Chittenden County

Chittenden County, Vermont

At a Glance

Population	168,323
County Seat	Chittenden County Courthouse Civil Division
State FIPS	50
County FIPS	007
Num Towns	20
Census-Designated Places	15
Total Town Population	99,453
Census Source	Census ACS 5-Year 2022

People & Demographics

Population (official)	168,309
Median Age	36.7
Veterans	6,588
Housing Units	73,209
Uninsured	838
Net Migration (recent)	-1,902
Growing	No

Economy & Employment

Total Establishments	5,676
Total Employees	87,358
Avg Annual Pay	$73,186
Median Household Income	$89,494
Poverty Rate	11.2%
Unemployment Rate	3.9%
Avg AGI per Return (IRS)	$97,077
Federal Spending FY2024	$1,862,569,939
Federal Spending Per Capita	$11,065

Housing & Cost of Living

Median Home Value	$378,300
Median Rent	$1,511
FMR Studio	$1,380
FMR 1BR	$1,476
FMR 2BR	$1,936
FMR 3BR	$2,491
FMR 4BR	$2,567

Health & Safety

Hospitals	20
EMS Stations	60
Fire Stations	60
Police Stations	60
Adult Smoking	11.9%
Adult Obesity	27.2%
Overdose Deaths Rate/100k	26.5
Air Quality Good Days	323

Infrastructure

Electricity Price (¢/kWh)	21.9
Electric Customers	323960
Towns with Broadband Data	20
Towns with 90%+ Coverage	20

Community

Churches	80
Libraries	22
Historic Places (NRHP)	118
Homeless Population	811
Schools	182
SNAP Stores	152
Bank Branches	60

Agriculture

Total Farms	22
Land in Farms (acres)	5,573
Avg Farm Size (acres)	253.3
Year	2,022

Recent Federal Disaster Declarations (15)

Type	Title	Date
DR	SEVERE STORM, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES	2024-08-20
EM	TROPICAL DEPRESSION DEBBY	2024-08-08
DR	SEVERE WINTER STORM	2024-04-19
DR	SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES	2023-07-14
EM	FLOODING	2023-07-10
DR	SEVERE STORM AND FLOODING	2023-03-20
EM	TROPICAL STORM HENRI	2021-08-22
DR	COVID-19 PANDEMIC	2020-04-08
EM	COVID-19	2020-03-13
DR	SEVERE STORM AND FLOODING	2020-01-17

Detailed Topics

Communities in Chittenden County

Burlington — pop 44,743
South Burlington — pop 20,292
Essex Junction — pop 10,590
Winooski — pop 7,997
Shelburne — pop 6,178
Milton — pop 3,804
Jericho — pop 1,333
Hinesburg — pop 872
Richmond — pop 853
Underhill Flats — pop 643
Huntington — pop 535
St. George — pop 498
Bolton Valley — pop 295
West Charlotte — pop 169
East Charlotte — pop 169
Huntington Center — pop 156
Underhill Center — pop 142
Westford — pop 99
Hanksville — pop 62
Bolton — pop 23

Data sources: Census ACS, BLS QCEW, IRS SOI, USAspending.gov, County Health Rankings, EPA AQI, HUD FMR, NCES, FEMA, National Register of Historic Places, CDC, EIA.