Van Buren is home to 583 people in Ohio. 98% of homes are owner-occupied. The population has more than doubled since 2000, adding 270 people. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 19% of adults. The foreign-born share is 0%. The typical home is worth $174,400, having more than doubled since 2000.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $87,216, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 37.4
US median: 38.9
Less educated
19% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Van Buren
What changed most since 1990
Poverty rate2.6% → 11.8%(+9.2 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree11.6% → 19.0%(+7.4 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Population344 → 583(+69%)US over the same years: +35%
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)47.2%(17)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)38.9%(14)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era19.4%(7)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.6%(2)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 36 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 Buren, decade by decade
Van Buren 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
344
$67,003
$126,724
11.6%
0.0
2000
313
$88,806
$165,042
15.3%
11.5
2010
328
$84,067
$178,814
10.4%
10.9
2020
396
$94,270
$154,293
14.5%
15.0
2024
583
$87,216
$174,400
19.0%
30.3
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.
