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Van Buren County, Iowa

Van Buren County had 7,217 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 484.8 square miles of land. It ranks 90th of 99 in Iowa by population and 74th by land area.

Population
7,217
#90 of 99 in Iowa · #2,643 in US
Area
484.8 sq mi
#74 of 99 in Iowa · #2,138 in US
Density
15 / sq mi
#88 of 99 in Iowa · #2,400 in US
Median household income
$57,666
#97 of 99 in Iowa · #2,070 in US

Census Vintage 2024 estimates · SAIPE 2023 income · 2024 Gazetteer land area

Van Buren County within Iowa. Pin: Des Moines.

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Van Buren County population, land area and income

Van Buren County had 7,217 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 484.8 square miles of land. It ranks 90th of 99 in Iowa by population and 74th by land area. That works out to 14.9 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and in the bottom quarter nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Iowa has 15,008 residents, so Van Buren County has 48% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $57,666 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

7,217

3144th1st

2643rd of 3,144 (US)

Land area

485 sq mi

3144th1st

2138th of 3,144 (US)

Density

14.9 / sq mi

3144th1st

2400th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$57,666

3143rd1st

2070th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Iowa (99)

Population

7,217

99th1st

90th of 99 (IA)

Land area

485 sq mi

99th1st

74th of 99 (IA)

Density

14.9 / sq mi

99th1st

88th of 99 (IA)

Median household income

$57,666

99th1st

97th of 99 (IA)

How Van Buren County's population changed since 2020

Van Buren County lost 1 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 0.0%. That ranks 43rd of 99 in Iowa for growth. The median Iowa county changed by -0.6%, and the state as a whole by +1.6%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Van Buren County recorded 416 births and 382 deaths, a natural change of +34. Net international migration added +3 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -22. The largest single component was natural change, which added 34 people.

7,21820207,25620217,25020227,26620237,2172024
Census Vintage 2024 county estimates for July 1 of each year. The axis starts above zero so year-to-year changes are visible.

Components of change, April 2020 to July 2024

Births
416
Deaths
382
Net international migration
+3
Net domestic migration
-22
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-49

Where Van Buren County is

The Census internal point of Van Buren County is at 40.754100, -91.952900. It sits in UTM zone 15N. The map shades Iowa's 99 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Van Buren County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Monroe County: -2.9%Worth County: -1.7%Buena Vista County: +0.0%Jasper County: +0.8%Van Buren County: -0.0%Hardin County: -2.2%Ida County: -3.1%Marshall County: +0.8%Fayette County: -1.5%Ringgold County: -0.8%Wapello County: +1.0%Webster County: -0.2%Adams County: -2.8%Buchanan County: +0.6%Cerro Gordo County: -1.2%Lucas County: +1.6%Emmet County: -1.9%Floyd County: -3.8%Crawford County: -0.7%Linn County: +0.6%Montgomery County: -2.6%Polk County: +4.7%Cherokee County: +0.0%Bremer County: +1.3%Grundy County: +0.5%Adair County: -0.8%Cedar County: -1.4%Story County: +3.9%Mahaska County: -0.6%Davis County: +0.9%Clay County: +0.8%Johnson County: +4.6%Greene County: -1.0%Palo Alto County: -2.0%Benton County: +1.0%Cass County: -0.7%Wright County: -1.5%Audubon County: -2.1%Henry County: -5.3%Boone County: +0.1%Appanoose County: -1.4%Washington County: +0.4%Chickasaw County: -2.2%Poweshiek County: -0.9%Osceola County: -2.6%Wayne County: +1.8%Mitchell County: +0.4%Jefferson County: +0.5%Union County: -1.4%Butler County: -1.2%Hancock County: -1.3%Marion County: +1.9%Delaware County: +0.9%Humboldt County: +0.2%Sioux County: +1.8%Des Moines County: -1.1%O'Brien County: +0.8%Clayton County: -0.6%Black Hawk County: +1.0%Winnebago County: -2.6%Harrison County: +0.4%Decatur County: -1.0%Pocahontas County: -0.9%Lyon County: +3.8%Iowa County: -1.4%Franklin County: +0.3%Dickinson County: +2.2%Madison County: +3.2%Allamakee County: +0.8%Jones County: +2.2%Carroll County: -1.6%Kossuth County: -2.6%Hamilton County: -1.0%Howard County: -1.4%Page County: -1.1%Guthrie County: +1.5%Tama County: -1.8%Monona County: -3.6%Clarke County: -2.1%Lee County: -3.4%Mills County: +2.1%Sac County: -2.7%Scott County: +0.6%Keokuk County: -1.6%Jackson County: -0.3%Warren County: +7.1%Calhoun County: -1.9%Shelby County: +0.8%Fremont County: -1.1%Dubuque County: -0.1%Louisa County: -1.8%Taylor County: -0.6%Woodbury County: +1.2%Clinton County: -0.9%Winneshiek County: -1.6%Pottawattamie County: -0.1%Plymouth County: +0.5%Muscatine County: -2.4%Dallas County: +14.7%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < -1.9%
  2. < -1.0%
  3. < +0.0%
  4. < +0.9%
  5. ≥ +0.9%
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Orange pin: Van Buren County internal point. Dark pin: Des Moines.

Internal point

Decimal
40.754100, -91.952900
DMS
40°45'14.76"N 91°57'10.44"W
UTM
15N 588389.9E 4511987.7N
Geohash
9znxge1cy
Plus code
86GCQ23W+JR

Towns in Van Buren County

No incorporated place of 1,000 or more people has residents in Van Buren County. Its 7,217 residents live in smaller towns, census-designated places, or unincorporated land, which the subcounty estimates do not list at this size.

Counties bordering Van Buren County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 7 neighbors for Van Buren County, including 2 across a state line. The most populous is Wapello County, IA, with 35,681 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Des Moines and the nearest big city

Des Moines is 103.5 miles NW of Van Buren County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Cedar Rapids, IA (population 137,904), 84.8 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Ottumwa, IA (population 25,648), 30.8 miles away.

Van Buren County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Van Buren County is 19177: state code 19 for Iowa plus county code 177. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $57,666.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Van Buren County, Iowa?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 7,217. That is down 1 people (0.0%) from the July 2020 estimate of 7,218.

What is the FIPS code of Van Buren County?

19177. The first two digits (19) are Iowa; the last three (177) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Van Buren County?

No incorporated place of 1,000 or more people has residents in Van Buren County. Its people live in smaller towns, census-designated places or unincorporated land.

Which counties border Van Buren County?

7 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Wapello County, IA; Lee County, IA; Henry County, IA; Jefferson County, IA; Davis County, IA; Clark County, MO; Scotland County, MO.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  5. 05Census 2024 county adjacency file
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

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