Chittenden County, VT

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2023 Population

168,831

0.31% 1-year growth

US Senator

N/ABernie Sanders

Independent Party

US Senator

N/APeter Welch

Democratic Party

US Representative

N/ABecca Balint

Democratic Party

2023 Median Property Value

$404,500

6.93% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Chittenden County, VT had a population of 169k people with a median age of N/A and a median household income of N/A. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Chittenden County, VT grew from 168,309 to 168,831, a 0.31% increase and its median household income N/A from N/A to N/A, a N/A% N/A.

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None of the households in Chittenden County, VT 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.

96.9% of the residents in Chittenden County, VT are U.S. citizens.

In 2023, the median property value in Chittenden County, VT was $404,500, and the homeownership rate was 63.6%.

Most people in Chittenden County, VT drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 21.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Chittenden County, VT was 2 cars per household.

Chittenden County, VT borders Clinton County, NY, Essex County, NY, Addison County, VT, Franklin County, VT, Grand Isle County, VT, Lamoille County, VT, and Washington County, VT.

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Population & Diversity

Chittenden County, VT is home to a population of 169k people, from which 96.9% are citizens. As of N/A, N/A% of Chittenden County, VT residents were born outside of the country (N/A people).

In N/A, there were N/A times more N/A residents (N/A people) in Chittenden County, VT than any other race or ethnicity. There were N/A N/A and N/A N/A residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

96.9%

2023 Citizenship

96.7%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 96.9% of Chittenden County, VT residents were US citizens, which is approximately the same as the national average of N/A%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Chittenden County, VT was 96.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Chittenden County, VT compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
2,003 ± 266
Gulf War (2001-)
1,867 ± 346
Gulf War (1990s)
735 ± 225

Chittenden County, VT has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.07 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Chittenden County, VT employs N/A people. The largest industries in Chittenden County, VT are Health Care & Social Assistance (14,874 people), Educational Services (14,114 people), and Retail Trade (9,956 people), and the highest paying industries are Management of Companies & Enterprises ($99,911), Utilities ($95,352), and Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($80,921).

Employment

Occupations

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From N/A to N/A, employment in Chittenden County, VT stayed at a rate of NaNk%, from N/A employees to N/A employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Chittenden County, VT, are Management Occupations (12,949 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (9,571 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (8,324 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Chittenden County, VT.

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

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The most common employment sectors for those who live in Chittenden County, VT, are Health Care & Social Assistance (14,874 people), Educational Services (14,114 people), and Retail Trade (9,956 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Chittenden County, VT, though some of these residents may live in Chittenden County, VT and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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 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

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.

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

Senator Elections

US Senators from Vermont

N/ABernie Sanders

Senator from Vermont

Assumed office on January 3, 2007
Angus King of Maine and Bernie Sanders of Vermont join meetings of the Senate Democratic Caucus.

N/APeter 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.

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US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Chittenden County, VT

N/ABecca Balint

District at-large Representative

Democratic Party

Chittenden County, VT 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 Chittenden County, VT have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

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

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Measure

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

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

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (130k), Bachelors Degree (106k), and Some college (93.2k).

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

The median property value in Chittenden County, VT was $404,500 in 2023, which is NaNk times the same as the national average of N/A. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $378,300 to $404,500, a 6.93% increase. The homeownership rate in Chittenden County, VT is 63.6%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Chittenden County, VT have an average commute time of 21.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Chittenden County, VT is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Chittenden County, VT is N/A. In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Chittenden County, VT was Census Tract 33.01 with a value of $159,271, followed by Census Tract 21.01 and Census Tract 35.01, with respective values of $140,099 and $136,385.

Housing

Property

$404,500

Median Property Value 2023

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Median Property Taxes

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The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Chittenden County, VT the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Chittenden County, VT compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

63.6%

Homeownership

2023

61.4%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 63.6% of the housing units in Chittenden County, VT were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 63.4%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Chittenden County, VT compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Highest Median Household Income (N/A)

Census Tract 33.01
Census Tract 21.01
Census Tract 35.01

In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (N/A) in Chittenden County, VT was Census Tract 33.01 with a value of $159,271, followed by Census Tract 21.01 and Census Tract 35.01, with respective values of $140,099 and $136,385.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Chittenden County, VT colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

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

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Median Household Income

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Number of Households

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In N/A, the median household income of the N/A households in Chittenden County, VT N/A N/A from the previous year's value of N/A.

The following chart displays the households in Chittenden County, VT 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

The closest comparable wage GINI for Chittenden County, VT is from Vermont.

0.437

2022 Wage GINI in Vermont

0.442

2021 Wage GINI in Vermont

In 2022, the income inequality in Vermont was 0.437 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 1.1% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Vermont was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Vermont 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 2023

Drove Alone (63.9%)
Worked At Home (17.7%)
Carpooled (8%)

In 2023, 63.9% of workers in Chittenden County, VT drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (17.7%) and those who carpooled to work (8%).

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

21.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Chittenden County, VT have a shorter commute time (21.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 1.47% of the workforce in Chittenden County, VT have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

N/A% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Chittenden County, VT (N/A out of N/A people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are N/A N/A, followed by N/A N/A and then N/A N/A.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Chittenden County, VT is White, followed by Two Or More and Black.

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.

Children in Poverty

In 2023, 7.9% of the children was living in poverty in Chittenden County, VT. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 2.8%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

96.7% of the population of Chittenden County, VT has health coverage, with 57.2% on employee plans, 13.9% on Medicaid, 11.5% on Medicare, 13.1% on non-group plans, and 0.946% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Chittenden County, VT see 533 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.374% decrease from the previous year (535 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1030 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 141 patients per year.

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

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

533 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Chittenden County, VT

Primary care physicians in Chittenden County, VT see an average of 533 patients per year. This represents a 0.374% decrease from the previous year (535 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

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

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

3.3%

Uninsured

57.2%

Employer Coverage

13.9%

Medicaid

11.5%

Medicare

13.1%

Non-Group

0.946%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Chittenden County, VT declined by 1.33% from 3.34% to 3.3%.

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

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2023, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 38.1 in Chittenden County, VT.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Chittenden County, VT.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2023, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 21.6% in Chittenden County, VT.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Chittenden County, VT.