Van Buren County, Michigan
Van Buren County, Michigan · ZIP 49013, 49026, 49027
- Census data · ACS 2019-2023
- 76,129 (2024 estimate)Population
- 30,101Households
- $66,902Median household income
- $189,900Median home value
- 29Towns with a page
- 18ZIP codes
Van Buren County in numbersOfficial sources, refreshed yearly
| Census | Population |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 76,263 |
| 2010 | 76,258 |
| 2020 | 75,587 |
As counted at each census, within the boundaries the area had then; the current estimate is in the glance card.
Sources: Census 2000 Summary File 1: total population, county level, state 26, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2010 Summary File 1: total population, county level, state 26, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2020 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171): total population, county level, state 26, retrieved November 14, 2026.
Median household income $66,902 · Share of households by income, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table S1901.
Source: American Community Survey 5-year subject table S1901 (household income) 2019–2023, county level, state 26, retrieved November 14, 2026.
- Owner occupied
- 24,218 units
- Renter occupied
- 5,883 units
- Vacancy rate
- 19.2%
Occupied housing units by tenure and the share of all units vacant, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table DP04.
Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, county level, state 26, retrieved November 14, 2026.
17,635 employees in 1,327 establishments with payroll in 2023, all sectors; employers themselves are not named in the source. County Business Patterns counts are published with noise.
Source: County Business Patterns 2023: employment by sector, county level, state 26, retrieved November 14, 2026.
| Measure | Van Buren County | Michigan |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 75,681 | 10,051,595 |
| Median household income | $66,902 | $71,149 |
| Median age | 41.2 | 40.1 |
| Median home value | $189,900 | $217,600 |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 22.9% | 31.8% |
| Foreign-born residents | 4.9% | 7.0% |
| Owner-occupied homes | 80.5% | 72.9% |
| Mean commute to work | 24.3 minutes | 24.4 minutes |
Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, county level, state 26, retrieved November 14, 2026.
Townships, towns and villages in Van Buren County29 with a page · sort by any column
| Type | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Antwerp Township | Township | 13,792 | 34.7 sq mi |
| Paw Paw Township | Township | 6,915 | 35.0 sq mi |
| Almena Township | Township | 5,379 | 34.4 sq mi |
| South Haven Township | Charter township | 4,152 | 17.4 sq mi |
| South Haven | City | 4,017 | 3.46 sq mi |
| Decatur Township | Township | 3,529 | 35.1 sq mi |
| Paw Paw | Village | 3,408 | 2.67 sq mi |
| Geneva Township | Township | 3,400 | 35.1 sq mi |
| Lawrence Township | Township | 3,292 | 34.6 sq mi |
| Pine Grove Township | Township | 3,066 | 34.4 sq mi |
| Bloomingdale Township | Township | 3,012 | 33.9 sq mi |
| Hartford Township | Township | 2,983 | 33.3 sq mi |
| Mattawan | Village | 2,869 | 3.81 sq mi |
| Columbia Township | Township | 2,554 | 33.9 sq mi |
| Waverly Township | Township | 2,525 | 34.1 sq mi |
| Porter Township | Township | 2,518 | 33.2 sq mi |
| Covert Township | Township | 2,511 | 34.9 sq mi |
| Hartford | City | 2,465 | 1.36 sq mi |
| Keeler Township | Township | 1,981 | 33.7 sq mi |
| Bangor | City | 1,976 | 1.77 sq mi |
| Arlington Township | Township | 1,956 | 34.4 sq mi |
| Bangor Township | Township | 1,908 | 33.7 sq mi |
| Lawton | Village | 1,876 | 2.29 sq mi |
| Decatur | Village | 1,660 | 1.35 sq mi |
| Hamilton Township | Township | 1,364 | 34.2 sq mi |
| Lawrence | Village | 1,011 | 1.78 sq mi |
| Gobles | City | 839 | 1.03 sq mi |
| Bloomingdale | Village | 514 | 1.14 sq mi |
| Breedsville | Village | 200 | 0.65 sq mi |
Populations: Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 26 (2024). Land areas: Census Gazetteer 2025: counties. A dash means the figure is not in the cited file.
County officialsFrom public records
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Neighboring counties
Neighboring counties
- Allegan CountyPopulation 122,429 (2024 estimate)
- Berrien CountyPopulation 152,703 (2024 estimate)
- Cass CountyPopulation 51,550 (2024 estimate)
- Kalamazoo CountyPopulation 264,780 (2024 estimate)
- Lake CountyPopulation 718,604 (2024 estimate)
- St. Joseph CountyPopulation 61,171 (2024 estimate)
Sources: Census county adjacency file 2024, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 26, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 17, retrieved November 14, 2026.