Age
Van Buren town's population is old compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Van Buren town is 43.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- Van Buren town's population under 18 was 20.24%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- Van Buren town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 21.09% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in Van Buren town, 17.69% were under the age of 15, 15.97% aged 15 to 29, 45.24% aged 30 to 64, 18.29% aged 65 to 84, and 2.80% were 85 years of age and older.
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Gender
There are 847 more females than males in Van Buren town:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.97% females and 47.03% males in Van Buren, New York.
- The Van Buren, New York gender ratio is 88.8:100 i.e. 88.8 men to 100 women (0.888).
- For male population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 625.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 829.
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Race / Ethnicity
Van Buren town's population has become increasingly diverse:
- Racial distribution of Van Buren town population: 93.39% are White, 0.93% are Black or African American, 0.50% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.54% are Asian, 0.41% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 0.66% are some other race and 3.56% are multiracial.
- Van Buren town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
- By ethnicity, 572 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 13,665 (95.98% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in Van Buren town is White with a population of 13,296 (93.39% of the total population).
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Year by year
Van Buren town's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:
- The peak population was 14,329 in the year 2020
- From 2000 to 2010, Van Buren town's population increased by 563 (4.45%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, Van Buren town's population increased by 1,119 (8.47%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
- Between the year 2000 and 2022, Van Buren town's population was lowest in year 2006 at 12,432.
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