Editing Van Buren County, Tennessee (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1850= 2674
|1860= 2581
|1870= 2725
|1880= 2933
|1890= 2863
|1900= 3126
|1910= 2784
|1920= 2624
|1930= 3516
|1940= 4090
|1950= 3985
|1960= 3671
|1970= 3758
|1980= 4728
|1990= 4846
|2000= 5508
|2010= 5548
|2020= 6168
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=April 14, 2015}}</ref><br />1790-1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=April 14, 2015}}</ref> 1900-1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/tn190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|editor-last=Forstall|editor-first=Richard L.|date=March 27, 1995|access-date=April 14, 2015}}</ref><br />1990-2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-date=October 9, 2022 |url-status=live|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|date=April 2, 2001|access-date=April 14, 2015}}</ref> 2010-2020<ref name="QF">{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/47/47175.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=December 7, 2013}}</ref> 2020<ref name="2020 Census">{{cite web |title=2020 Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=0500000US47175 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
}}
{{Stack|[[Image:USA Van Buren County, Tennessee.csv age pyramid.svg|thumb|left|150px|Age pyramid Van Buren County<ref>Based on 2000 [[census]] data</ref>]]}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"
|+Van Buren County racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=0500000US47175&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=December 26, 2021|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!scope="col"| Race
!scope="col"| Number
!scope="col"| Percentage
|-
!scope="row"| [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
| 5,866
| 95.1%
|-
!scope="row"| [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
| 20
| 0.32%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
| 7
| 0.11%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
| 10
| 0.16%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]]
| 1
| 0.02%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
| 181
| 2.93%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
| 83
| 1.35%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 6,168 people, 2,141 households, and 1,545 families residing in the county.

===2010 census===
As of the 2010 [[census]],<ref name="GR8">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=May 14, 2011|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> there were 5,548 people and 2,096 households in the county. The [[population density]] was {{convert|20.3|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people|}}. There were 2,673 housing units at an average density of {{convert|9.8|/mi2|/km2|adj=pre|units&nbsp;}}. The racial makeup of the county was 97.5% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 0.7% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.3% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.2% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], and 0.9% from two or more races. 0.9% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

There were 2,096 households, out of which 29.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.0% were non-families. 24.3% of all households were made up of individuals, while 30.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43. 82.6% of occupied housing units were owner-occupied, meaning that 17.4% were renter-occupied.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 23.2% up to the age of 19, 8.8% from 20 to 29, 12.4% from 30 to 39, 13.4% from 40 to 49, 16.8% from 50 to 59, 14.7% from 60 to 69, and 10.7% who were 70 years of age or older. The median age was 44.5 years. Women make up 50.2% of the population.

The median income for a household in the county was $29,087. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $17,160. 24.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]].