2022 population: 6,429 ( 881 from 2010 , 261 from 2020)
Land area: 273.4 square miles
Population density: 23.5 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	6,064	94.32%	12.1%
Black:	60	0.93%	172.7%
Indian:	26	0.40%	100.0%
Asian:	21	0.33%	200.0%
2+ races:	99	1.54%	106.2%
Hispanic:	159	2.47%	218.0%

Total non-White:	365	5.68%	160.7%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	128	10.4
Deaths:	280	22.7
Net Migration:	409	33.2
Net Immigration:	0	0.0

Change in White population:	656	11.8
Change in Non-White pop.:	225	4.1

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
5,548
5,408	97.48%
22	0.40%
13	0.23%
7	0.13%
48	0.87%
50	0.90%
140	2.52%

2000
5,508
5,437	98.71%
7	0.13%
10	0.18%
4	0.07%
28	0.51%
18	0.33%
71	1.29%

1990
4,846
4,824	99.55%
0	0.00%
6	0.12%
0	0.00%
n/a
16	0.33%
22	0.45%

1980
4,728
4,687	99.13%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
12	0.25%
n/a
24	0.51%
41	0.87%

1970
3,758
3,708	98.67%
19	0.51%
1	0.03%
0	0.00%
n/a
31	0.82%
50	1.33%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
531	9.6
504	9.2
-25	-0.5
-2	-0.0

-29	-0.5
69	1.3

Number	Rate
1990's
536	11.1
431	8.9
24	0.5
6	0.1

613	12.6
49	1.0

Number	Rate
1980's
579	12.2
369	7.8
-71	-1.5
n/a

137	2.9
-19	-0.4

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
653	17.4
n/a

979	26.1
-9	-0.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Van Buren County, TN

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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
Number	Percent
47.4
1,205	18.7%
5,224	81.3%
1,482	23.1%

2,434
2.50

1,587	65.2%
1,258	79.3%
100	6.3%
847	34.8%

2010
Number	Percent
44.5
1,157	20.9%
4,391	79.1%
942	17.0%

2,246
2.43

1,616	72.0%
1,234	76.4%
109	6.7%
630	28.0%

2000
Number	Percent
38.8
1,265	23.0%
4,243	77.0%
772	14.0%

2,176
2.50

1,617	74.3%
1,270	78.5%
138	8.5%
559	25.7%

1990
Number	Percent
33.8
1,250	25.8%
3,596	74.2%
589	12.2%

1,797
2.69

1,446	80.5%
1,206	83.4%
96	6.6%
351	19.5%

1980
Number	Percent
29.5
1,491	31.5%
3,237	68.5%
484	10.2%

1,616
2.92

1,390	86.0%
1,191	85.7%
75	5.4%
226	14.0%

2022 Housing Data for Van Buren County, TN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	198	8.1%
$10,000 to $14,999	177	7.3%
$15,000 to $19,999	154	6.3%
$20,000 to $24,999	76	3.1%
$25,000 to $29,999	189	7.8%
$30,000 to $34,999	181	7.4%
$35,000 to $39,999	115	4.7%
$40,000 to $44,999	138	5.7%
$45,000 to $49,999	53	2.2%
$50,000 to $59,999	184	7.6%
$60,000 to $74,999	225	9.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	239	9.8%
$100,000 to $124,999	282	11.6%
$125,000 to $149,999	72	3.0%
$150,000 to $199,999	129	5.3%
$200,000 or more	22	0.9%

Median Household Income	44,730
Per Capita Income	24,099

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	88
Compared to U.S.	72

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	186	7.6%
Public Assistance	27	1.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	518	21.3%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	2,307	63.4%
Unemployed	104	2.9%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	2,411	66.3%
Not in Labor Force	1,225	33.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		36.6%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	686	756	47.6%
Non-Profit	68	16	81.0%
Self-Employed	283	63	81.8%

Local Government	156	171	47.7%
State Government	82	138	37.3%
Federal Government	7	22	24.1%

Total Private + Self	969	819	54.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	313	347	47.4%
Total	1,282	1,166	52.4%

Pct. Govt.	23.5%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	513	21.0%
Sales and Office Occupations	226	9.2%
Professional, Technical	313	12.8%
Service Occupations	584	23.9%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	38	1.6%
All others	812	33.2%

White Collar		43.0%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	578	23.6%
Public administration	343	14.0%
Health care and social assistance	338	13.8%
Accommodation and food services	203	8.3%
Construction	198	8.1%
Retail trade	154	6.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	137	5.6%
Professional, scientific, technical	118	4.8%
Educational services	109	4.5%
Transportation and warehousing	80	3.3%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	79	3.2%
Finance and insurance	24	1.0%
Other services	23	0.9%
Real estate and rental and leasing	23	0.9%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	16	0.7%
Wholesale trade	16	0.7%
Utilities	9	0.4%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	42	0.68%
Puerto Rican	14	0.23%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	14	0.23%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	5,533	94.8%
German, other Germanic	224	3.8%
Spanish	71	1.2%
Other	11	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
American	1,067	17.3%
Irish	688	11.1%
English	661	10.7%
German	429	6.9%
Scotch-Irish	204	3.3%
Swiss	141	2.3%
Scottish	97	1.6%
Italian	87	1.4%
French	59	1.0%
Dutch	35	0.6%
European	31	0.5%
British	26	0.4%
Norwegian	26	0.4%
Scandinavian	15	0.2%
Polish	13	0.2%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	6,182	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	6,168	99.8%
Foreign-born	14	0.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
433	9.4%	458	10.0%	2,181	47.5%	1,048	22.8%	265	5.8%	203	4.4%
Average years of education: 12.1

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	433	9.4%
9-12 Years	458	10.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	2,181	47.5%
Some College	1,048	22.8%
Bach. Degree	265	5.8%
Grad Degree	203	4.4%
Average years of education: 12.1

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	2,253	2,026	227	10.1%	5.3%
1991	2,235	2,018	217	9.7%	6.6%
1992	2,305	2,103	202	8.8%	6.5%
1993	2,446	2,255	191	7.8%	5.8%
1994	2,541	2,311	230	9.1%	4.8%
1995	2,466	2,291	175	7.1%	5.2%
1996	2,435	2,250	185	7.6%	5.2%
1997	2,456	2,221	235	9.6%	5.3%
1998	2,419	2,251	168	6.9%	4.3%
1999	2,410	2,261	149	6.2%	4.0%

2000	2,656	2,535	121	4.6%	3.9%
2001	2,609	2,449	160	6.1%	4.5%
2002	2,544	2,372	172	6.8%	5.1%
2003	2,508	2,323	185	7.4%	5.5%
2004	2,478	2,322	156	6.3%	5.3%
2005	2,451	2,241	210	8.6%	5.5%
2006	2,510	2,308	202	8.0%	5.3%
2007	2,488	2,341	147	5.9%	4.6%
2008	2,511	2,305	206	8.2%	6.5%
2009	2,432	2,081	351	14.4%	10.1%

2010	2,345	2,031	314	13.4%	9.8%
2011	2,293	2,020	273	11.9%	9.1%
2012	2,243	1,981	262	11.7%	8.0%
2013	2,199	1,947	252	11.5%	7.8%
2014	2,114	1,910	204	9.6%	6.6%
2015	2,057	1,894	163	7.9%	5.6%
2016	2,038	1,912	126	6.2%	4.7%
2017	2,085	1,996	89	4.3%	3.7%
2018	2,059	1,962	97	4.7%	3.5%
2019	2,059	1,966	93	4.5%	3.4%

2020	2,011	1,836	175	8.7%	7.5%
2021	2,020	1,915	105	5.2%	4.5%
2022	2,058	1,971	87	4.2%	3.4%
2023	2,127	2,031	96	4.5%	3.3%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	2,896
Median Value	$132,700

Occupied	2,434	84.0%
Vacant	462	16.0%

Owned	1,956	80.4%
Rented	478	19.6%
Median Rent	$658

Single-Family Units	2,015	69.6%
Detached	1,980	68.4%
Attached	35	1.2%
Buldings with 5+ Units	10	0.3%
Mobile Homes	763	26.3%

Van Buren County, TN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Van Buren County, TN

2022 Housing Data for Van Buren County, TN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Van Buren County, TN

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Van Buren County, TN

Historical Labor Force Data for Van Buren County, TN