White County vs. Van Buren County

	White County (TN)	Van Buren County (TN)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	27,107	5,765
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	4.9%	3.7%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	25,837	5,558
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	25,841	5,548
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.9%	5.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent	21.9%	19.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	20.3%	23.7%
Female persons, percent	51.1%	49.9%
White alone, percent	95.5%	97.0%
Black or African American alone, percent	1.8%	0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.5%	0.4%
Asian alone, percent	0.4%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	1.7%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	2.8%	1.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	93.0%	95.5%
Veterans, 2014-2018	1,995	439
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	1.3%	1.3%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	11,988	2,693
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	80.6%	83.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$110,300	$92,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$893	$929
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$312	$302
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$643	$426
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	5.9%	3.4%
Building permits, 2018	138	2
Households, 2014-2018	9,951	2,163
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.63	2.59
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	89.1%	88.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	1.6%	3.6%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	77.2%	73.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	66.2%	67.8%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	82.2%	79.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	13.5%	8.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	13.5%	19.9%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	11.4%	12.8%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	51.6%	51.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	46.9%	47.9%
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	209,411	9,445
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$8,029	$1,678
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	24.0	28.5
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$40,745	$37,127
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$20,973	$19,560
Persons in poverty, percent	17.3%	16.3%
Total employer establishments, 2017	411	40
Total employment, 2017	5,630	501
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	200,673	13,598
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	3.7%	14.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	1,995	432
All firms, 2012	2,304	216
Men-owned firms, 2012	1,473	98
Women-owned firms, 2012	643	89
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	2,193	206
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	1,878	203
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.9%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	27.1%	23.7%
Population per square mile, 2010	68.6	20.3
Land area in square miles, 2010	376.67	273.42

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between White county (TN) and Van Buren county (TN) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.