Housing density: 158 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $60,373.
Median contract rent in 2022: $938 (lower quartile is $657, upper quartile is $1,249)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,088
Median gross rent in Van Buren, NY in 2022: $1,049
Housing units in Van Buren with a mortgage: 2,212 (116 second mortgage, 249 home equity loan, 6 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 911
In family households: 358,168 (74,643 male householders, 40,640 female householders)
81,289 spouses, 131,650 children (123,979 natural, 3,067 adopted, 4,604 stepchildren), 7,646 grandchildren, 3,233 brothers or sisters, 3,161 parents, foster children, 3,596 other relatives, 10,424 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 91,789 (33,178 male householders (25,133 living alone)), 39,225 female householders (32,473 living alone)), 19,386 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 17,069 (4,484 institutionalized population)
75,395 married couples with children.
33,683 single-parent households (6,194 men, 27,489 women).
96.9% of residents of Van Buren speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (76% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
2.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (84% speak English very well, 16% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
Foreign born population: 348 (2.7%)
(57.8% of them are naturalized citizens)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Van Buren, New York
381995 to March 2000
451990 to 1994
521985 to 1989
251980 to 1984
61975 to 1979
171970 to 1974
181965 to 1969
84Before 1965
First ancestries reported:
German: 2,721 (17.6%)
Irish: 2,654 (17.1%)
English: 2,120 (13.7%)
Italian: 1,792 (11.6%)
French: 1,114 (7.2%)
Other: 1,100 (7.1%)
Polish: 922 (6.0%)
United States: 615 (4.0%)
Dutch: 458 (3.0%)
French Canadian: 439 (2.8%)
Scottish: 385 (2.5%)
Scotch-Irish: 210 (1.4%)
Ukrainian: 189 (1.2%)
Swedish: 158 (1.0%)
Welsh: 132 (0.9%)
Greek: 97 (0.6%)
Czech: 82 (0.5%)
Russian: 54 (0.3%)
Norwegian: 51 (0.3%)
Lithuanian: 48 (0.3%)
Danish: 47 (0.3%)
Arab: 30 (0.2%)
Swiss: 24 (0.2%)
Portuguese: 18 (0.1%)
Hungarian: 15 (0.10%)
Slovak: 12 (0.08%)
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
Canada
Van Buren:
27.0% (77)
New York:
1.4% (54,876)
Czechoslovakia (includes Czech Republic and Slovakia)
Van Buren:
16.8% (48)
New York:
0.3% (13,246)
India
Van Buren:
13.0% (37)
New York:
3.0% (117,238)
Italy
Van Buren:
6.3% (18)
New York:
3.8% (147,729)
Armenia
Van Buren:
5.6% (16)
New York:
0.1% (1,981)
Greece
Van Buren:
4.9% (14)
New York:
1.1% (42,335)
Ecuador
Van Buren:
4.6% (13)
New York:
3.6% (139,226)
Germany
Van Buren:
3.2% (9)
New York:
1.8% (69,327)
Yugoslavia
Van Buren:
3.2% (9)
New York:
0.7% (25,688)
Philippines
Van Buren:
2.8% (8)
New York:
1.9% (72,408)
Ireland
Van Buren:
2.5% (7)
New York:
1.1% (41,934)
Vietnam
Van Buren:
2.5% (7)
New York:
0.6% (25,141)
Thailand
Van Buren:
2.1% (6)
New York:
0.2% (7,400)
Australia
Van Buren:
2.1% (6)
New York:
0.2% (5,813)
Netherlands
Van Buren:
1.8% (5)
New York:
0.2% (6,545)
Poland
Van Buren:
1.8% (5)
New York:
2.4% (93,187)
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 10,941
Other state: 1,400
Northeast: 599
Midwest: 259
South: 379
West: 163
60% of Van Buren residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 69% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 69% lived in New York.
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
No schooling: 13
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 29
7th and 8th grade: 39
9th grade: 89
10th grade: 136
11th grade: 71
12th grade, no diploma: 96
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,518
Less than 1 year of college: 341
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 618
Associate degree: 389
Bachelor's degree: 527
Master's degree: 226
Professional school degree: 57
Doctorate degree: 37
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 34
7th and 8th grade: 46
9th grade: 95
10th grade: 178
11th grade: 104
12th grade, no diploma: 177
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,799
Less than 1 year of college: 415
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 536
Associate degree: 465
Bachelor's degree: 562
Master's degree: 245
Professional school degree: 61
Doctorate degree: 11
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 3,457
One, attached: 458
Two: 215
3 or 4: 159
5 to 9: 840
10 to 19: 244
20 to 49: 46
50 or more: 47
Mobile homes: 152
Median worth of mobile homes: $30,245
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0.6%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0.2%