County profile
Van Buren County, MI
United States · GDP 2024
#913 of 3,127 US counties by GDPbottom-quartile growthmore diversified than 70% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$3.3B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
-1.0%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
17,635
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
1,327
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$50.0k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
76,071
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.8%
Median HH income
$68.1k±$2.0k
Bachelor's degree+
23.0%±1.2%
Poverty rate
14.3%±1.4%
Business applications
753 · 2025
Retail establishments
251
33.0/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Visteon CorporationConsumer Cyclical$3.8B70BHQ-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
Manufacturing25%
Retail trade21%
Professional services18%
Food & accommodation16%
Health care15%
Utilities5%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
76,071
residents · 2025 · +0.7% since 2020
Income per capita $54.9k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+420
International migration+500
Natural change−400
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$3.0B2019
$3.1B2020
$3.3B2021
$3.4B2022
$3.3B2023
$3.3B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$206.5k±$6.3k
Median gross rent
$870/mo±$37/mo
Vacancy rate
18.1%±1.4%
Affordability
4.1× wages
Residential permits
$81.6M
210 units · 2.8/1k pop
FEMA risk score
60.5
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.0k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Hail 95Strong wind 92Ice storm 84
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
3992016
4162017
4422018
4692019
4872020
5432021
6302022
6892023
7242024
7522025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -15% since 20212462021
1732022
2052023
2122024
2102025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
6.3 km
I-94
Nearest freight rail
4.2 km
WMI
Nearest port
40.3 km
RIETH-RILEY CONSTRUCTION CENTRAL DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
38.5 km
KALAMAZOO/BATTLE CREEK INTL
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR3 filings from 1 company here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$50.0k
avg. annual pay · +15% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Van Buren?
Van Buren's economy produced $3.3B in 2024, contracting 1.0% year over year — slower than 83% 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.