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Barre town, Washington County, VT

8,005 Population
30.6 square miles 261.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

48.4 ±4.2 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Washington County: 43.8 ±0.3
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Vermont: 43.1 ±0.2
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$48,474 ±$3,933 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in Washington County: $47,977 ±$1,665
  • a little higher than the amount in Vermont: $46,500 ±$569
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$93,210 ±$8,984 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Washington County: $83,449 ±$2,615
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Vermont: $81,203 ±$1,339
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

2.5% ±1.4% (200  ±113) Persons below poverty line
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Washington County: 8.7% † 5,085 (±1.3% / ±760)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Vermont: 10.1% 62,749 (±0.4% / ±2,532)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

22.5 minutes ±2.9 (87,040  ±13,851) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in Washington County: 23.4 591,675 (±0.8 / ±26,619)
  • a little less than the figure in Vermont: 23.5 6,490,700 (±0.2 / ±79,250)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

3,525 ±219 Number of households
  • Washington County: 25,855 ±417
  • Vermont: 273,416 ±1,473
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.3 ±0.1 (7,996  ±21) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Washington County: 2.3 58,467 (±0 / ±64)
  • about the same as the figure in Vermont: 2.3 622,189
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

5.4% ±3.7% (84  ±60) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • nearly double the rate in Washington County: 3% † 377 (±1% / ±122)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Vermont: 3.9% † 5,523 (±0.4% / ±563)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

3,630 ±230 Number of housing units
  • Washington County: 31,004 ±85
  • Vermont: 339,042 ±187
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$281,400 ±$12,893 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Washington County: $315,000 ±$10,197
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Vermont: $316,600 ±$3,361
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

8.4% ±3.1% (663  ±246.1) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Washington County: 10.5% † 6,245 (±1.2% / ±741)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Vermont: 11.8% 75,586 (±0.5% / ±2,905.6)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

95.6% ±7.8% (5,784  ±541.1) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Washington County: 96.4% 42,709 (±2.9% / ±1,268.3)
  • about the same as the rate in Vermont: 94.9% 442,737 (±0.9% / ±4,193.9)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
39.2% ±5.6% (2,373  ±355.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Washington County: 48.1% 21,316 (±1.9% / ±863.8)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Vermont: 43.8% 204,241 (±0.6% / ±2,829)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

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

3% ±1.7% (237  ±133) Foreign-born population
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Washington County: 3.2% 1,928
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Vermont: 4.3% 27,669
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

7.2% ±2.4% (481  ±161) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Washington County: 6.1% † 2,985 (±0.7% / ±353)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Vermont: 6.2% 32,714 (±0.2% / ±1,174)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
481 Total veterans ±161 398 Male ±144 83 Female ±70

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