Orleans County, VT

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2024 Population

27,606

US Senator

Bernie Sanders

Independent Party

US Senator

Peter Welch

Democratic Party

US Representative

Becca Balint

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

45.7

0.661% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

11.7%

8.16% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$70,103

5.54% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$223,400

4.74% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

13,342

0.411% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Orleans 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.

99.1% of the residents in Orleans County, VT are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Orleans County, VT are Sterling College (231095) (32 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in Orleans County, VT was $223,400, and the homeownership rate was 79.7%.

Most people in Orleans County, VT drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 29 minutes. The average car ownership in Orleans County, VT was 2 cars per household.

Orleans County, VT borders Caledonia County, VT, Essex County, VT, Franklin County, VT, and Lamoille County, VT.

About the photo: Craftsbury is a town in Orleans County, Vermont

Photo by Peter Rintels

United States Vermont

Population & Diversity

Orleans County, VT is home to a population of 27.6k people, from which 99.1% are citizens. As of 2024, 3.48% of Orleans County, VT residents were born outside of the country (960 people).

In 2024, there were 49.9 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (25.6k people) in Orleans County, VT than any other race or ethnicity. There were 513 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 397 Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.1%

2024 Citizenship

98.9%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.1% of Orleans County, VT residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Orleans County, VT was 98.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Orleans County, VT

White (Non-Hispanic)
25.6k ± 142
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
513 ± 70
Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic)
397 ± 138

1.91%

Hispanic Population

527 people

1.91% of the people in Orleans County, VT are hispanic (527 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Orleans County, VT as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Vermont.

Most Common Origin

Canada
5,120 ± 1,750 people
China
1,549 ± 965 people
India
1,343 ± 899 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Vermont was Canada, the natal country of 5,120 Vermont residents, followed by China with 1,549 and India with 1,343.

Foreign-Born Population

3.48%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

960 people

3.5%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

962 people

As of 2024, 3.48% of Orleans County, VT residents (960 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Orleans County, VT was 3.5%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Orleans County, VT compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
647 ± 134
Gulf War (2001-)
447 ± 109
Gulf War (1990s)
250 ± 86

Orleans County, VT has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.45 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Orleans County, VT.

Economy

The economy of Orleans County, VT employs 13.3k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Orleans County, VT were Health Care & Social Assistance (2,095 people), Educational Services (1,670 people), and Retail Trade (1,393 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($125,625), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($85,833), and Public Administration ($85,441).

Employment

Occupations

13.3k

2024 Value

± 591

−0.411%

1 Year decline

± 6.24%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Orleans County, VT declined at a rate of −0.411%, from 13.4k employees to 13.3k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Orleans County, VT, are Management Occupations (1,615 people), Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (1,092 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (1,017 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Orleans County, VT.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Vermont.

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.

Industries

Employment by Industries

13.3k

2024 Value

± 591

−0.411%

1 Year decline

± 6.24%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Orleans County, VT declined at a rate of −0.411%, from 13.4k employees to 13.3k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Orleans County, VT, are Health Care & Social Assistance (2,095 people), Educational Services (1,670 people), and Retail Trade (1,393 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Orleans County, VT, though some of these residents may live in Orleans County, VT and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$50,778

Median earning men ± $2,593

$40,883

Median earning women ± $2,217

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($93,375), Information ($80,938), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($66,917).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Wholesale Trade ($70,682), Public Administration ($62,778), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($53,438).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Vermont.

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

104
Construction
65
Other Services (except Public Administration)
40
Retail Trade

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

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$89.5k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$68k
Manufacturing
$47.3k
Retail Trade

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Vermont went to Kamala Harris with 63.8% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (32.3%), followed by Other (1.76%).

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.

Orleans 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.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Orleans County, VT. Showing the available data for Vermont.

2024 Election Results

Kamala Harris (63.8%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (32.3%)
Republican Party
Other (1.76%)
Other Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Vermont went to Kamala Harris with 63.8% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (32.3%), followed by Other (1.76%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Vermont for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Vermont

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Vermont.

Bernie 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.

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 Orleans County, VT

Becca Balint

District at-large Representative

Democratic Party

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

Education

In 2023, universities in Orleans County, VT awarded 32 degrees. The student population of Orleans County, VT in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 36 male students and 42 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Orleans County, VT are White (25 and 78.1%), Unknown (3 and 9.38%), Asian (2 and 6.25%), and Hispanic or Latino (1 and 3.13%).

The largest universities in Orleans County, VT by number of degrees awarded are Sterling College (231095) (32 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Orleans County, VT are Agroecology & Sustainable Agriculture (17 and 53.1%), Ecology (7 and 21.9%), and Outdoor Education (6 and 18.8%).

The median tuition cost for private four year colleges is $40,560.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2023 in Orleans County, VT, the percentage of applicants admitted was 92.3%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 14.6%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 78 (46.2% men and 53.8% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2023 there were 78 students enrolled in Orleans County, VT, 46.2% men and 53.8% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 58 records, of which 51.7% were women and 48.3% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Agroecology & Sustainable Agriculture
17 degrees awarded
Ecology
7 degrees awarded
Outdoor Education
6 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Orleans County, VT was Agroecology & Sustainable Agriculture with 17 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Orleans County, VT according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Sterling College (231095)

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

32 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Sterling College (231095) with 32 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2023, 9 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Orleans County, VT, which is 0.391 times less than the 23 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 25 degrees mean that there were 8.33 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Unknown, with 3 degrees awarded.

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.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($40,560) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($200) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,200) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Orleans County, VT was $223,400 in 2024, which is 0.671 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $213,300 to $223,400, a 4.74% increase. The homeownership rate in Orleans County, VT is 79.7%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Orleans County, VT have an average commute time of 29 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Orleans County, VT is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 15.7% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Orleans County, VT. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 0.947%.

Housing

Property

$223,400

Median Property Value 2024

±$5,133

$9,622

Median Property Taxes

±$425

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 Orleans County, VT the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

Rent vs Own

79.7%

Homeownership

2024

62.8%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 79.7% of the housing units in Orleans County, VT were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 79.9%.

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

Equity

Household Income

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

$70,103

Median Household Income

± $3,179

12.1k

Number of Households

± 557

In 2024, the median household income of the 12.1k households in Orleans County, VT grew to $70,103 from the previous year's value of $66,426.

The following chart displays the households in Orleans 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 $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

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

0.433

2023 Wage GINI in Vermont

0.437

2022 Wage GINI in Vermont

In 2023, the income inequality in Vermont was 0.433 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.942% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Vermont was lower than than the national average of 0.476. 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 2024

Drove Alone (73.7%)
Worked At Home (12.5%)
Carpooled (9.09%)

In 2024, 73.7% of workers in Orleans County, VT drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (12.5%) and those who carpooled to work (9.09%).

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

29 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Orleans County, VT have a longer commute time (29 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 7.03% of the workforce in Orleans County, VT have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Orleans 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 Orleans County, VT distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Orleans County, VT have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 15.7% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Orleans County, VT. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 0.947%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

11.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Orleans County, VT (3.15k out of 26.8k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Males 55 - 64.

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

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 2025, 17.6% of the children was living in poverty in Orleans County, VT. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 5.2%.

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.

Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 139 in Orleans County, VT. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator grew 13.7 per 100,000 population.

The graph shows the trend in the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population.

Health

95.6% of the population of Orleans County, VT has health coverage, with 37.4% on employee plans, 25.7% on Medicaid, 15.8% on Medicare, 15.5% on non-group plans, and 1.14% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Orleans County, VT see 1,377 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,377 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1844 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 313 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.3% were men and 49.7% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

1,377 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Orleans County, VT

Primary care physicians in Orleans County, VT see an average of 1,377 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,377 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 20.8% under 18 years, 17.1% between 18 and 34 years, 38.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 23.6% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.3% were men and 49.7% were women.

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

Uninsured People

4.39%

Uninsured

37.4%

Employer Coverage

25.7%

Medicaid

15.8%

Medicare

15.5%

Non-Group

1.14%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Orleans County, VT grew by 16% from 3.78% to 4.39%.

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

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2020, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 47.5 in Orleans County, VT.

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

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2025, 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 32.9% in Orleans County, VT.

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