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Van Buren, Maine: commercial real estate data.
Van Buren is a Census CDP of 1,634 people across 4.32 square miles of land, in Aroostook County. Median household income is $38,851, 61.7 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $92,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Van Buren
What Van Buren is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area4.32 sq mi
- Water area0.32 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land378
- County holding the largest share of its areaAroostook 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
- Population1,634
- Median age56.4
- Population under 18273 plus or minus 87
- Share under 1816.7 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Population 65 and over574 plus or minus 160
- Share 65 and over35.1 percent plus or minus 8.7
- Households770
- Family households333 plus or minus 67
- Share of households that are families43.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Van Buren
Income and work in Van Buren
- Median household income$38,851
- Per capita income$28,850 plus or minus $9,666
- Civilian labor force471 plus or minus 100
- Employed469 plus or minus 100
- Unemployed2 plus or minus 4
- Unemployment rate0.4 percent plus or minus 0.8
- Adults 25 and over1,286
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher83.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher10.3 percent plus or minus 3.6
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.5 percent plus or minus 2.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Van Buren
Housing in Van Buren
- Housing units1,063
- Occupied units770
- Vacant units293 plus or minus 82
- Vacancy rate27.6 percent plus or minus 7.2
- Owner occupied475
- Renter occupied295 plus or minus 88
- Ownership rate61.7 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$97,900 plus or minus $29,414
- Median gross rent, monthly$733
- Annual rent as a share of median income22.6 percent plus or minus 5.0
- Single family units529
- Share single family49.8 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more482 plus or minus 109
- Share in buildings of two or more45.3 percent plus or minus 9.1
- Mobile homes52 plus or minus 37
- Median year structure built1956
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Van Buren
How Van Buren gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute419 plus or minus 91
- Commuting under 15 minutes259 plus or minus 86
- Share commuting under 15 minutes61.8 percent plus or minus 15.6
- Commuting 30 minutes or more115 plus or minus 52
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more27.4 percent plus or minus 10.8
- Drove alone76.7 percent
- Carpooled6.7 percent plus or minus 5.9
- Public transport0.4 percent plus or minus 0.9
- Walked7.2 percent plus or minus 5.0
- Worked from home8.9 percent plus or minus 6.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Van Buren
SBA loans in Van Buren (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$92,000
- Average approval$92,000
- Median approval$92,000
- Largest approval$92,000
- Jobs supported1
- Jobs per approval1.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term72 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Van Buren, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Van Buren
Flood risk in Van Buren
- NFIP communityTown of Van Buren
- NFIP community number230036
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date01/16/08
The Town of Van Buren participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 230036 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.
Aroostook County, not Van Buren
Aroostook County context, not Van Buren figures
- Establishments in Aroostook County1,903
- Covered employment, Aroostook County25,999
- Average annual pay, Aroostook County$51,148
- Housing units permitted, Aroostook County82
Every figure in this section is published for Aroostook County as a whole and is not a measurement of Van Buren.
All Aroostook County figures →
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, Maine?
1,634, in 770 households. Van Buren CDP covers 4.32 square miles of land, which is 378 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?
Aroostook 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?
$38,851. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $97,900. Median gross rent is $733 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Van Buren businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $92,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $92,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Van Buren, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Van Buren borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Van Buren. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
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 230036, 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 Aroostook 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.