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Chittenden County, VT

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

AI Overview

Chittenden County is Vermont's most populous county, with 170,851 residents and a highly educated workforce — 55.8% hold a bachelor's degree or higher — supporting a GDP per capita of $75,220 against median worker earnings of $46,990. The labor force participation rate stands at 69.7% with a 3.7% unemployment rate, and the county grew 4.2% over five years. Housing costs are relatively elevated, with a median home value of $404,500 and median gross rent of $1,590/month, while the 21.7-minute mean commute reflects a compact, regionally concentrated economy.

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

Population

170,851

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$96,759

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

37.3 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+4.2% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone146,389 (86.2%)
  • Asian Alone7,430 (4.4%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races6,634 (3.9%)
  • Black or African American Alone3,936 (2.3%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race3,828 (2.3%)
  • Some Other Race Alone1,317 (0.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Other Indo-European3,354
  2. 2.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)2,772
  3. 3.Spanish2,082
  4. 4.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic1,839
  5. 5.Other Asian and Pacific Island1,080

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

17.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

66.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

16.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

7.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

6,284

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$75,220

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$50,552

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

10.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance29,452
  2. 2.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services11,960
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)10,166
  4. 4.Manufacturing (Group)9,512
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services9,417

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations51,930
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations17,703
  3. 3.Service Occupations14,889
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations7,448
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations5,888

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.29×)28,988
  2. 2.Information (LQ 1.23×)2,215
  3. 3.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.06×)8,932
  4. 4.Manufacturing (LQ 1.03×)9,879
  5. 5.Public Administration (LQ 1.01×)4,600

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$404,500

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,590/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

63.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $500,000 to $749,99911,448 (25.1%)
  • $400,000 to $499,99910,272 (22.5%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9999,289 (20.3%)
  • $750,000 to $999,9993,419 (7.5%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9993,400 (7.4%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9992,541 (5.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

55.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

95.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

69.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$46,990

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

21.1 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

6.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone59,347 (61.9%)
  • Worked At Home19,011 (19.8%)
  • Carpooled7,425 (7.7%)
  • Walked6,004 (6.3%)
  • Public Transit1,772 (1.8%)
  • Bicycle1,621 (1.7%)

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.