Chittenden County, Vermont

Interactive maps and statistics for Chittenden County, Vermont: income, age, education, housing, health and more, set beside Vermont and the United States.

Chittenden County, Vermont is among the highest in the country for bachelor's degree or higher (41st of 3,222 counties), and among the highest in the country for life expectancy (121st of 3,062 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Chittenden County, Vermont	Vermont	United States	Rank
Total Population	169,758	647,106	334,922,499	403rd of 3,222
Median Household Income	$96,759	$81,203	$80,734	203rd of 3,221
Median Age	37.3	43.1	38.9	2714th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	56.8%	43.8%	35.7%	41st of 3,222
Median Home Value	$439,200	$316,600	$332,700	208th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,646	$1,234	$1,413	161st of 3,215
Poverty Rate	9.7%	10.1%	12.5%	2515th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	3.2%	3.6%	5.2%	2456th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	316.2	70.2	n/a	482nd of 3,222
Foreign Born	7.9%	4.3%	14.1%	588th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	81.3	n/a	n/a	121st of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	63.9%	73.2%	65.2%	2809th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	21.1	23.5	26.4	2337th of 3,221
Worked from Home	19.8%	16.9%	15.1%	145th of 3,222
Uninsured	4.0%	n/a	n/a	3108th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	43.6%	46.4%	46.9%	2551st of 3,222
Broadband Access	89.7%	n/a	n/a	428th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Chittenden County, Vermont

Statistic	Chittenden County, Vermont	Vermont	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	85.5%	89.9%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2.9%	2.6%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	2.3%	1.1%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	4.4%	1.8%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.6%	4.1%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	26.4	18.8	61.4

Age in Chittenden County, Vermont

Statistic	Chittenden County, Vermont	Vermont	United States
Median Age	37.3	43.1	38.9
Under 18 %	17.2%	17.9%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	15.2%	10.0%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	14.1%	11.9%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	13.0%	12.3%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	23.7%	26.5%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	16.9%	21.4%	17.2%

Households and families in Chittenden County, Vermont

Statistic	Chittenden County, Vermont	Vermont	United States
Households	71,456	273,416	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.2	2.3	2.5
Family Households	54.5%	58.9%	64.2%
Households with Children	23.7%	23.5%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	10.9%	12.5%	17.3%
People Living Alone	30.5%	31.0%	28.7%
Never Married	41.7%	33.4%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Chittenden County, Vermont

Statistic	Chittenden County, Vermont	Vermont	United States
Per Capita Income	$52,322	$46,500	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	11.1%	13.5%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	15.4%	16.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	20.5%	19.0%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	15.2%	11.1%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	9.7%	10.1%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	20.0%	23.8%	28.2%
SNAP Households	7.8%	10.6%	n/a

Housing in Chittenden County, Vermont

Statistic	Chittenden County, Vermont	Vermont	United States
Housing Units	74,888	339,042	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	51.6%	67.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	21.4%	10.9%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	4.6%	19.4%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,981.0	1,976.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	36.1%	26.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	30.2%	29.4%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$6,617	$5,039	n/a

Education in Chittenden County, Vermont

Statistic	Chittenden County, Vermont	Vermont	United States
Less than High School	3.9%	5.1%	10.4%
High School Graduate	17.2%	26.8%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	22.2%	24.3%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	32.0%	25.2%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	24.8%	18.6%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Chittenden County, Vermont

Statistic	Chittenden County, Vermont	Vermont	United States
Labour Force Participation	70.2%	64.6%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	61.9%	68.5%	68.8%
Public Transit	1.8%	0.8%	3.2%
Walked to Work	6.3%	4.4%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	32.6%	33.2%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	3.5%	5.9%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	7.1%	6.2%	n/a

Origins and language in Chittenden County, Vermont

Statistic	Chittenden County, Vermont	Vermont	United States
Born in State of Residence	42.7%	47.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	5.3%	2.7%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	2.6%	1.5%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	90.8%	94.5%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.5%	1.3%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	9.2%	5.5%	16.7%

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