County profile
Van Buren County, IA
United States · GDP 2024
#2708 of 3,127 US counties by GDPbottom-quartile growthmore diversified than 11% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$295.0M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+0.7%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
1,389
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
149
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$44.9k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
7,131
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
2.9%
Median HH income
$61.2k±$6.2k
Bachelor's degree+
18.8%±2.5%
Poverty rate
15.1%±3.4%
Business applications
89 · 2025
Retail establishments
22
30.6/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
No public companies loaded for this state yet — universe expands with the full ingest.
HQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Manufacturing48%
Health care20%
Retail trade13%
Wholesale trade8%
Food & accommodation6%
Admin & support5%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
7,131
residents · 2025 · -1.2% since 2020
Income per capita $50.4k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−81
International migration+3
Natural change−11
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$233.0M2019
$229.3M2020
$272.9M2021
$316.8M2022
$293.1M2023
$295.0M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$114.6k±$15.5k
Median gross rent
$622/mo±$183/mo
Vacancy rate
17.0%±3.1%
Affordability
2.6× wages
Residential permits
$1.4M
5 units · 0.7/1k pop
FEMA risk score
33.6
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$919/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Drought 82Lightning 81Heat wave 74
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2011–2022
1172011
1252012
1232013
1372015
1382016
1272017
1392018
1552020
1652021
2212022
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 67% since 202132021
02022
22023
32024
52025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
99.1 km
I-172
Nearest freight rail
28.6 km
BNSF
Nearest port
50.8 km
HYDRO MERSCHMAN, MONTROSE ELEVATOR DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
69.5 km
SOUTHEAST IOWA RGNL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$44.9k
avg. annual pay · +16% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Van Buren?
Van Buren's economy produced $295.0M in 2024, growing 0.7% year over year — slower than 77% of US counties. Its largest employment sector is manufacturing.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.