Van Etten is a city of 587 people in New York. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 19% of adults. The typical home is worth $127,500, having more than doubled since 2000. 79% of homes are owner-occupied. The foreign-born share is 2%. Getting to work takes 38 minutes on average.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $60,200, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 40.2
US median: 38.9
Less educated
19% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 27%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Van Etten
What changed most since 1990
White share99.2% → 93.2%(−6.1 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree13.8% → 18.9%(+5.0 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Hispanic share0.0% → 3.1%(+3.1 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)28.6%(14)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)4.1%(2)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era61.2%(30)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 49 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Van Etten, decade by decade
Van Etten population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
525
$54,376
$120,723
13.8%
1.9
2000
581
$50,924
$100,738
11.0%
4.2
2010
537
$64,182
$123,717
19.9%
11.6
2020
601
$60,507
$107,023
15.8%
18.3
2024
587
$60,200
$127,500
18.9%
16.2
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
