Indiana · Census place 78470
Van Buren town, IN
Quick answer
Van Buren town has 858 residents, ranking #397 of 976 places in Indiana. Median household income is $49,000, the median home is worth $65,600 and median gross rent runs $763 a month.
- Population
- 858Van Buren town residents
- Median household income
- $49,000Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $65,600Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $763Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 49.2 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 80.3%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Van Buren town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Van Buren town median would spend about 18.7% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 1.3× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 20.6% of residents and 80.3% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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