Editing Van Buren County, Tennessee (section)

===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]].