Washington County, Vermont (VT)

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• • 54,72493.7%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 1,3762.4%Two or more races
  • 1,1692.0%Hispanic or Latino
  • 5080.9%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 3930.7%Asian alone
  • 1500.3%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 390.07%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone
  • 220.04%Some other race alone

Mean price in 2019:

Detached houses: $292,109

Here:	$292,109
State:	$280,244

Townhouses or other attached units: $258,500

Here:	$258,500
State:	$268,006

In 2-unit structures: $257,965

Here:	$257,965
State:	$259,382

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $245,286

Here:	$245,286
State:	$253,694

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $222,916

Here:	$222,916
State:	$235,156

Mobile homes: $72,270

Here:	$72,270
State:	$89,986

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

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

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

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

Health of residents in Washington 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 2019: $4,785 (2.0%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $4,495 (2.0%)

Area name: Washington County, VT
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Washington County is $547 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $684 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $924 a month.

Cities in this county include: Barre, Montpelier, Northfield, Berlin, East Montpelier, Graniteville-East Barre, Middlesex, Waterbury, Warren, Waitsfield.

Neighboring counties: Knox County, Maine , Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota , Monroe County, Wisconsin , Washington County, New York , Spink County, South Dakota , Sheboygan County, Wisconsin , Oscoda County, Michigan .

Current college students: 3,593
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 94.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 42.6%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,727 (64.1% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 1822010 or later
• 4422000 to 2009
• 3131990 to 1999
• 2751980 to 1989
• 2161970 to 1979
• 916Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 21.8 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 82.1%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 19,943
• One, attached: 1,104
• Two: 1,994
• 3 or 4: 2,362
• 5 to 9: 1,991
• 10 to 19: 695
• 20 to 49: 668
• 50 or more: 667
• Mobile homes: 1,702
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 3

Housing units in Washington County with a mortgage: 10,892 (192 second mortgage, 1,530 home equity loan, 53 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 6,811

Religion statistics for Washington County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Washington 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 Storms And Flooding, Incident Period: April 15, 2019, FEMA Id: 4445, 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 Storms And Flooding, Incident Period: June 29, 2017 - July 1, 2017, FEMA Id: 4330, 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 Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: April 15, 2014 to April 18, 2014, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4178: June 11, 2014, FEMA Id: 4178, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• 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 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
• Vermont Hurricane Irene, Incident Period: August 26, 2011 to September 02, 2011, Emergency Declared EM-3338: August 29, 2011, FEMA Id: 3338, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• 16 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

6.08% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($55,553 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.24% relocated from other counties in Vermont ($24,076 average AGI)
2.83% relocated from other states ($31,477 average AGI)

Washington County:	2.83%
Vermont average:	3.41%

from Chittenden County, VT	1.09% ($56,160 average AGI)
from Orange County, VT	0.74% ($36,490)
from Lamoille County, VT	0.37% ($43,806)
from Caledonia County, VT	0.29% ($41,382)
from Windsor County, VT	0.17% ($36,152)
from Addison County, VT	0.17% ($29,400)
from Middlesex County, MA	0.12% ($115,636)

6.22% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($56,304 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.09% relocated to other counties in Vermont ($25,101 average AGI)
3.13% relocated to other states ($31,204 average AGI)

Washington County:	3.13%
Vermont average:	3.76%

to Chittenden County, VT	0.98% ($56,216 average AGI)
to Orange County, VT	0.85% ($37,698)
to Lamoille County, VT	0.36% ($84,642)
to Caledonia County, VT	0.22% ($39,169)
to Addison County, VT	0.16% ($46,558)
to Windsor County, VT	0.16% ($43,738)
to Franklin County, VT	0.10% ($37,038)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.3

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 8.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 8.9

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 11.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 5.4

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Washington County

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

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 11,368 (3,653 living alone), Female householders: 13,879 (4,624 living alone)

• 11,391 spouses (11,145 opposite-sex spouses), 2,102 unmarried partners, (2,002 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 14,162 children (13,041 natural, 477 adopted, 651 stepchildren), 700 grandchildren, 308 brothers or sisters, 293 parents, 62 foster children, 443 other relatives, 2,005 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 2,294

Size of family households: 7,798 2-persons, 3,285 3-persons, 2,685 4-persons, 1,019 5-persons, 175 6-persons, 71 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 8,278 1-person, 1,689 2-persons, 261 3-persons, 9 4-persons, 27 5-persons.

6,183 married couples with children.
3,662 single-parent households (756 men, 2,906 women).

95.9% of residents of Washington speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (94% speak English very well, 2% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
2.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (71% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (70% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (77% speak English very well, 23% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $615,214,000 ($10,415 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $21,329,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $148,828,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $64,025,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,207,000
Federal grants: $363,420,000
Federal procurement contracts: $10,994,000 ($5,507,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $26,741,000 ($7,462,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,890,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $31,109,000
Federal Government insurance: $99,994,000

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

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 6.14 millions of gallons per day (35% from ground, 65% from surface)

• Year house built in Washington County, Vermont
• 7132014 or later
• 6972010 to 2013
• 2,9792000 to 2009
• 2,5951990 to 1999
• 3,9681980 to 1989
• 5,7131970 to 1979
• 3,0031960 to 1969
• 1,5121950 to 1959
• 8371940 to 1949
• 9,0771939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Washington County, Vermont

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Washington County, Vermont
• 821 room
• 2812 rooms
• 4773 rooms
• 1,8964 rooms
• 3,0405 rooms
• 3,6466 rooms
• 2,8787 rooms
• 2,0028 rooms
• 3,3779+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Washington County, Vermont
• 7791 room
• 5872 rooms
• 1,8133 rooms
• 1,6414 rooms
• 1,1275 rooms
• 6866 rooms
• 4107 rooms
• 2388 rooms
• 1039+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Washington County, Vermont

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Washington County, Vermont
• 84no bedroom
• 8461 bedroom
• 3,7062 bedrooms
• 8,8933 bedrooms
• 3,3434 bedrooms
• 8375+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Washington County, Vermont
• 824no bedroom
• 2,4671 bedroom
• 2,4312 bedrooms
• 1,3553 bedrooms
• 2074 bedrooms
• 785+ bedrooms

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

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Washington County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 360no vehicle
• 5,2711 vehicle
• 8,2922 vehicles
• 2,7973 vehicles
• 6934 vehicles
• 2835+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Washington County in renter-occupied apartments
• 1,749no vehicle
• 4,1311 vehicle
• 1,2862 vehicles
• 2623 vehicles
• 444 vehicles
• 05+ vehicles

89.0% of Washington County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 36% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 40% lived in Vermont.

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

• This state: 29,822
• Other state: 26,142
• Northeast: 16,846
• Midwest: 2,903
• South: 3,524
• West: 2,982

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 1,368
• Number of aged recipients: 88
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 1,280
• Number of recipients under 18: 193
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 947
• Number of recipients older than 64: 228
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 602
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 614

Washington County on our top lists:

• #31 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest average weight of females"
• #38 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives"
• #48 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that exercised in the past month"
• #53 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that keep firearms around their homes"
• #58 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the best general health status score of residents (1-5), 3 years of data"
• #76 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that visited a dentist within the past year"