The US Census has revealed its results from the 2010 census, which shows that Vermont has a population of626,431, of which 95.3 percent are white (Asian is second at 1.3 percent), there are more women than men, and there are 2.34 persons per household. Compared to the rest of tthe nation, Vermont is older; has a much smaller percent of non-whites; is of about the average income, but with a lower poverty rate; homeownership and home prices are higher, even though fewer people live there; has a higher high school and college graduation rate; retail sales per capita in Vermont is a lot higher than the US average; Vermont is more rural, yet people have a shorter commute to work.
Vermont
Want more?Browse data sets for Vermont
People QuickFacts
Vermont
USA
Population, 2011 estimate
626,431
311,591,917
Population, 2010
625,741
308,745,538
Population, percent change, 2000 to 2010
2.80%
9.70%
Population, 2000
608,827
281,421,906
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010
5.10%
6.50%
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010
20.70%
24.00%
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010
14.60%
13.00%
Female persons, percent, 2010
50.70%
50.80%
White persons, percent, 2010 (a)
95.30%
72.40%
Black persons, percent, 2010 (a)
1.00%
12.60%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a)
0.40%
0.90%
Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a)
1.30%
4.80%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a)
Z
0.20%
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010
1.70%
2.90%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b)
1.50%
16.30%
White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010
94.30%
63.70%
Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010
86.00%
84.20%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010
4.00%
12.70%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010
5.40%
20.10%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010
90.60%
85.00%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010
33.30%
27.90%
Veterans, 2006-2010
52,765
22,652,496
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010
21.5
25.2
Housing units, 2010
322,539
131,704,730
Homeownership rate, 2006-2010
71.40%
66.60%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010
23.20%
25.90%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010
$208,400
$188,400
Households, 2006-2010
256,612
114,235,996
Persons per household, 2006-2010
2.34
2.59
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010
$27,478
$27,334
Median household income 2006-2010
$51,841
$51,914
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010
11.10%
13.80%
Business QuickFacts
Vermont
USA
Private nonfarm establishments, 2009
215,671
7,433,465
Private nonfarm employment, 2009
2,647,661
114,509,626
Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2009
4.4%1
0.40%
Nonemployer establishments, 2009
59,108
21,090,761
Total number of firms, 2007
78,729
27,092,908
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007
S
7.10%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007
0.50%
0.90%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007
0.80%
5.70%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007
S
0.10%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007
0.60%
8.30%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007
26.00%
28.80%
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000)
10,751,461
5,338,306,501
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000)
5,121,694
4,174,286,516
Retail sales, 2007 ($1000)
9,310,119
3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita, 2007
$15,005
$12,990
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000)
1,367,630
613,795,732
Building permits, 2010
1,319
604,610
Federal spending, 2009
67,720,271
31,753,360,502
Geography QuickFacts
Vermont
USA
Land area in square miles, 2010
9,216.66
3,531,905.43
Persons per square mile, 2010
67.9
87.4
FIPS Code
50
1: Includes data not distributed by county.
2: Includes data not distributed by state.
Download these tables - delimited|Download these tables - Excel|Download the full data set
Population estimates for counties will be available in April, 2012 and for cities in June, 2012.
(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
F: Fewer than 100 firms
FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data
NA: Not available
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
X: Not applicable
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown
US Census Bureau