Van Buren, IN

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Van Buren, IN: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,797. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet VAN-BUREN-IN · Van Buren, IN 1 ZIPs · 1,797 pop · #22435/25278 · Grant County

INC-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $47,692
  • RANK-BOTTOM #22435/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Matthews
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 78% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,797
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $110,600

Nearest income peer: Matthews, IN (+ $1,752 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Van Buren

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Van Buren on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Van Buren, IN sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

11th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,797
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$47,692
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($47,692 average) · poverty 25.2%. The primary code (46991) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (78.1%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Van Buren as a pure owner town.

Within Indiana, Linton is the closest lower-income city and Sulphur Springs the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Van Buren.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 46991, is all of Van Buren

There is no split to weigh here: 46991 holds every one of Van Buren's 1,797 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Van Buren

Citywide ZBP: 17 establishments, 667 employees , annual payroll $47,238k (~9 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 46991 (17 units) ; leading NAICS Transportation and warehousing (3) · also Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Van Buren, IN

These ZIP codes sit in Grant County, which covers 11 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Van Buren. See the Grant County roll-up →

Van Buren sits in the lower half of Grant County on income: Marion, Gas City and Upland report more, and only Jonesboro reports less. Upland marks the far end of that range at $82,074, 72% above Van Buren.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
46991 1,797 $47,692 17 23

Van Buren roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Van Buren, .