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Van Buren is a Census town of 782 people across 0.58 square miles of land, in Grant County. Median household income is $47,692, 81.4 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Van Buren
What Van Buren is
- Census place typetown
- Land area0.58 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,341 plus or minus 357
- County holding the largest share of its areaGrant County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Van Buren
How many people live in Van Buren
- Population782 plus or minus 208
- Median age47.3
- Population under 18165 plus or minus 70
- Share under 1821.1 percent plus or minus 7.0
- Population 65 and over140 plus or minus 43
- Share 65 and over17.9 percent
- Households338 plus or minus 86
- Family households224 plus or minus 70
- Share of households that are families66.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Van Buren
- Median household income$47,692 plus or minus $10,669
- Per capita income$27,665 plus or minus $6,456
- Civilian labor force362 plus or minus 103
- Employed334 plus or minus 96
- Unemployed28 plus or minus 26
- Unemployment rate7.7 percent plus or minus 6.8
- Adults 25 and over574 plus or minus 152
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher91.3 percent plus or minus 32.6
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher9.8 percent plus or minus 3.1
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree3.5 percent plus or minus 2.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Van Buren
- Housing units392 plus or minus 87
- Occupied units338 plus or minus 86
- Vacant units54 plus or minus 29
- Vacancy rate13.8 percent plus or minus 6.7
- Owner occupied275 plus or minus 78
- Renter occupied63 plus or minus 32
- Ownership rate81.4 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$69,800 plus or minus $22,251
- Median gross rent, monthly$816
- Annual rent as a share of median income20.5 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Single family units332 plus or minus 78
- Share single family84.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more35 plus or minus 26
- Share in buildings of two or more8.9 percent plus or minus 6.2
- Mobile homes25 plus or minus 24
- Median year structure built1938
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Van Buren gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute313 plus or minus 89
- Commuting under 15 minutes43 plus or minus 37
- Share commuting under 15 minutes13.7 percent plus or minus 11.2
- Commuting 30 minutes or more116 plus or minus 48
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more37.1 percent plus or minus 11.0
- Drove alone86.4 percent
- Carpooled10.2 percent plus or minus 7.1
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home3.4 percent plus or minus 4.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Flood risk in Van Buren
- NFIP communityTown of Van Buren
- NFIP community number180469
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date12/09/14(M)
The Town of Van Buren participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 180469 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Grant County, not Van Buren
Grant County context, not Van Buren figures
- Establishments in Grant County1,261
- Covered employment, Grant County27,333
- Average annual pay, Grant County$50,883
- Housing units permitted, Grant County52
Every figure in this section is published for Grant County as a whole and is not a measurement of Van Buren.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Van Buren questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Van Buren, Indiana?
782, in 338 households. Van Buren town covers 0.58 square miles of land, which is 1,341 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Van Buren in?
Grant County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Van Buren?
$47,692. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $69,800. Median gross rent is $816 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Van Buren in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Van Buren appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Van Buren, town of, community 180469, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Van Buren figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Grant County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Van Buren.
Is zoning published for Van Buren?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.