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Northfield town, Washington County, VT

5,932 Population
44.6 square miles 132.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

35 ±4.1 Median age
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Washington County: 43.7 ±0.4
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Vermont: 43 ±0.2

Economics

$31,291 ±$3,356 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Washington County: $45,017 ±$1,433
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Vermont: $44,365 ±$525
$63,909 ±$11,151 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Washington County: $79,853 ±$2,906
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Vermont: $78,024 ±$1,357

16.6% ±6.3% (798  ±305) Persons below poverty line
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Washington County: 9.4% † 5,456 (±1.3% / ±771)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Vermont: 10.3% 63,902 (±0.4% / ±2,288)

25.7 minutes ±2.7 (64,715  ±9,848) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Washington County: 23.5 595,645 (±0.8 / ±27,185)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Vermont: 23.4 6,579,490 (±0.1 / ±81,792)

Families

1,984 ±163 Number of households
  • Washington County: 25,474 ±375
  • Vermont: 269,466 ±1,559
2.4 ±0.2 (4,705  ±56) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Washington County: 2.3 58,008 (±0 / ±50)
  • a little higher than the figure in Vermont: 2.3 620,334

2.4% ±2.7% (31  ±35) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Washington County: 3.6% † 465 (±1.3% / ±161)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Vermont: 4% 5,652 (±0.4% / ±530)

Housing

2,154 ±171 Number of housing units
  • Washington County: 30,860 ±63
  • Vermont: 337,072 ±133

$258,000 ±$25,959 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

17.2% ±4.8% (1,016  ±283.5) Moved since previous year
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Washington County: 10.2% † 6,082 (±1.2% / ±686.1)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Vermont: 12.2% 78,305 (±0.5% / ±2,940.1)

Social

96% ±7.7% (3,532  ±364) 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)
36.3% ±6.1% (1,337  ±238.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Washington County: 47% 20,641 (±1.8% / ±807.2)
  • about 80 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

2.7% ±1.4% (161  ±84) Foreign-born population
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Washington County: 3.1% 1,872
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Vermont: 4.3% 27,968

6.7% ±2.6% (347  ±134) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Washington County: 6.3% † 3,055 (±0.7% / ±338)
  • a little higher than the rate in Vermont: 6.5% 34,076 (±0.2% / ±1,086)
347 Total veterans ±134 347 Male ±134 N/A Female ±15

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