010
NumberPercent
39.8
19,408 25.5%
56,850 74.5%
10,523 13.8%
28,928
2.61
20,434 70.6%
15,342 75.1%
1,983 9.7%
8,494 29.4%

2000
NumberPercent
36.4
21,414 28.1%
54,849 71.9%
9,382 12.3%
28,038
2.65
20,359 72.6%
16,109 79.1%
1,850 9.1%
7,679 27.4%

1990
NumberPercent
33.1
20,451 29.2%
49,609 70.8%
8,813 12.6%
25,467
2.72
19,289 75.7%
15,421 79.9%
2,040 10.6%
6,178 24.3%

1980
NumberPercent
29.9
21,112 31.6%
45,702 68.4%
8,126 12.2%
23,105
2.86
17,963 77.7%
15,348 85.4%
1,467 8.2%
5,142 22.3%

2022 Housing Data for Van Buren County, MI

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units37,076 
Median Value$172,100 
Occupied29,60979.9%
Vacant7,46720.1%
Owned23,73180.1%
Rented5,87819.9%
Median Rent$843 
Single-Family Units29,27979.0%
    Detached28,93678.0%
    Attached3430.9%
Buldings with 5+ Units2,2716.1%
Mobile Homes4,51912.2%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Van Buren County, MI

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0001,4344.8%
$10,000 to $14,9991,2644.3%
$15,000 to $19,9991,2204.1%
$20,000 to $24,9991,1083.7%
$25,000 to $29,9991,5885.4%
$30,000 to $34,9991,4915.0%
$35,000 to $39,9991,1794.0%
$40,000 to $44,9991,0903.7%
$45,000 to $49,9999943.4%
$50,000 to $59,9992,2857.7%
$60,000 to $74,9993,01710.2%
$75,000 to $99,9994,28814.5%
$100,000 to $124,9992,9079.8%
$125,000 to $149,9992,2367.6%
$150,000 to $199,9991,9806.7%
$200,000 or more1,5285.2%
Median Household Income65,531 
Per Capita Income32,361 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state93 
Compared to U.S.79 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI1,7125.8%
Public Assistance1,0763.6%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps4,14314.0%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed28,44170.3%
Unemployed1,2643.1%
In Armed Forces700.2%
Total Labor Force29,77573.6%
Not in Labor Force10,69026.4%
Real Unemployment Rate 29.5%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector13,83910,30857.3%
Non-Profit7582,03127.2%
Self-Employed2,1721,36161.5%
Local Government8951,49937.4%
State Government42364639.6%
Federal Government21915159.2%
Total Private + Self16,01111,66957.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.2,2954,32734.7%
Total18,30615,99653.4%
Pct. Govt.11.2%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts4,98014.5%
Sales and Office Occupations6,42118.7%
Professional, Technical5,75716.7%
Service Occupations6,19218.0%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing5371.6%
All others11,03232.1%
White Collar 49.9%
Industry
 Number%
Manufacturing7,86422.9%
Health care and social assistance4,56413.3%
Retail trade3,75810.9%
Construction2,4967.3%
Educational services2,3796.9%
Accommodation and food services2,1546.3%
Other services1,5904.6%
Professional, scientific, technical1,5264.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.1,3744.0%
Finance and insurance1,2733.7%
Public administration1,0002.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting9522.8%
Transportation and warehousing8662.5%
Arts, entertainment, recreation7362.1%
Wholesale trade6311.8%
Utilities4791.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing3811.1%
Information2970.9%
Management520.2%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction100.0%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Van Buren County, MI

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican7,86210.39%
Puerto Rican2260.30%
Cuban1220.16%
Dominican00.00%
Total Central American2300.30%
Costa Rican00.00%
Guatemalan2060.27%
Honduran120.02%
Nicaraguan00.00%
Panamanian70.01%
Salvadoran50.01%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American600.08%
Argentinean00.00%
Bolivian00.00%
Chilean00.00%
Colombian430.06%
Ecuadorian00.00%
Paraguayan100.01%
Peruvian70.01%
Uruguayan00.00%
Venezuelan00.00%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic4740.63%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Indian1590.21%
Filipino1450.19%
Korean360.05%
Cambodian320.04%
Japanese300.04%
Vietnamese50.01%
Chinese30.00%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English64,37290.3%
Spanish5,8288.2%
German, other Germanic2040.3%
Other Asian1990.3%
Other Indo-European1520.2%
Tagalog1520.2%
French, Haitian, Cajun1440.2%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic1120.2%
Arabic570.1%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
German15,69320.7%
Irish9,34912.4%
English9,29112.3%
Dutch4,9076.5%
Polish4,2345.6%
American3,3634.4%
Italian2,7623.7%
French1,9092.5%
European1,2001.6%
Scottish1,1591.5%
Swedish8531.1%
Norwegian7301.0%
Hungarian5880.8%
Scotch-Irish5010.7%
French Canadian4380.6%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen73,16296.7%
Not a citizen2,4743.3%
Native71,65394.7%
Foreign-born3,9835.3%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Van Buren County, MI

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
2,344 4.5%3,703 7.1%17,073 32.7%17,532 33.5%7,423 14.2%4,191 8.0%
  Average years of education: 13.0
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 2,344 4.5%
9-12 Years 3,703 7.1%
H.S. Grad or GED 17,073 32.7%
Some College 17,532 33.5%
Bach. Degree 7,423 14.2%
Grad Degree 4,191 8.0%
Average years of education: 13.0

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Van Buren County, MI

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 33,782 30,847 2,935 8.7% 7.7%
1991 33,726 30,368 3,358 10.0% 9.3%
1992 34,098 30,833 3,265 9.6% 9.1%
1993 34,913 32,073 2,840 8.1% 7.3%
1994 35,937 33,325 2,612 7.3% 6.1%
1995 35,862 33,475 2,387 6.7% 5.3%
1996 36,111 33,816 2,295 6.4% 4.9%
1997 36,525 34,556 1,969 5.4% 4.3%
1998 36,715 35,163 1,552 4.2% 4.0%
1999 37,083 35,616 1,467 4.0% 3.8%
2000 39,663 38,015 1,648 4.2% 3.6%
2001 39,834 37,631 2,203 5.5% 5.2%
2002 39,225 36,794 2,431 6.2% 6.2%
2003 39,475 36,720 2,755 7.0% 7.1%
2004 40,280 37,456 2,824 7.0% 7.0%
2005 40,931 38,064 2,867 7.0% 6.8%
2006 41,194 38,334 2,860 6.9% 7.0%
2007 40,152 37,319 2,833 7.1% 7.1%
2008 39,896 36,661 3,235 8.1% 8.2%
2009 39,712 34,768 4,944 12.4% 13.1%
2010 37,401 32,504 4,897 13.1% 12.2%
2011 36,340 32,314 4,026 11.1% 10.0%
2012 35,338 31,658 3,680 10.4% 9.0%
2013 35,114 31,607 3,507 10.0% 8.7%
2014 35,436 32,578 2,858 8.1% 7.2%
2015 35,409 33,157 2,252 6.4% 5.4%
2016 35,566 33,502 2,064 5.8% 5.0%
2017 35,301 33,305 1,996 5.7% 4.6%
2018 35,148 33,419 1,729 4.9% 4.2%
2019 35,349 33,776 1,573 4.4% 4.1%
2020 34,835 31,932 2,903 8.3% 9.9%
2021 33,768 31,731 2,037 6.0% 5.8%
2022 34,141 32,402 1,739 5.1% 4.2%
2023 35,558 33,877 1,681 4.7% 3.9%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com