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Barre, VT

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

Population

8,461

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$65,625

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

42.2 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-2.9% since 2018

Barre lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone7,845 (93.3%)
  • Asian Alone222 (2.6%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races212 (2.5%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race113 (1.3%)
  • Black or African American Alone10 (0.1%)
  • Some Other Race Alone10 (0.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic103
  2. 2.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)35
  3. 3.Other Indo-European28
  4. 4.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)22
  5. 5.German or other West Germanic7

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

16.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

64.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

18.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

2.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Veterans

534

Census ACS · as of 2023

Economy

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Per Capita Income

$37,843

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

6.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

19.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services & Health Care1,034
  2. 2.Retail Trade718
  3. 3.Public Administration366
  4. 4.Other Services320
  5. 5.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate284

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,969
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations1,153
  3. 3.Service Occupations609
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations430
  5. 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations406

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Public Administration (LQ 1.95×)366
  2. 2.Other Services (LQ 1.71×)320
  3. 3.Retail Trade (LQ 1.66×)718
  4. 4.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.14×)104
  5. 5.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.12×)1,034

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$200,100

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$986/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

50.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,999468 (22.6%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999418 (20.2%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999267 (12.9%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999267 (12.9%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999231 (11.2%)
  • $50,000 to $59,999117 (5.7%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

32.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

91.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

59.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$44,464

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

20.4 min

Census ACS · as of 2023

Households Without a Vehicle

18.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone2,868 (71.7%)
  • Worked at Home480 (12.0%)
  • Carpooled333 (8.3%)
  • Walked242 (6.1%)
  • Public Transit75 (1.9%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

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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.