Demographics of Van Buren County, Tennessee

Van Buren County, Tennessee had 6,874 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +700 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

6,874
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +11.3%
Change since July 2020: +700 people.; 47.2 ±0.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $54,931 ±$11,768
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, Tennessee's population grew 11.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Van Buren County, Tennessee'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).

Source: The Census Bureau

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Van Buren County, Tennessee's population grew 11.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Van Buren County, Tennessee'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	6,174	100.0	100.0
2021	6,297	102.0	100.2
2022	6,457	104.6	100.7
2023	6,576	106.5	101.6
2024	6,683	108.2	102.5
2025	6,874	111.3	103.1

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Population of Van Buren County, Tennessee on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	6,174	+6	−12	0	+18
2021	6,297	+123	−56	0	+185
2022	6,457	+160	−59	−2	+207
2023	6,576	+119	−18	−2	+136
2024	6,683	+107	−24	−1	+131
2025	6,874	+191	−24	−2	+220

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 47.2 ±0.5: for men 44.6 ±1.7 and for women 49.3 ±1.5. 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	Tennessee	United States
Under 5	345 ±21	5.4% ±0.3	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	958 ±128	14.9% ±2.0	16.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	451 ±121	7.0% ±1.9	8.9% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,303 ±150	20.2% ±2.3	26.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,835 ±164	28.5% ±2.5	25.2% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,545 ±186	24.0% ±2.9	17.1% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $54,931 ±$11,768, and income per person $27,757 ±$2,093, in 2024 dollars. The median is $69,595 ±$429 in Tennessee 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	Tennessee	United States
Under $25,000	493 ±119	19.2% ±4.5	16.6% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	711 ±177	27.7% ±6.8	19.4% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	484 ±129	18.8% ±4.9	17.3% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	248 ±75	9.7% ±2.9	13.2% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	399 ±149	15.5% ±5.7	16.8% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	85 to 283	3.3% to 11.0%	7.7% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	10 to 90	0.4% to 3.5%	9.0% ±0.1	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	Tennessee	United States
All ages	1,004 ±315	16.1% ±5.0	13.8% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	273 ±126	23.0% ±9.9	18.8% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	547 ±186	17.8% ±5.8	12.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	184 ±75	9.3% ±3.7	11.4% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Van Buren County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Van Buren County	Tennessee	United States
Housing units	2,922 ±19	3,143,670 ±903	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	87.9% ±4.0	89.8% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	12.1% ±4.1	10.2% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	86.4% ±3.3	66.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	13.6% ±3.7	33.1% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$159,200 ±$10,494	$286,700 ±$1,492	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$700 ±$280	$1,189 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1978 ±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	Tennessee	United States
Hispanic or Latino	144 ±0	2.2% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	6,092 ±7	94.6% ±0.1	71.0% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 38	0% to 0.6%	15.4% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.3%	1.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 26	0% to 0.4%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.3%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 4	0% to 0.1%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	166 ±30	2.6% ±0.5	3.7% ±0.1	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	Tennessee	United States
Born in the state	4,417 ±284	68.6% ±4.4	57.2% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,930 ±281	30.0% ±4.4	35.7% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	9 to 59	0.1% to 0.9%	1.0% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	23 to 89	0.4% to 1.4%	6.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	17 to 75	0.3% to 1.2%	2.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 25	0% to 0.4%	3.7% ±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 Tennessee

93rd of 95 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Tennessee page.

Counties of Tennessee near Van Buren County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Perry County	9,126	+8.9%
Houston County	8,479	+2.2%
Clay County	7,821	+3.1%
Hancock County	7,075	+6.7%
Moore County	6,920	+6.9%
Van Buren County	6,874	+11.3%
Lake County	6,249	−10.6%
Pickett County	5,219	+4.3%

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Rankings this appears in

No. 7 Counties by population growth in Tennessee
No. 8 Counties by homeownership rate
No. 93 Counties by population in Tennessee
No. 283 Counties by median age

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

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026