Vermont

State

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US Senator

Bernie Sanders

Independent Party

US Senator

Peter Welch

Democratic Party

US Representative

Becca Balint

Democratic Party

2022 Median Age

42.9

0.468% 1-year increase

2022 Poverty Rate

10.4%

0.949% 1-year decrease

2022 Median Household Income

$74,014

9.37% 1-year growth

About

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Vermont are White (Non-Hispanic) (91.4%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (3.18%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (1.66%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (1.17%), and White (Hispanic) (0.853%).

5.39% of the households in Vermont reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

98.2% of the residents in Vermont are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in N/A are University of Vermont (3,356 degrees awarded in 2022), Champlain College (1,515 degrees), and Norwich University (1,120 degrees).

Vermont borders Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and New York.

Photo by Aaron Leavy

United States

Economy

The economy of Vermont employs 275k people. The largest industries in Vermont are N/A, and the highest paying industries are .

Employment

Workforce Diversity

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Women

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Men

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The workforce of Vermont in 2020 was N/A people, with N/A% woman, and N/A% men.

The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in Vermont.

With the upper buttons you can see the distribution of the average salary and add a filter by race.

Workforce and Wage by Location

Measure

In 2022 there were 274,792 people working in Vermont. The Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMA) that concentrated the largest workforce were Chittenden County PUMA, VT (85,922 people), Northern Vermont--Grand Isle, Franklin, Lamoille, Orleans, Caledonia & Essex Counties PUMA, VT (72,054 people), and Central Vermont--Addison, Washington & Orange Counties PUMA, VT (61,403 people).

The following map shows all of the PUMAs in Vermont colored by workforce or average wage.

With the upper buttons you can see the yearly change and add a filter by race.

Occupations

275k

2022 Value

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1 Year decline

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The most common job groups, by number of people living in Vermont, are . This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Vermont.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Vermont (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

275k

2022 Value

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1 Year decline

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The most common employment sectors for those who live in Vermont, are N/A. This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Vermont, though some of these residents may live in Vermont and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

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Median earning men ± N/A

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Median earning women ± N/A

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Public Administration ($72,466), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($70,625), and Information ($69,182).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Public Administration ($60,939), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($54,061), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($47,174).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

1.76%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 307k people employed in Vermont. This represents a 1.76% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 21.4%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Vermont.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

2,037
Construction
1,453
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
1,427
Other Services (except Public Administration)

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Vermont went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 65.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (30.4%), followed by Other (1.87%).

The most partisan county was Chittenden County, VT with 75.4% of the vote going to Joseph R Biden Jr. running for the Democratic Party.

Bernie Sanders and Peter Welch are the senators currently representing the state of Vermont. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Vermont is currently represented by Becca Balint in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2020 Election Results

Joseph R Biden Jr. (65.5%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (30.4%)
Republican Party
Other (1.87%)
Approval Voting, Bread And Roses, Bull Moose, Grumpy Old Patriots, Independent, and Other Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Vermont went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 65.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (30.4%), followed by Other (1.87%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Vermont for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Presidential Popular Vote by County

Joseph R Biden Jr.

Popular Vote for Vermont

65.5% for the Democratic Party

Most Partisan Counties in Vermont

Chittenden County, VT
75.4% for Joseph R Biden Jr. (Democratic Party)
Washington County, VT
71.1% for Joseph R Biden Jr. (Democratic Party)
Windham County, VT
70.5% for Joseph R Biden Jr. (Democratic Party)

In the 2020 presidential election, the most partisan county in Vermont was Chittenden County, VT with 75.4% of the vote going to Joseph R Biden Jr. running for the Democratic Party.

The following map shows the counties in Vermont colored by their party leaning.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Vermont

Bernie Sanders

Senator from Vermont

Assumed office on January 3, 2007

Peter Welch

Senator from Vermont

Assumed office on January 3, 2023

Bernie Sanders and Peter Welch are the senators currently representing Vermont.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Vermont over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Vermont

Becca Balint

Vermont at-large Representative

Democratic Party

Vermont is currently represented by Becca Balint (Democratic Party).

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the member for Vermont have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Most students graduating from Universities in Vermont are White (8,165 and 78.7%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (620 and 5.98%), Unknown (408 and 3.93%), and Black or African American (400 and 3.86%).

The largest universities in Vermont by number of degrees awarded are University of Vermont (3,356 and NaNM%), Champlain College (1,515 and NaNM%), and Norwich University (1,120 and NaNM%).

The most popular majors in N/A are General Business Administration & Management (831 and NaNM%), Registered Nursing (389 and NaNM%), and Computer & Information Systems Security (328 and NaNM%).

The median tuition costs in N/A are $43,800 for private four year colleges, and $13,002 and $28,464 respectively, for public four year colleges for in-state students and out-of-state students.

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

Measure

In N/A, NaNk% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while NaNk% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population of Vermont in N/A were N/A.

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

Median household income in Vermont is $74,014. In N/A, the county with the highest Median Household Income in Vermont was Chittenden County, VT with a value of $89,494, followed by Grand Isle County, VT and Addison County, VT, with respective values of $86,639 and $85,870.

Equity

Income by Location

Use the dropdown to filter by race/ethnicity.

Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

In N/A, the county with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Vermont was Chittenden County, VT with a value of $89,494, followed by Grand Isle County, VT and Addison County, VT, with respective values of $86,639 and $85,870.

The following map shows all of the counties in Vermont colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$74,014

Median Household Income

± $1,049

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Number of Households

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The following chart displays the households in Vermont distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the N/A range.

Wage Distribution

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In N/A, the income inequality in N/A was N/A according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a N/A N/A from N/A to N/A, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat N/A even. The GINI for N/A was N/A than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed N/A evenly in N/A in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Vermont across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (71.6%)
Worked At Home (13.2%)
Carpooled (8.21%)

In 2022, 71.6% of workers in Vermont drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (13.2%) and those who carpooled to work (8.21%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

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Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Vermont have a N/A commute time (N/A minutes) than the normal US worker (N/A minutes). Additionally, N/A% of the workforce in Vermont have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Vermont compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Vermont distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Vermont have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

10.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Vermont (64.7k out of 621k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of N/A%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Males 18 - 24.

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The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

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In N/A, N/A had the highest N/A in the nation, at N/A. N/A has the second highest (N/A), followed by N/A (N/A).

The following map shows the N/A by state over multiple years.

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Health

95.9% of the population of Vermont has health coverage, with 47% on employee plans, 19.4% on Medicaid, 14.9% on Medicare, 13.2% on non-group plans, and 1.41% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Vermont see 855 patients per year on average, which represents a 1.5% decrease from the previous year (868 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1382 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 193 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

855 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Vermont

Primary care physicians in Vermont see an average of 855 patients per year. This represents a 1.5% decrease from the previous year (868 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Vermont in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In N/A, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in N/A.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

4.1%

Uninsured

47%

Employer Coverage

19.4%

Medicaid

14.9%

Medicare

13.2%

Non-Group

1.41%

Military or VA

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Vermont changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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