Rutland, VT

Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

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2021 Population
60,662
3.65% 1-year growth
US Senator
Bernie Sanders
Independent Party
US Senator
Peter Welch
Democratic Party
US Representative
Becca Balint
Democratic Party
2021 Median Age
47.2
0.426% 1-year increase
2021 Poverty Rate
10.5%
3.98% 1-year decrease
2021 Median Household Income
$59,751
4.5% 1-year growth
2021 Median Property Value
$177,400
1.49% 1-year growth
2021 Employed Population
29,906
1.68% 1-year growth

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In 2021, Rutland, VT had a population of 60.7k people with a median age of 47.2 and a median household income of $59,751. Between 2020 and 2021 the population of Rutland, VT grew from 58,527 to 60,662, a 3.65% increase and its median household income grew from $57,176 to $59,751, a 4.5% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Rutland, VT are White (Non-Hispanic) (94.2%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (2.52%), White (Hispanic) (0.869%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (0.813%), and Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (0.696%).

None of the households in Rutland, 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.

99.3% of the residents in Rutland, VT are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Rutland, VT are Castleton University (455 degrees awarded in 2021).

In 2021, the median property value in Rutland, VT was $177,400, and the homeownership rate was 73.1%.

Most people in Rutland, VT drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 22 minutes. The average car ownership in Rutland, VT was 2 cars per household.

geosearchPopulation & Diversity

Rutland, VT is home to a population of 60.7k people, from which 99.3% are citizens. As of 2021, 2.2% of Rutland, VT residents were born outside of the country (1.33k people).

In 2021, there were 37.4 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (57.1k people) in Rutland, VT than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.53k Two+ (Non-Hispanic) and 527 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

99.3%
2021 Citizenship
99.2%
2020 Citizenship

As of 2021, 99.3% of Rutland, VT residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2020, the percentage of US citizens in Rutland, VT was 99.2%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Rutland, VT
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    57.1k ± 275
  2. Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
    1.53k ± 307
  3. White (Hispanic)
    527 ± 97
1.62%
Hispanic Population
980 people

In 2021, there were 37.4 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (57.1k people) in Rutland, VT than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.53k Two+ (Non-Hispanic) and 527 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

1.62% of the people in Rutland, VT are hispanic (980 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Rutland, 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

2.2%
2021 Foreign-Born Population
1.33k people
2.37%
2020 Foreign-Born Population
1.39k people

As of 2021, 2.2% of Rutland, VT residents (1.33k 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 Rutland, VT was 2.37%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    1,590 ± 210
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    544 ± 144
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    370 ± 106

Rutland, VT has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.92 times greater than any other conflict.

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briefcaseEconomy

The economy of Rutland, VT employs 29.9k people. The largest industries in Rutland, VT are Health Care & Social Assistance (5,162 people), Retail Trade (3,996 people), and Educational Services (3,105 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($82,688), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($56,589), and Wholesale Trade ($52,719).

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

29.9k
2021 Value
± 1,107
1.68%
1 Year growth
± 5.1%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Rutland, VT grew at a rate of 1.68%, from 29.4k employees to 29.9k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Rutland, VT, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (3,329 people), Management Occupations (2,753 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (2,422 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Rutland, VT.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Employment by Industries

29.9k
2021 Value
± 1,107
1.68%
1 Year growth
± 5.1%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Rutland, VT grew at a rate of 1.68%, from 29.4k employees to 29.9k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Rutland, VT, are Health Care & Social Assistance (5,162 people), Retail Trade (3,996 people), and Educational Services (3,105 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Rutland, VT, though some of these residents may live in Rutland, 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

$42,250
Median earning men ± $1,898
$32,529
Median earning women ± $1,537

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2021 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($64,079), Public Administration ($55,417), and Wholesale Trade ($54,625).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2021 are Construction ($57,031), Public Administration ($50,446), and Wholesale Trade ($48,750).

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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. 718
    Educational Services, Health Care & Social Assistance
  2. 481
    Retail Trade
  3. 452
    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. $637k
    Manufacturing
  2. $379k
    Educational Services, Health Care & Social Assistance
  3. $138k
    Transportation & Warehousing, and Utilities

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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.

Rutland, 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 Rutland, VT

Becca Balint
Vermont at-large Representative
Democratic Party

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

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In 2021, universities in Rutland, VT awarded 455 degrees. The student population of Rutland, VT in 2021 is skewed towards women, with 911 male students and 1,458 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Rutland, VT are White (394 and 88.7%), followed by Black or African American (15 and 3.38%), Unknown (15 and 3.38%), and Two or More Races (8 and 1.8%).

The largest universities in Rutland, VT by number of degrees awarded are Castleton University (455 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Rutland, VT are Registered Nursing (52 and 11.4%), Social Work (30 and 6.59%), and General Psychology (28 and 6.15%).

The median tuition cost in Rutland, VT for a public four year colleges is $11,832 for in-state students and $28,800 for out-of-state students.

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University
Measure

In 2021 in Rutland, VT, the percentage of applicants admitted was 87.3%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 18.3%. The number of students enrolled in 2021 was 2,369 (38.5% men and 61.5% women).

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Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2021 there were 2,369 students enrolled in Rutland, VT, 38.5% men and 61.5% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 1,966 records, of which 63.2% were women and 36.8% men.

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Concentrations

Most Common
  1. 28 degree-majors awarded
  2. 52 degree-majors awarded
  3. 30 degree-majors awarded

In 2021, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Rutland, VT was General Psychology with 28 degrees awarded.

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

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Universities

Gender
Race
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
455 degrees awarded

In 2021, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Castleton University with 455 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

University

In 2021, 180 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Rutland, VT, which is 0.655 times less than the 275 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 394 degrees mean that there were 26.3 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 15 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Public, 4-year or above ($11,832) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2021.

Public, 4-year or above ($1,246) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2021.

Public, 4-year or above ($1,000) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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

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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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The median property value in Rutland, VT was $177,400 in 2021, which is 0.724 times smaller than the national average of $244,900. Between 2020 and 2021 the median property value increased from $174,800 to $177,400, a 1.49% increase. The homeownership rate in Rutland, VT is 73.1%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.6%.

People in Rutland, VT have an average commute time of 22 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Rutland, VT is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Rutland, VT is $59,751. In 2021, the county with the highest Median Household Income in Rutland, 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

$177,400
Median Property Value 2021
±$5,701
$18,270
Median Property Taxes
±$644

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

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

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Rent vs Own

73.1%
Homeownership
2021
61.3%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2021

In 2021, 73.1% of the housing units in Rutland, VT were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 71.5%.

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Income by Location

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In 2021, the county with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Rutland, 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 Rutland, 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.
$59,751
Median Household Income
± $2,133
25k
Number of Households
± 931

In 2021, the median household income of the 25k households in Rutland, VT grew to $59,751 from the previous year's value of $57,176.

The following chart displays the households in Rutland, 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 Rutland, 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 (81.1%)
  2. Worked At Home (7.36%)
  3. Carpooled (7.14%)

In 2021, 81.1% of workers in Rutland, VT drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (7.36%) and those who carpooled to work (7.14%).

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

22 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Rutland, VT have a shorter commute time (22 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.8 minutes). Additionally, 1.89% of the workforce in Rutland, 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 Rutland, VT distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Rutland, VT have 2 cars.

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Poverty & Diversity

10.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Rutland, VT (6.14k out of 58.7k 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 Females 45 - 54, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Rutland, 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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95.5% of the population of Rutland, VT has health coverage, with 42.9% on employee plans, 20.8% on Medicaid, 17.5% on Medicare, 12.7% on non-group plans, and 1.52% 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 19.5% under 18 years, 18.1% between 18 and 34 years, 40.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 21.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.2% were men and 50.8% were women.

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

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Uninsured People

4.47%
Uninsured
42.9%
Employer Coverage
20.8%
Medicaid
17.5%
Medicare
12.7%
Non-Group
1.52%
Military or VA

Between 2020 and 2021, the percent of uninsured citizens in Rutland, VT declined by 1.98% from 4.56% to 4.47%.

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

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