Barre, VT

Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

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2021 Population
59,609
2.18% 1-year growth
US Senator
Bernie Sanders
Independent Party
US Senator
Peter Welch
Democratic Party
US Representative
Becca Balint
Democratic Party
2021 Median Age
43.4
0.686% 1-year decrease
2021 Poverty Rate
9.99%
2.24% 1-year decrease
2021 Median Household Income
$70,128
8.12% 1-year growth
2021 Median Property Value
$244,700
6.21% 1-year growth
2021 Employed Population
31,495
0.414% 1-year growth

About

In 2021, Barre, VT had a population of 59.6k people with a median age of 43.4 and a median household income of $70,128. Between 2020 and 2021 the population of Barre, VT grew from 58,336 to 59,609, a 2.18% increase and its median household income grew from $64,862 to $70,128, a 8.12% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Barre, VT are White (Non-Hispanic) (93.3%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (2.75%), White (Hispanic) (1.41%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (0.834%), and Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (0.762%).

None of the households in Barre, 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% of the residents in Barre, VT are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Barre, VT are Norwich University (1,226 degrees awarded in 2021), Community College of Vermont (516 degrees), and Goddard College (143 degrees).

In 2021, the median property value in Barre, VT was $244,700, and the homeownership rate was 71%.

Most people in Barre, VT drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 23.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Barre, VT was 2 cars per household.

geosearchPopulation & Diversity

Barre, VT is home to a population of 59.6k people, from which 99% are citizens. As of 2021, 2.87% of Barre, VT residents were born outside of the country (1.71k people).

In 2021, there were 33.9 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (55.6k people) in Barre, VT than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.64k Two+ (Non-Hispanic) and 842 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

99%
2021 Citizenship
99.1%
2020 Citizenship

As of 2021, 99% of Barre, VT residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2020, the percentage of US citizens in Barre, VT was 99.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Barre, VT
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    55.6k ± 157
  2. Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
    1.64k ± 236
  3. White (Hispanic)
    842 ± 113
2.01%
Hispanic Population
1.2k people

In 2021, there were 33.9 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (55.6k people) in Barre, VT than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.64k Two+ (Non-Hispanic) and 842 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

2.01% of the people in Barre, VT are hispanic (1.2k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Barre, VT as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. Canada
    5,460 ± 1,806 people
  2. China
    1,732 ± 1,020 people
  3. Bosnia and Herzegovina
    1,391 ± 915 people

In 2021, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Vermont was Canada, the natal country of 5,460 Vermont residents, followed by China with 1,732 and Bosnia and Herzegovina with 1,391.

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Foreign-Born Population

2.87%
2021 Foreign-Born Population
1.71k people
2.84%
2020 Foreign-Born Population
1.65k people

As of 2021, 2.87% of Barre, VT residents (1.71k people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2020, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Barre, VT was 2.84%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    850 ± 131
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    434 ± 125
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    353 ± 104

Barre, VT has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.96 times greater than any other conflict.

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briefcaseEconomy

The economy of Barre, VT employs 31.5k people. The largest industries in Barre, VT are Health Care & Social Assistance (4,517 people), Retail Trade (3,857 people), and Educational Services (3,745 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($93,750), Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($65,347), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($62,270).

Males in Vermont have an average income that is 1.2 times higher than the average income of females, which is $55,656. The income inequality in Vermont (measured using the Gini index) is 0.442, which is lower than than the national average.

Occupations

31.5k
2021 Value
± 1,195
0.414%
1 Year growth
± 5.3%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Barre, VT grew at a rate of 0.414%, from 31.4k employees to 31.5k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Barre, VT, are Management Occupations (3,788 people), Sales & Related Occupations (2,902 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (2,779 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Barre, VT.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Employment by Industries

31.5k
2021 Value
± 1,195
0.414%
1 Year growth
± 5.3%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Barre, VT grew at a rate of 0.414%, from 31.4k employees to 31.5k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Barre, VT, are Health Care & Social Assistance (4,517 people), Retail Trade (3,857 people), and Educational Services (3,745 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Barre, VT, though some of these residents may live in Barre, VT and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$45,540
Median earning men ± $2,387
$42,063
Median earning women ± $2,582

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2021 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($72,976), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($59,597), and Public Administration ($59,054).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2021 are Construction ($65,357), Wholesale Trade ($57,750), and Public Administration ($57,455).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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2.75%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 155M people employed in Vermont. This represents a 2.75% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

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

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Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments
  1. 976
    Educational Services, Health Care & Social Assistance
  2. 527
    Manufacturing
  3. 504
    Professional, Scientific & Management, and Administrative & Waste Management Services

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

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Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll
  1. $871k
    Educational Services, Health Care & Social Assistance
  2. $641k
    Finance & Insurance, and Real Estate, Rental & Leasing
  3. $597k
    Manufacturing

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Domestic Production & Consumption

Domestic production and consumption consists of products and services shipped from Vermont to other states, or from other states to Vermont.
Top Domestic Production in Dollars
  1. $7.94B
  2. $3.74B
  3. $2.9B

In 2020, the top outbound Vermont product (by dollars) was Other foodstuffs with $7.94B, followed by Electronics ($3.74B) and Transport equip. ($2.9B).

The following chart shows the share of these products in relation to all outbound Vermont products.

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Domestic Trade Growth

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$34.4B
2020 Value in Vermont
$63B
Projected 2050 Value in Vermont
83.4% growth

In 2020, total outbound Vermont trade was $34.4B. This is expected to increase 83.4% to $63B by 2050.

The following chart shows how the domestic outbound Vermont trade is projected to change in comparison to its neighboring states.

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Interstate Trade

Interstate trade consists of products and services shipped from Vermont to other states, or from other states to Vermont.
Most Common Trade Partners
  1. $3.24B
  2. $2.8B
  3. $2.38B

In 2020, the top outbound Vermont domestic partner for goods and services (by dollars) was New York with $3.24B, followed by Massachusetts with $2.8B and Connecticut and $2.38B.

The following map shows the amount of trade that Vermont shares with each state (excluding itself).

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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%).

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.

Barre, 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.

US Senators from Vermont

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Bernie Sanders
Senator from Vermont1
Assumed office on January 3, 2007
Peter Welch
Senator from Vermont3
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 Representatives from Barre, VT

Becca Balint
Vermont at-large Representative
Democratic Party

Barre, 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 Barre, VT have changed over time starting in 2008.

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In 2021, universities in Barre, VT awarded 2,019 degrees. The student population of Barre, VT in 2021 is skewed towards women, with 4,420 male students and 5,510 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Barre, VT are White (1,488 and 74.4%), followed by Unknown (144 and 7.2%), Black or African American (104 and 5.2%), and Hispanic or Latino (102 and 5.1%).

The largest universities in Barre, VT by number of degrees awarded are Norwich University (1,226 and 60.7%), Community College of Vermont (516 and 25.6%), and Goddard College (143 and 7.08%).

The most popular majors in Barre, VT are General Intelligence (160 and 7.92%), Liberal Arts & Sciences (157 and 7.78%), and Criminal Justice - Law Enforcement Administration (149 and 7.38%).

The median tuition cost in Barre, VT for private four year colleges is $30,258.

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

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In 2021 in Barre, VT, the percentage of applicants admitted was 86.8%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 23.3%. The number of students enrolled in 2021 was 9,930 (44.5% men and 55.5% women).

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Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2021 there were 9,930 students enrolled in Barre, VT, 44.5% men and 55.5% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 7,694 records, of which 56.8% were women and 43.2% men.

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Concentrations

Most Common
  1. 145 degree-majors awarded
  2. 138 degree-majors awarded
  3. 55 degree-majors awarded

In 2021, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Barre, VT was General Intelligence with 145 degrees awarded.

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

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Universities

Gender
Race
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
  1. 1,226 degrees awarded
  2. 516 degrees awarded
  3. 143 degrees awarded

In 2021, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Norwich University with 1,226 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

University

In 2021, 1,088 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Barre, VT, which is 1.17 times more than the 931 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2021 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 1,488 degrees mean that there were 10.3 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Unknown, with 144 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($30,258) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2021.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,326) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2021.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,150) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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Educational Pyramid

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In 2021, 0.48% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.336% of women were in the same situation.

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

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Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2021 were High School or Equivalent (152k), Bachelors Degree (118k), and Some college (105k).

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homeHousing & Living

The median property value in Barre, VT was $244,700 in 2021, which is 0.999 times smaller than the national average of $244,900. Between 2020 and 2021 the median property value increased from $230,400 to $244,700, a 6.21% increase. The homeownership rate in Barre, VT is 71%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.6%.

People in Barre, VT have an average commute time of 23.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Barre, VT is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Barre, VT is $70,128. In 2021, the county with the highest Median Household Income in Barre, VT was Grand Isle County, VT with a value of $85,154, followed by Chittenden County, VT and Addison County, VT, with respective values of $81,957 and $77,978.

Property

$244,700
Median Property Value 2021
±$6,912
$17,848
Median Property Taxes
±$747

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

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

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Rent vs Own

71%
Homeownership
2021
59.2%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2021

In 2021, 71% of the housing units in Barre, VT were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 70.3%.

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Income by Location

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In 2021, the county with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Barre, VT was Grand Isle County, VT with a value of $85,154, followed by Chittenden County, VT and Addison County, VT, with respective values of $81,957 and $77,978.

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

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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.
$70,128
Median Household Income
± $3,014
25.1k
Number of Households
± 1,013

In 2021, the median household income of the 25.1k households in Barre, VT grew to $70,128 from the previous year's value of $64,862.

The following chart displays the households in Barre, 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.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Barre, VT is from Vermont.
0.442
2021 Wage GINI in Vermont
0.44
2020 Wage GINI in Vermont

In 2021, the income inequality in Vermont was 0.442 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.566% growth from 2020 to 2021, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less 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.

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Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2021
  1. Drove Alone (71.7%)
  2. Worked At Home (13.1%)
  3. Carpooled (8.36%)

In 2021, 71.7% of workers in Barre, VT drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (13.1%) and those who carpooled to work (8.36%).

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.

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Commute Time

23.2 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Barre, VT have a shorter commute time (23.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.8 minutes). Additionally, 1.07% of the workforce in Barre, VT have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

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

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Poverty & Diversity

9.99% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Barre, VT (5.72k out of 57.2k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.6%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 55 - 64, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Females 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Barre, 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.

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97% of the population of Barre, VT has health coverage, with 47.8% on employee plans, 20.9% on Medicaid, 14.7% on Medicare, 12% on non-group plans, and 1.67% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Vermont see 868 patients per year on average, which represents a 2.69% decrease from the previous year (892 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1367 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 196 patients per year.

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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868 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Vermont

Primary care physicians in Vermont see an average of 868 patients per year. This represents a 2.69% decrease from the previous year (892 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.

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Health Care Diversity

In 2021, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 20.6% under 18 years, 19.3% between 18 and 34 years, 41% between 35 and 64 years, and 19.2% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.8% were men and 50.2% were women.

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

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Uninsured People

3.02%
Uninsured
47.8%
Employer Coverage
20.9%
Medicaid
14.7%
Medicare
12%
Non-Group
1.67%
Military or VA

Between 2020 and 2021, the percent of uninsured citizens in Barre, VT declined by 9.58% from 3.33% to 3.02%.

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

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