Chittenden County, Vermont (VT)

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• • 146,43486.7%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 6,9814.1%Asian alone
  • 6,6623.9%Two or more races
  • 4,3922.6%Hispanic or Latino
  • 3,9132.3%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 2770.2%Some other race alone
  • 1050.06%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 1010.06%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone

Mean price in 2021:

Detached houses: $430,685

Here:	$430,685
State:	$329,876

Townhouses or other attached units: $347,522

Here:	$347,522
State:	$345,643

In 2-unit structures: $355,889

Here:	$355,889
State:	$254,714

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $252,558

Here:	$252,558
State:	$264,496

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $341,711

Here:	$341,711
State:	$274,850

Mobile homes: $74,871

Here:	$74,871
State:	$90,051

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 1
• Burglaries: 0
• Thefts: 0
• Auto thefts: 0

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 0
• Burglaries: 0
• Thefts: 1
• Auto thefts: 1

Health of residents in Chittenden County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2013 to 2021:

Health of residents in Chittenden County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2003 to 2012:

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2021: $6,229 (1.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2021: $6,758 (1.7%)

Area name: Burlington-South Burlington, VT MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Chittenden County is $745 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $935 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1197 a month.

Cities in this county include: Burlington, Essex, Colchester, South Burlington, Essex Junction, Williston, Shelburne, Winooski, Hinesburg, Richmond.

Neighboring counties: Baker County, Oregon , Addison County , Lamoille County , Leelanau County, Michigan .

Current college students: 17,217
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 96.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 58.4%

Number of foreign born residents: 13,480 (52.8% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 5,7132010 or later
• 2,7232000 to 2009
• 1,8831990 to 1999
• 1,4471980 to 1989
• 6771970 to 1979
• 2,206Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 19.7 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 93.0%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 35,675
• One, attached: 7,190
• Two: 4,982
• 3 or 4: 5,593
• 5 to 9: 6,804
• 10 to 19: 2,621
• 20 to 49: 4,702
• 50 or more: 4,056
• Mobile homes: 2,480

Housing units in Chittenden County with a mortgage: 28,766 (4,436 second mortgage, 99 home equity loan, 4,285 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 883

Religion statistics for Chittenden County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Chittenden County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Vermont Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4532, Natural disaster type: Other
• Vermont Severe Storm And Flooding, Incident Period: October 31, 2019 - November 1, 2019, FEMA Id: 4474, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Vermont Severe Storm And Flooding, Incident Period: May 4, 2018 - May 5, 2018, FEMA Id: 4380, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Vermont Severe Storm And Flooding, Incident Period: October 29, 2017 - October 30, 2017, FEMA Id: 4356, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Vermont Severe Storm and Flooding, Incident Period: June 09, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4232: July 29, 2015, FEMA Id: 4232, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Vermont Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: December 09, 2014 to December 13, 2014, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4207: February 03, 2015, FEMA Id: 4207, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• Vermont Severe Winter Storms, Incident Period: December 20, 2013 to December 27, 2013, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4163: January 29, 2014, FEMA Id: 4163, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• Vermont Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: June 25, 2013 to July 11, 2013, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4140: August 02, 2013, FEMA Id: 4140, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Vermont Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: May 22, 2013 to May 26, 2013, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4120: June 13, 2013, FEMA Id: 4120, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Vermont Tropical Storm Irene, Incident Period: August 27, 2011 to September 02, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4022: September 01, 2011, FEMA Id: 4022, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
• 14 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

6.75% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($79,294 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
1.93% relocated from other counties in Vermont ($15,704 average AGI)
4.81% relocated from other states ($63,589 average AGI)

Chittenden County:	4.81%
Vermont average:	4.33%

from Franklin County, VT	0.49% ($46,769 average AGI)
from Addison County, VT	0.34% ($52,709)
from Washington County, VT	0.31% ($70,815)
from Middlesex County, MA	0.24% ($137,324)
from Lamoille County, VT	0.17% ($48,525)
from Suffolk County, MA	0.15% ($82,095)
from Grand Isle County, VT	0.14% ($61,040)

7.02% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($68,994 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
2.56% relocated to other counties in Vermont ($21,533 average AGI)
4.46% relocated to other states ($47,460 average AGI)

Chittenden County:	4.46%
Vermont average:	3.81%

to Franklin County, VT	0.82% ($60,233 average AGI)
to Washington County, VT	0.49% ($62,361)
to Addison County, VT	0.38% ($48,025)
to Lamoille County, VT	0.23% ($61,085)
to Grand Isle County, VT	0.19% ($96,618)
to Middlesex County, MA	0.12% ($57,443)
to Cumberland County, ME	0.10% ($69,027)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 10.7
Births per 1000 population from 2010 to 2019: 9.5

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 6.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 6.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2019: 6.8

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Chittenden County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 4%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 31,879 (8,988 living alone), Female householders: 38,851 (10,123 living alone)

• 32,744 spouses (32,200 opposite-sex spouses), 7,107 unmarried partners, (6,800 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 35,941 children (34,457 natural, 738 adopted, 746 stepchildren), 989 grandchildren, 1,123 brothers or sisters, 749 parents, 53 foster children, 934 other relatives, 7,915 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 10,580

Size of family households: 18,496 2-persons, 9,001 3-persons, 8,386 4-persons, 3,459 5-persons, 533 6-persons, 293 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 19,111 1-person, 7,980 2-persons, 2,052 3-persons, 950 4-persons, 261 5-persons, 208 6-persons.

22,093 married couples with children.
6,064 single-parent households (1,635 men, 4,429 women).

90.8% of residents of Chittenden speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (81% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 1% speak English not well).
5.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (68% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (53% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
1.0% of residents speak other language at home (73% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 14% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $1,214,704,000 ($8,137 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $390,776,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $274,697,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $147,666,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $2,330,000
Federal grants: $333,343,000
Federal procurement contracts: $311,879,000 ($289,863,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $144,788,000 ($48,455,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,041,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $40,252,000
Federal Government insurance: $30,343,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Here:	-18 per 1000 residents
State:	+6 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 23.94 millions of gallons per day (5% from ground, 95% from surface)

• Year house built in Chittenden County, Vermont
• 1472020 or later
• 9,8772010 to 2019
• 6,6492000 to 2009
• 8,7631990 to 1999
• 11,7291980 to 1989
• 10,7041970 to 1979
• 5,7961960 to 1969
• 3,8621950 to 1959
• 2,1231940 to 1949
• 14,4531939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Chittenden County, Vermont

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Chittenden County, Vermont
• 771 room
• 382 rooms
• 1,4593 rooms
• 3,3194 rooms
• 7,4125 rooms
• 8,0276 rooms
• 6,6517 rooms
• 7,2278 rooms
• 8,6409+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Chittenden County, Vermont
• 1,7101 room
• 3,1542 rooms
• 7,4333 rooms
• 6,8264 rooms
• 4,2015 rooms
• 2,1456 rooms
• 1,3917 rooms
• 5988 rooms
• 4229+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Chittenden County, Vermont

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Chittenden County, Vermont
• 77no bedroom
• 4171 bedroom
• 8,9662 bedrooms
• 24,1833 bedrooms
• 7,5504 bedrooms
• 1,6575+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Chittenden County, Vermont
• 1,758no bedroom
• 8,1821 bedroom
• 11,6922 bedrooms
• 4,8543 bedrooms
• 1,3044 bedrooms
• 905+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Chittenden County, Vermont in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Chittenden County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 1,042no vehicle
• 10,8551 vehicle
• 21,0112 vehicles
• 7,3643 vehicles
• 2,0624 vehicles
• 5165+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Chittenden County in renter-occupied apartments
• 3,302no vehicle
• 13,7981 vehicle
• 8,3632 vehicles
• 1,6943 vehicles
• 7234 vehicles
• 05+ vehicles

80.7% of Chittenden County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 35% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 27% lived in Vermont.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 70,584
• Other state: 83,347
• Northeast: 57,545
• Midwest: 11,594
• South: 7,372
• West: 6,836

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 2,301
• Number of aged recipients: 228
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 2,073
• Number of recipients under 18: 253
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 1,598
• Number of recipients older than 64: 450
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 1,041
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 1,021

Chittenden County on our top lists:

• #4 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m³)"
• #8 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the best general health status score of residents (1-5), 3 years of data"
• #10 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Sulfur Oxides Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m³)"
• #17 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that visited a dentist within the past year"
• #17 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that exercised in the past month"
• #37 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m³)"
• #49 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest average weight of females"
• #52 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest number of births per 1000 residents 2007-2013"
• #52 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest number of births per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop 50,000+)"
• #92 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents that keep firearms around their homes"