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Caledonia County, VT

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

AI Overview

Caledonia County is a small rural Vermont county of 30,425 residents with a flat five-year population trend and a median age of 46.0 years, reflecting a mature, stable workforce. Labor force participation stands at 62.9% with unemployment at 2.6%, and 31.9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; median worker earnings are $39,125 against a median home value of $215,900 and median gross rent of just $904 per month. The county's 79.2% homeownership rate and relatively low housing costs point to an affordable cost structure, though per capita GDP of $40,226 and a 12.6% poverty rate indicate modest overall economic output.

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

Population

30,425

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$69,970

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

46.0 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+0.0% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone28,294 (92.8%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races844 (2.8%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race525 (1.7%)
  • Some Other Race Alone373 (1.2%)
  • Black or African American Alone247 (0.8%)
  • Asian Alone136 (0.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)377
  2. 2.Spanish287
  3. 3.Other Asian and Pacific Island224
  4. 4.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic104
  5. 5.Other Indo-European87

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

18.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

58.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

22.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

2.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,644

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$40,226

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$38,153

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

2.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

12.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance4,736
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)1,906
  3. 3.Manufacturing (Group)1,752
  4. 4.Construction (Group)1,580
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services1,022

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations6,124
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations2,729
  3. 3.Service Occupations2,508
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations2,227
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations2,082

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 2.40×)596
  2. 2.Construction (LQ 1.35×)1,457
  3. 3.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.25×)4,543
  4. 4.Retail Trade (LQ 1.25×)2,114
  5. 5.Manufacturing (LQ 1.18×)1,829

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$215,900

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$904/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

79.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,9991,614 (15.6%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9991,601 (15.4%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9991,274 (12.3%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9991,039 (10.0%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999713 (6.9%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999647 (6.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

31.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

93.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

62.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$39,125

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

25.6 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

7.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone10,651 (69.9%)
  • Worked At Home2,293 (15.1%)
  • Carpooled1,348 (8.9%)
  • Walked542 (3.6%)
  • Other294 (1.9%)
  • Bicycle52 (0.3%)

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.