Van Buren, Arkansas Demographics

Van Buren is 3rd in Arkansas out of 62 other cities in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

Van Buren is 5th in Arkansas out of 62 other cities in Population density (people per sqmi)

Van Buren is 5th in Arkansas out of 62 other cities in Race - Asian

Van Buren is 6th in Arkansas out of 62 other cities in Race - Two or More

Van Buren is 14th in Arkansas out of 62 other cities in Foreign born residents

Van Buren is 14th in Arkansas out of 62 other cities in Race - Hispanic or Latino

Van Buren is 15th in Arkansas out of 62 other cities in Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Van Buren is 18th in Arkansas out of 62 other cities in Residents younger than 18

Van Buren is 18th in Arkansas out of 62 other cities in Residents younger than 5

Van Buren is 20th in Arkansas out of 62 other cities in Home ownership rate

Size Demographics
	Van Buren	Rank	Arkansas	US
Current population (2012)	23,006	22nd	2,949,131	313,914,040
Size in square miles	15.4	31st	52,035.5	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	1,474.8	5th	56	87.4

Age Demographics
	Van Buren	Rank	Arkansas	US
Residents younger than 5	8.2%	18th	6.6%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	28.4%	18th	24.1%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	11.6%	42nd	15.0%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Van Buren	Rank	Arkansas	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	79.1%	44th	82.7%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	16.5%	39th	19.6%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Van Buren	Rank	Arkansas	US
Race - White	82.3%	25th	80.0%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	2.1%	45th	15.6%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	2.4%	3rd	0.9%	1.2%
Race - Asian	3.1%	5th	1.4%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.1%	15th	0.3%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	3.5%	6th	1.8%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	11.6%	14th	6.8%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	78.3%	25th	73.9%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Van Buren	Rank	Arkansas	US
Female residents	52.0%	37th	50.9%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	7.6%	14th	4.4%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Van Buren	Rank	Arkansas	US
Housing units	9,247	20th	1,324,369	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	20.0%	34th	15.2%	25.9%
Households	8,643	20th	1,121,386	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	61.4%	20th	67.5%	66.1%
Home median value	$105,800	33rd	$105,100	$186,200
People per household	2.6	22nd	2.5	2.6

Income Demographics
	Van Buren	Rank	Arkansas	US
Income per capita	$18,412	41st	$21,833	$27,915
Income per household	$39,884	25th	$40,149	$52,762
Income below poverty line	21.3%	33rd	18.4%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Van Buren	Rank	Arkansas	US
Total businesses (including small businesses)	1,764	24th	238,994	27,092,908
Retail sales	$304,882	26th	$32,974,282	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$13,922	40th	$11,602	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$36,388	22nd	$3,559,795	$613,795,732