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Van Buren, ME

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Van Buren, ME: 1 USPS ZIP, population 2,504. 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-ME · Van Buren, ME 1 ZIPs · 2,504 pop · #23708/25278 · Aroostook County

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

  • INC-LOW $41,528
  • RANK-BOTTOM #23708/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Limestone
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 67% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 2,504
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $114,200

Nearest income peer: Limestone, ME (+ $7,222 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, ME 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.

6th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
2,504
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$41,528
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 ($41,528 average) · poverty 21.6%. The primary code (04785) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (66.6%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Van Buren as a pure owner town.

Within Maine, Bingham is the closest lower-income city and East Millinocket 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

Van Buren reads through its lone ZIP, 04785

2,504 ACS residents, one ZIP: 04785 is not the leading code inside Van Buren, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Van Buren's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 43 establishments, 389 employees , annual payroll $13,036k (~17 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 04785 (43 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (9) · also Health care and social assistance · Transportation and warehousing .

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ZIP Codes in Van Buren, ME

These ZIP codes sit in Aroostook County, which covers 39 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Van Buren. See the Aroostook County roll-up →

Every one of the 12 cities sharing Aroostook County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Van Buren, Houlton, Caribou and Presque Isle among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Mapleton marks the far end of that range at $84,042, 102% above Van Buren.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
04785 2,504 $41,528 43 10
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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, .