Caledonia County, VT

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2022 Population

30,418

0.0526% 1-year growth

US Senator

Bernie Sanders

Independent Party

US Senator

Peter Welch

Democratic Party

US Representative

Becca Balint

Democratic Party

2022 Poverty Rate

11.8%

6.35% 1-year decrease

About

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None of the households in Caledonia 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.

The largest universities in N/A are Lyndon State College (255 degrees awarded in 2017).

Most people in Caledonia County, VT drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 24.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Caledonia County, VT was 2 cars per household.

Caledonia County, VT borders Grafton County, NH, Essex County, VT, Lamoille County, VT, Orange County, VT, Orleans County, VT, and Washington County, VT.

United States Vermont

Economy

The economy of Caledonia County, VT employs 15.8k people. The largest industries in Caledonia County, VT are Health Care & Social Assistance (2,570 people), Retail Trade (2,227 people), and Educational Services (2,166 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($113,780), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($77,904), and Transportation & Warehousing ($69,250).

Employment

Occupations

15.8k

2022 Value

± 741

4.39%

1 Year growth

± 6.36%

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Caledonia County, VT, are Sales & Related Occupations (1,641 people), Management Occupations (1,612 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (1,446 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Caledonia 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

15.8k

2022 Value

± 741

4.39%

1 Year growth

± 6.36%

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Caledonia County, VT, are Health Care & Social Assistance (2,570 people), Retail Trade (2,227 people), and Educational Services (2,166 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Caledonia County, VT, though some of these residents may live in Caledonia 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 industries with the most establishments

93
Construction
61
Other Services (except Public Administration)
54
Retail Trade

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 Caledonia County, VT went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 56.3% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (39.1%), followed by Other (3.66%).

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.

Caledonia 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

2020 Election Results

Joseph R Biden Jr. (56.3%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (39.1%)
Republican Party
Other (3.66%)
Green and Other Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Caledonia County, VT went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 56.3% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (39.1%), followed by Other (3.66%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Caledonia County, VT for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Vermont

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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 Caledonia County, VT

Becca Balint

Vermont at-large Representative

Democratic Party

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

Education

In 2017, universities in Caledonia County, VT awarded 255 degrees. The student population of Caledonia County, VT in 2017 is skewed towards men, with 618 male students and 529 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Caledonia County, VT are White (215 and 84.3%), followed by Unknown (21 and 8.24%), Hispanic or Latino (9 and 3.53%), and Black or African American (4 and 1.57%).

The largest universities in Caledonia County, VT by number of degrees awarded are Lyndon State College (255 and 100%).

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 2022, 0.431% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.362% 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

People in Caledonia County, VT have an average commute time of 24.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Caledonia County, VT is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Rent vs Own

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Homeownership

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59.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

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

Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the tracts in Caledonia 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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The following chart displays the households in Caledonia 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 Caledonia 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 2022

Drove Alone (74.1%)
Worked At Home (11.3%)
Carpooled (8.24%)

In 2022, 74.1% of workers in Caledonia County, VT drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (11.3%) and those who carpooled to work (8.24%).

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

24.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Caledonia County, VT have a shorter commute time (24.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 2.9% of the workforce in Caledonia County, VT have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

11.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Caledonia County, VT (3.5k out of 29.6k 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 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 Caledonia 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.

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

N/A% of the population of Caledonia County, VT has health coverage, with N/A% on employee plans, N/A% on Medicaid, N/A% on Medicare, N/A% on non-group plans, and N/A% on military or VA plans.

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

Coverage

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

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Uninsured

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Employer Coverage

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Medicaid

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Medicare

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Non-Group

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Military or VA

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