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Barre town, Washington County, VT

7,974 Population
30.6 square miles 260.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

46.6 ±5.6 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Washington County: 43.7 ±0.4
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Vermont: 43 ±0.2

Economics

$43,947 ±$3,022 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in Washington County: $45,017 ±$1,433
  • about the same as the amount in Vermont: $44,365 ±$525
$85,038 ±$12,611 Median household income
  • a little higher than the amount in Washington County: $79,853 ±$2,906
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Vermont: $78,024 ±$1,357

2% ±0.9% (157  ±74) Persons below poverty line
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Washington County: 9.4% † 5,456 (±1.3% / ±771)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Vermont: 10.3% 63,902 (±0.4% / ±2,288)

21.1 minutes ±2.9 (82,195  ±13,031) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Washington County: 23.5 595,645 (±0.8 / ±27,185)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Vermont: 23.4 6,579,490 (±0.1 / ±81,792)

Families

3,459 ±216 Number of households
  • Washington County: 25,474 ±375
  • Vermont: 269,466 ±1,559
2.3 ±0.1 (7,967  ±23) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Washington County: 2.3 58,008 (±0 / ±50)
  • about the same as the figure in Vermont: 2.3 620,334

6.7% ±5.4% (100  ±81) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • nearly double the rate in Washington County: 3.6% † 465 (±1.3% / ±161)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Vermont: 4% 5,652 (±0.4% / ±530)

Housing

3,605 ±238 Number of housing units
  • Washington County: 30,860 ±63
  • Vermont: 337,072 ±133

$265,000 ±$12,316 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Washington County: $293,900 ±$7,123
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Vermont: $290,500 ±$2,466

6.5% ±2.6% (516  ±203.5) Moved since previous year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Washington County: 10.2% † 6,082 (±1.2% / ±686.1)
  • about half the rate in Vermont: 12.2% 78,305 (±0.5% / ±2,940.1)

Social

95.9% ±7% (5,645  ±502.8) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Washington County: 95.7% 42,037 (±2.8% / ±1,212.9)
  • about the same as the rate in Vermont: 94.5% 437,670 (±0.8% / ±3,850.8)
38.5% ±4.9% (2,265  ±312.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Washington County: 47% 20,641 (±1.8% / ±807.2)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Vermont: 42.6% 197,369 (±0.6% / ±2,637.6)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

3.1% ±1.9% (245  ±150) Foreign-born population
  • about the same as the rate in Washington County: 3.1% 1,872
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Vermont: 4.3% 27,968

7.6% ±2.4% (494  ±154) Population with veteran status
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Washington County: 6.3% † 3,055 (±0.7% / ±338)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Vermont: 6.5% 34,076 (±0.2% / ±1,086)
494 Total veterans ±154 433 Male ±146 61 Female ±39

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