2022 population: 7,256 ( 314 from 2010 , 53 from 2020)
Land area: 484.8 square miles
Population density: 15.0 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	6,961	95.93%	5.6%
Black:	17	0.23%	13.3%
Indian:	14	0.19%	40.0%
Asian:	46	0.63%	12.2%
2+ races:	87	1.20%	107.1%
Hispanic:	131	1.81%	48.9%

Total non-White:	295	4.07%	49.7%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	221	15.3
Deaths:	204	14.2
Net Migration:	33	2.3
Net Immigration:	1	0.1

Change in White population:	-412	-5.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	98	1.3

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
7,570
7,373	97.40%
15	0.20%
10	0.13%
41	0.54%
42	0.55%
88	1.16%
197	2.60%

2000
7,809
7,659	98.08%
5	0.06%
14	0.18%
22	0.28%
48	0.61%
60	0.77%
150	1.92%

1990
7,676
7,649	99.65%
2	0.03%
7	0.09%
1	0.01%
n/a
17	0.22%
27	0.35%

1980
8,626
8,573	99.39%
1	0.01%
1	0.01%
10	0.12%
n/a
39	0.45%
53	0.61%

1970
8,643
8,586	99.34%
3	0.03%
1	0.01%
10	0.12%
n/a
42	0.49%
57	0.66%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
849	10.9
864	11.1
-63	-0.8
-3	-0.0

-286	-3.7
47	0.6

Number	Rate
1990's
960	12.5
1,027	13.4
350	4.6
8	0.1

10	0.1
123	1.6

Number	Rate
1980's
1,115	12.9
1,127	13.1
-876	-10.2
n/a

-924	-10.7
-26	-0.3

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-33	-0.4
n/a

-13	-0.2
-4	-0.0

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

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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
45.0
1,640	22.6%
5,616	77.4%
1,700	23.4%

2,842
2.50

1,860	65.4%
1,565	84.1%
121	6.5%
982	34.6%

2010
Number	Percent
43.3
1,822	24.1%
5,748	75.9%
1,498	19.8%

3,108
2.40

2,058	66.2%
1,721	83.6%
134	6.5%
1,050	33.8%

2000
Number	Percent
40.4
1,927	24.7%
5,882	75.3%
1,477	18.9%

3,180
2.42

2,176	68.4%
1,876	86.2%
119	5.5%
1,004	31.6%

1990
Number	Percent
37.9
1,969	25.7%
5,707	74.3%
1,568	20.4%

3,047
2.48

2,211	72.6%
2,001	90.5%
87	3.9%
836	27.4%

1980
Number	Percent
34.4
2,431	28.2%
6,195	71.8%
1,616	18.7%

3,175
2.68

2,390	75.3%
2,147	89.8%
79	3.3%
785	24.7%

2022 Housing Data for Van Buren County, IA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	144	5.1%
$10,000 to $14,999	136	4.8%
$15,000 to $19,999	153	5.4%
$20,000 to $24,999	114	4.0%
$25,000 to $29,999	100	3.5%
$30,000 to $34,999	123	4.3%
$35,000 to $39,999	174	6.1%
$40,000 to $44,999	89	3.1%
$45,000 to $49,999	79	2.8%
$50,000 to $59,999	366	12.9%
$60,000 to $74,999	389	13.7%
$75,000 to $99,999	272	9.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	306	10.8%
$125,000 to $149,999	148	5.2%
$150,000 to $199,999	111	3.9%
$200,000 or more	138	4.9%

Median Household Income	58,417
Per Capita Income	32,188

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	89
Compared to U.S.	78

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	155	5.5%
Public Assistance	57	2.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	361	12.7%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	2,721	68.0%
Unemployed	143	3.6%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	2,864	71.6%
Not in Labor Force	1,138	28.4%

Real Unemployment Rate		32.0%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,119	709	61.2%
Non-Profit	49	106	31.6%
Self-Employed	436	184	70.3%

Local Government	99	271	26.8%
State Government	24	12	66.7%
Federal Government	13	32	28.9%

Total Private + Self	1,555	893	63.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	185	421	30.5%
Total	1,740	1,314	57.0%

Pct. Govt.	14.8%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	401	13.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	533	17.4%
Professional, Technical	518	16.9%
Service Occupations	366	12.0%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	94	3.1%
All others	1,242	40.6%

White Collar		47.5%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	562	18.4%
Retail trade	343	11.2%
Educational services	318	10.4%
Construction	303	9.9%
Health care and social assistance	300	9.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	246	8.0%
Other services	188	6.1%
Transportation and warehousing	173	5.7%
Finance and insurance	124	4.1%
Accommodation and food services	83	2.7%
Public administration	81	2.6%
Wholesale trade	81	2.6%
Information	67	2.2%
Professional, scientific, technical	65	2.1%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	65	2.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	34	1.1%
Real estate and rental and leasing	12	0.4%
Utilities	8	0.3%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	4	0.1%
Management	3	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	69	0.96%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	2	0.03%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	2	0.03%
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	47	0.65%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	46	0.64%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	6,114	90.3%
German, other Germanic	605	8.9%
Spanish	43	0.6%
French, Haitian, Cajun	4	0.1%
Tagalog	2	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	2,018	28.0%
Irish	725	10.1%
English	647	9.0%
American	564	7.8%
Dutch	311	4.3%
French	193	2.7%
Scottish	167	2.3%
Scotch-Irish	164	2.3%
European	144	2.0%
Swedish	111	1.5%
Swiss	110	1.5%
Polish	107	1.5%
French Canadian	66	0.9%
Scandinavian	43	0.6%
Czech	42	0.6%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	7,172	99.5%
Not a citizen	35	0.5%

Native	7,113	98.7%
Foreign-born	94	1.3%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
430	8.5%	159	3.1%	1,963	38.7%	1,584	31.2%	638	12.6%	298	5.9%
Average years of education: 12.8

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	430	8.5%
9-12 Years	159	3.1%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,963	38.7%
Some College	1,584	31.2%
Bach. Degree	638	12.6%
Grad Degree	298	5.9%
Average years of education: 12.8

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	3,623	3,495	128	3.5%	4.4%
1991	3,721	3,521	200	5.4%	4.7%
1992	3,872	3,677	195	5.0%	4.5%
1993	4,021	3,845	176	4.4%	4.1%
1994	4,074	3,907	167	4.1%	3.6%
1995	4,119	3,950	169	4.1%	3.5%
1996	4,208	4,048	160	3.8%	3.6%
1997	4,386	4,242	144	3.3%	3.1%
1998	4,277	4,155	122	2.9%	2.8%
1999	4,169	4,042	127	3.0%	2.7%

2000	3,997	3,868	129	3.2%	2.7%
2001	4,002	3,829	173	4.3%	3.3%
2002	3,878	3,663	215	5.5%	4.0%
2003	3,791	3,577	214	5.6%	4.4%
2004	3,826	3,615	211	5.5%	4.5%
2005	3,809	3,612	197	5.2%	4.3%
2006	3,921	3,754	167	4.3%	3.7%
2007	3,955	3,786	169	4.3%	3.7%
2008	3,957	3,766	191	4.8%	4.1%
2009	3,827	3,490	337	8.8%	6.4%

2010	3,964	3,669	295	7.4%	6.1%
2011	3,867	3,618	249	6.4%	5.6%
2012	3,814	3,593	221	5.8%	5.1%
2013	3,838	3,627	211	5.5%	4.7%
2014	3,915	3,738	177	4.5%	4.2%
2015	3,841	3,687	154	4.0%	3.7%
2016	3,880	3,739	141	3.6%	3.6%
2017	3,732	3,619	113	3.0%	3.1%
2018	3,736	3,634	102	2.7%	2.6%
2019	3,706	3,605	101	2.7%	2.8%

2020	3,667	3,497	170	4.6%	5.3%
2021	3,665	3,539	126	3.4%	3.8%
2022	3,710	3,606	104	2.8%	2.7%
2023	3,662	3,550	112	3.1%	2.9%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	3,509
Median Value	$107,700

Occupied	2,842	81.0%
Vacant	667	19.0%

Owned	2,370	83.4%
Rented	472	16.6%
Median Rent	$661

Single-Family Units	2,965	84.5%
Detached	2,948	84.0%
Attached	17	0.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units	39	1.1%
Mobile Homes	312	8.9%

Van Buren County, IA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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

2022 Housing Data for Van Buren County, IA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Van Buren County, IA

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Van Buren County, IA

Historical Labor Force Data for Van Buren County, IA