Van Buren.
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Arkansas·Crawford County
5 tracts·17K people·$182K median·1,096/mi²
White 69 · Hispanic 16 · Multiracial 8 · Asian 3 · Other 2 · Black 2
Married couple 52 · Living alone 24 · Other 24
Manufacturing 29 · Health 24 · Retail 18 · Professional 12 · Leisure 10 · Public admin 6 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 30 · Service 22 · Sales · office 19 · Production · transport 19 · Construction · maintenance 10
Drive alone 82 · Carpool 23 · Work from home 3 · Walk 2 · Bike 1 · Transit 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Van Buren is $181,500 (Census ACS) — 0.4× the US median of $458,812.
Van Buren has 23,763 residents across 4 census tracts and 5 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 36.5; the population is 69.3% White, 15.7% Hispanic or Latino, 8.2% Multiracial, 2.6% Asian, 2.3% Other and 2.0% Black; the average household has 2.6 people; 20.9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 15.3% (Census ACS).
RENA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (51%), OLIVER SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (49%) and PARKVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (48%) lead the elementary schools; NORTHRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL (53%) and BUTTERFIELD TRAIL MIDDLE SCHOOL (28%) lead the middle schools; VAN BUREN HIGH SCHOOL is the high school with reported scores (33%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $847/month, 46% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Van Buren is $61,149 a year, 29% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Van Buren, median rent is $847/month and the median home value is $181,500 (Census ACS).
Van Buren reported 3.4 violent crimes and 28.3 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 91°F; winter lows average 31°F; there are 69 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 48 inches; snowfall averages 4 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Van Buren are ice storm (96), heat wave (95) and lightning (89), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.14g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
Van Buren scores 8.4 out of 20 on the EPA National Walkability Index, vs a US average of 12.3; 2.3% of workers walk to work (EPA Smart Location Database; Census ACS).