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Orleans County, VT

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

AI Overview

Orleans County, VT is a small rural economy of roughly 27,500 residents, with a labor force participation rate of 61.9% and an unemployment rate of 5.2%. The workforce skews older, with a median age of 45.7, and 28.6% hold a bachelor's degree or higher; median worker earnings stand at $39,404 against a median household income of $70,103. Housing costs remain low relative to national norms, with a median home value of $213,300 and median gross rent of $897/month, and the county posted modest population growth of 2.2% over the past five years.

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

Population

27,492

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$70,103

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

45.7 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+2.2% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone25,862 (93.7%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races573 (2.1%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race459 (1.7%)
  • Black or African American Alone255 (0.9%)
  • Asian Alone213 (0.8%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone124 (0.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)869
  2. 2.Spanish215
  3. 3.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic144
  4. 4.German or other West Germanic128
  5. 5.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)76

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

19.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

57.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

23.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

3.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,980

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$41,379

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$36,459

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

5.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

10.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance3,765
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)1,393
  3. 3.Construction (Group)1,388
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services1,217
  5. 5.Manufacturing (Group)1,215

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations5,546
  2. 2.Service Occupations2,380
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations1,978
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,781
  5. 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,657

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 2.56×)547
  2. 2.Public Administration (LQ 1.57×)997
  3. 3.Construction (LQ 1.36×)1,265
  4. 4.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.16×)3,636
  5. 5.Manufacturing (LQ 1.14×)1,518

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$213,300

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$897/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

79.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9991,875 (19.5%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9991,104 (11.5%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999983 (10.2%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999980 (10.2%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999868 (9.0%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999687 (7.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

28.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

91.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

61.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$39,404

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

29.0 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

5.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone9,695 (73.7%)
  • Worked At Home1,641 (12.5%)
  • Carpooled1,196 (9.1%)
  • Walked443 (3.4%)
  • Other94 (0.7%)
  • Bicycle66 (0.5%)

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.