Van Buren, Arkansas demographics

Van Buren, AR demographics: median age 36.5; 20.9% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Van Buren city, Arkansas · Incorporated city · GEOID 0571480. The survey estimates a population of 23,763 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Van Buren is 36.5 years, with a 90% margin of error of 1.6 years. There are 9,149 households (±332). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	36.5 ±1.6	38.5 ±0.2	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 23,763
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arkansas	U.S.
Under 18	5,774 ±528	24.3% ±2.2 pp	23.1%	22.0%
18–34	5,644 ±540	23.8% ±2.3 pp	22.3%	22.8%
35–64	8,212 ±699	34.6% ±2.9 pp	37.0%	38.0%
65 and older	4,133 ±472	17.4% ±2.0 pp	17.6%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 23,763
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arkansas	U.S.
Male	11,372 ±381	47.9% ±1.6 pp	49.4%	49.5%
Female	12,391 ±377	52.1% ±1.6 pp	50.6%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 23,763
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arkansas	U.S.
White alone	17,296 ±684	72.8% ±2.9 pp	69.1%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	482 ±111	2.0% ±0.5 pp	14.7%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	254 ±126	1.1% ±0.5 pp	0.6%	0.9%
Asian alone	610 ±180	2.6% ±0.8 pp	1.6%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±25 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.2%
Some other race alone	1,695 ±496	7.1% ±2.1 pp	3.2%	7.1%
Two or more races	3,426 ±610	14.4% ±2.6 pp	10.3%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 23,763
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arkansas	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	20,037 ±357	84.3% ±1.5 pp	91.0%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	3,726 ±356	15.7% ±1.5 pp	9.0%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 9,149
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arkansas	U.S.
Married-couple family	4,717 ±382	51.6% ±3.7 pp	47.0%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	540 ±211	5.9% ±2.3 pp	4.8%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	1,314 ±307	14.4% ±3.3 pp	12.8%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	2,221 ±323	24.3% ±3.4 pp	29.9%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	357 ±159	3.9% ±1.7 pp	5.5%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 9,149
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arkansas	U.S.
Households with people under 18	3,516 ±319	38.4% ±3.2 pp	30.6%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	5,633 ±472	61.6% ±4.7 pp	69.4%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 9,149
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arkansas	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	2,221 ±323	24.3% ±3.4 pp	29.9%	28.7%
Two-person households	3,021 ±420	33.0% ±4.4 pp	34.8%	33.8%
Three-person households	1,598 ±324	17.5% ±3.5 pp	15.2%	15.3%
Four-person households	1,062 ±217	11.6% ±2.3 pp	11.5%	12.6%
Five-person households	736 ±170	8.0% ±1.8 pp	5.4%	5.9%
Six-person households	429 ±195	4.7% ±2.1 pp	2.2%	2.2%
Seven or more people	82 ±69 · low precision	0.9% ±0.8 pp · low precision	1.2%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 23,763
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arkansas	U.S.
Native	21,709 ±359	91.4% ±1.5 pp	94.6%	85.9%
Foreign born	2,054 ±354	8.6% ±1.5 pp	5.4%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 22,486
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arkansas	U.S.
English only	19,308 ±578	85.9% ±2.4 pp	91.7%	77.7%
Spanish	2,593 ±399	11.5% ±1.8 pp	6.1%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	106 ±147 · low precision	0.5% ±0.7 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	3 ±6 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	3 ±6 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	18 ±33 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	2.0%
Korean	18 ±21 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	146 ±173 · low precision	0.6% ±0.8 pp · low precision	0.1%	1.1%
Vietnamese	28 ±42 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	29 ±36 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	192 ±100 · low precision	0.9% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.7%	1.1%
Arabic	42 ±46 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	0 ±25 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 16,154
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arkansas	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	2,027 ±395	12.5% ±2.4 pp	11.3%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	5,889 ±655	36.5% ±3.9 pp	34.1%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	3,700 ±563	22.9% ±3.4 pp	20.7%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	1,169 ±254	7.2% ±1.6 pp	8.2%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	2,457 ±568	15.2% ±3.5 pp	16.3%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	912 ±227	5.6% ±1.4 pp	9.5%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 23,488
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arkansas	U.S.
Same house	20,738 ±797	88.3% ±3.4 pp	87.4%	87.7%
Moved within same county	2,013 ±689	8.6% ±2.9 pp	6.5%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	409 ±196	1.7% ±0.8 pp	3.4%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	319 ±195 · low precision	1.4% ±0.8 pp · low precision	2.4%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	9 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

12.2% of Van Buren residents (±2.5 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 9.0% in Arkansas and 8.4% nationally. 91.8% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Van Buren	Arkansas	U.S.	Compared with Arkansas
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	12.2% ±2.5 pp	9.0%	8.4%	Higher
Households with a broadband subscription Households	91.8% ±2.0 pp	86.7%	91.0%	Higher
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	8.5% ±1.6 pp	7.4%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

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