Demographics of Van Buren County, Arkansas

Van Buren County, Arkansas had 16,238 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +435 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Van Buren County, in four figures

16,238
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +2.8%
Change since July 2020: +435 people.; 49.6 ±0.6
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $50,354 ±$5,963
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Van Buren County, Arkansas's population grew 2.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Van Buren County, Arkansas's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Van Buren County, Arkansas's population grew 2.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Van Buren County, Arkansas's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	15,803	100.0	100.0
2021	15,777	99.8	100.2
2022	16,116	102.0	100.7
2023	16,175	102.4	101.6
2024	16,227	102.7	102.5
2025	16,238	102.8	103.1

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Population of Van Buren County, Arkansas on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	15,803	+6	−27	0	+33
2021	15,777	−26	−131	+2	+98
2022	16,116	+339	−180	+10	+487
2023	16,175	+59	−122	+5	+175
2024	16,227	+52	−111	+16	+144
2025	16,238	+11	−118	−2	+130

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 49.6 ±0.6: for men 46.5 ±0.6 and for women 52.0 ±1.1. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Van Buren County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Arkansas	United States
Under 5	674 ±48	4.2% ±0.3	5.9% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,402 ±282	15.0% ±1.8	17.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	972 ±170	6.1% ±1.1	9.4% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	3,108 ±310	19.4% ±1.9	25.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	4,505 ±253	28.2% ±1.6	24.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	4,337 ±331	27.1% ±2.1	17.6% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $50,354 ±$5,963, and income per person $28,312 ±$1,979, in 2024 dollars. The median is $60,773 ±$467 in Arkansas and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Van Buren County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Arkansas	United States
Under $25,000	1,744 ±276	23.5% ±3.6	19.9% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,942 ±355	26.1% ±4.6	22.0% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,369 ±252	18.4% ±3.3	17.4% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,127 ±255	15.2% ±3.4	12.8% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	878 ±194	11.8% ±2.6	15.0% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	205 ±83	2.8% ±1.1	6.2% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	79 to 255	1.1% to 3.4%	6.7% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Van Buren County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Arkansas	United States
All ages	3,021 ±537	19.1% ±3.4	16.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	667 ±217	22.2% ±6.7	21.1% ±0.5	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,397 ±276	19.0% ±3.6	15.3% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	957 ±214	17.6% ±3.8	12.6% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Van Buren County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Van Buren County	Arkansas	United States
Housing units	9,725 ±26	1,394,673 ±514	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	76.4% ±3.3	86.5% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	23.6% ±3.3	13.5% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	77.9% ±3.0	66.4% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	22.1% ±3.6	33.6% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$135,700 ±$14,910	$188,000 ±$1,754	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$722 ±$120	$947 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1986 ±2	1987 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Van Buren County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Arkansas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	551 ±0	3.4% ±<0.1	9.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	14,659 ±123	91.6% ±0.8	67.4% ±0.2	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	12 to 124	0.1% to 0.8%	14.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	63 ±25	0.4% ±0.2	1.6% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	33 to 177	0.2% to 1.1%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.1%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 17	0% to 0.1%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	546 ±142	3.4% ±0.9	6.3% ±0.2	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Van Buren County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Arkansas	United States
Born in the state	9,518 ±525	59.5% ±3.3	60.4% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	6,134 ±515	38.3% ±3.2	33.5% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 85	0% to 0.5%	0.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	304 ±115	1.9% ±0.7	5.4% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	51 to 171	0.3% to 1.1%	1.9% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	193 ±88	1.2% ±0.6	3.6% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Van Buren County among the counties of Arkansas

46th of 75 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Arkansas page.

Counties of Arkansas near Van Buren County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Franklin County	17,725	+3.5%
Marion County	17,593	+4.3%
Drew County	17,054	−1.5%
Jackson County	16,741	> −0.1%
Lawrence County	16,273	+0.3%
Van Buren County	16,238	+2.8%
Cross County	16,186	−3.7%
Arkansas County	15,836	−7.4%
Sevier County	15,758	−0.1%
Izard County	14,405	+5.9%
Phillips County	14,255	−13.0%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026