County profile
Van Buren County, TN
United States · GDP 2024
#3008 of 3,127 US counties by GDP46th-percentile growthmore diversified than 2% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$134.2M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+4.1%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
400
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
44
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$38.4k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
6,874
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.1%
Median HH income
$54.9k±$11.8k
Bachelor's degree+
13.7%±3.3%
Poverty rate
16.1%±5.0%
Business applications
57 · 2025
Retail establishments
13
19.5/10k 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 care28%
Retail trade15%
Construction4%
Other services3%
Transportation2%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
6,874
residents · 2025 · +11.3% since 2020
Income per capita $38.9k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+879
International migration−7
Natural change−181
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$101.4M2019
$108.8M2020
$116.5M2021
$120.1M2022
$128.9M2023
$134.2M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$159.2k±$10.5k
Median gross rent
$700/mo±$280/mo
Vacancy rate
12.1%±4.1%
Affordability
4.2× wages
Residential permits
$1.1M
7 units · 1.0/1k pop
FEMA risk score
2.7
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$925/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Landslide 64Wildfire 36Cold wave 34
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1012016
1072017
1142018
1242019
1292020
1422021
1982022
2022023
2232024
2232025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 250% since 202122021
62022
72023
32024
72025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
47.4 km
I-40
Nearest freight rail
16.0 km
CFWR
Nearest port
50.9 km
HIWASSEE RIVER LOWER ENTRANCE
Nearest commercial airport
76.7 km
LOVELL FLD
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$38.4k
avg. annual pay · +20% since 2019
Similar US counties
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What is the GDP of Van Buren?
Van Buren's economy produced $134.2M in 2024, growing 4.1% year over year — about the middle of the pack among 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.