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Addison County, VT

Demographic and economic profile of Addison County, VT, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Addison County is a small, largely rural Vermont county with a population of 37,497 that grew 1.5% over five years, anchored by agriculture and higher education (Middlebury College). The workforce of roughly 24,100 participants carries a 64.3% labor force participation rate, 43.5% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the unemployment rate sits at 3.8%, with median worker earnings of $41,297. Housing costs are moderate relative to broader New England benchmarks, with a median home value of $333,700 and median gross rent of $1,201/month, while an 80.0% homeownership rate and 7.4% poverty rate reflect a relatively stable, owner-occupied residential base.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

37,497

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$89,639

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

44.1 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+1.5% since 2018

Addison County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone33,924 (90.1%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race1,239 (3.3%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races962 (2.6%)
  • Asian Alone748 (2.0%)
  • Some Other Race Alone375 (1.0%)
  • Black or African American Alone345 (0.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish717
  2. 2.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)416
  3. 3.Other Indo-European342
  4. 4.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)267
  5. 5.Other Asian and Pacific Island134

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

16.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

61.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

22.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

4.8%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,751

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$46,166

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$43,524

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

7.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance5,869
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)2,106
  3. 3.Manufacturing (Group)1,983
  4. 4.Construction (Group)1,949
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services1,888

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations8,806
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations3,593
  3. 3.Service Occupations3,185
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations2,374
  5. 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations2,077

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 3.52×)1,117
  2. 2.Construction (LQ 1.40×)1,921
  3. 3.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.24×)5,763
  4. 4.Manufacturing (LQ 1.13×)2,230
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 0.97×)2,098

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$333,700

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,201/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

79.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,9992,887 (24.3%)
  • $400,000 to $499,9992,328 (19.6%)
  • $500,000 to $749,9991,643 (13.9%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9991,240 (10.5%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9991,086 (9.2%)
  • $750,000 to $999,999448 (3.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

43.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

95.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

64.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$41,297

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

23.6 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

4.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone13,030 (66.6%)
  • Worked At Home3,404 (17.4%)
  • Carpooled1,502 (7.7%)
  • Walked1,295 (6.6%)
  • Other139 (0.7%)
  • Bicycle120 (0.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.