Northfield, VT (Vermont) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 3,124 (Urban population: 2,997 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 127 (all nonfarm))

Northfield, Vermont Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 866 (817 occupied: 418 owner occupied, 399 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	49%
State:	29%

Housing density: 598 houses/condos per square mile

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Median contract rent in 2007: $613 (lower quartile is $509, upper quartile is $788)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $593

Median gross rent in Northfield, VT in 2007: $725

Housing units in Northfield with a mortgage: 205 (26 second mortgage, 34 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 105

Northfield,VT index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $162,739 (it was $88,500 in 2000)

Northfield:	$162,739
Vermont:	$205,400

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $110,786 - $208,699

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $169,392
Here: $169,392
State: $261,622

In 2-unit structures: $225,388
Here: $225,388
State: $262,527

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $253,830
Here: $253,830
State: $232,572

Mobile homes: $35,435
Here: $35,435
State: $47,932

Household type by relationship

Households: 1,896

In family households: 1,447 (315 male householders, 163 female householders)
340 spouses, 516 children (461 natural, 29 adopted, 26 stepchildren), 28 grandchildren, 12 brothers or sisters, 5 parents, 3 other relatives, 65 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 449 (154 male householders (107 living alone)), 199 female householders (159 living alone)), 96 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 1,321 (115 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 222 2-persons, 99 3-persons, 101 4-persons, 42 5-persons, 8 6-persons, 6 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 266 1-person, 77 2-persons, 5 3-persons, 5 4-persons.

292 married couples with children.
154 single-parent households (30 men, 124 women).

92.2% of residents of Northfield speak English at home.
3.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (86% speak English very well, 4% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
2.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (81% speak English very well, 19% speak English well).
1.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (44% speak English very well, 54% speak English well, 2% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (19% speak English very well, 81% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 122 (3.8%)
(30.3% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.8
State:	6.2

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.2
State:	4.1

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Northfield, Vermont:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 10 4 rooms: 31 5 rooms: 66 6 rooms: 79 7 rooms: 81 8 rooms: 51 9 or more rooms: 100

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Northfield, Vermont:
	1 room: 7 2 rooms: 27 3 rooms: 93 4 rooms: 97 5 rooms: 63 6 rooms: 43 7 rooms: 26 8 rooms: 24 9 or more rooms: 19

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 0
1995 to 1998: 17
1990 to 1994: 23
1980 to 1989: 72
1970 to 1979: 62
1960 to 1969: 60
1950 to 1959: 47
1940 to 1949: 38
1939 or earlier: 547

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Northfield:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 10 2 bedrooms: 69 3 bedrooms: 209 4 bedrooms: 97 5 or more bedrooms: 33

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Northfield:
	no bedroom: 9 1 bedroom: 132 2 bedrooms: 124 3 bedrooms: 95 4 bedrooms: 20 5 or more bedrooms: 19

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Northfield in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 37 1 vehicle: 122 2 vehicles: 187 3 vehicles: 58 4 vehicles: 8 5 or more vehicles: 6

Cars and other vehicles available in Northfield in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 55 1 vehicle: 217 2 vehicles: 112 3 vehicles: 12 4 vehicles: 3 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Northfield, VT:

Less than $10,000: 1
$10,000 to $14,999: 1
$15,000 to $19,999: 1
$20,000 to $24,999: 3
$25,000 to $29,999: 2
$30,000 to $34,999: 1
$35,000 to $39,999: 2
$40,000 to $49,999: 5
$50,000 to $59,999: 4
$60,000 to $69,999: 9
$70,000 to $79,999: 11
$80,000 to $89,999: 9
$90,000 to $99,999: 9
$100,000 to $124,999: 52
$125,000 to $149,999: 48
$150,000 to $174,999: 84
$175,000 to $199,999: 52
$200,000 to $249,999: 59
$250,000 to $299,999: 36
$300,000 to $399,999: 17
$400,000 to $499,999: 1
$500,000 to $749,999: 0
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Northfield rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Northfield:

Less than $100: 0 people
$100 to $149: 2
$150 to $199: 9
$200 to $249: 17
$250 to $299: 15
$300 to $349: 11
$350 to $399: 5
$400 to $449: 14
$450 to $499: 17
$500 to $549: 20
$550 to $599: 59
$600 to $649: 40
$650 to $699: 30
$700 to $749: 30
$750 to $799: 19
$800 to $899: 49
$900 to $999: 17
$1,000 to $1,249: 7
$1,250 to $1,499: 8
$1,500 to $1,999: 1
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 20

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 53 1990 to 1994: 21 1985 to 1989: 21 1980 to 1984: 9 1975 to 1979: 2 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 7 1965 to 1969: 9

Northfield, VT Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 84.5%
Number of people working at home: 38 (2.7% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 280
5 to 9 minutes: 287
10 to 14 minutes: 114
15 to 19 minutes: 128
20 to 24 minutes: 200
25 to 29 minutes: 62
30 to 34 minutes: 90
35 to 39 minutes: 16
40 to 44 minutes: 38
45 to 59 minutes: 54
60 to 89 minutes: 54
90 or more minutes: 36

Northfield mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 761 (54%)
Carpooled: 152 (11%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 3 (0%)
Bicycle: 12 (1%)
Walked: 408 (29%)
Other means: 23 (2%)
Worked at home: 38 (3%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 83
$10,000 to $14,999: 56
$15,000 to $19,999: 89
$20,000 to $24,999: 85
$25,000 to $29,999: 54
$30,000 to $34,999: 67
$35,000 to $39,999: 73
$40,000 to $44,999: 39
$45,000 to $49,999: 33
$50,000 to $59,999: 88
$60,000 to $74,999: 84
$75,000 to $99,999: 63
$100,000 to $124,999: 12
$125,000 to $149,999: 0
$150,000 to $199,999: 5
$200,000 or more: 0

First ancestries reported:

Irish: 445

French (except Basque): 337

English: 321

Other groups: 247

Italian: 217

German: 160

French Canadian: 121

United States or American: 117

Scottish: 104

Polish: 63

Scotch-Irish: 43

Greek: 39

Russian: 33

Swedish: 27

British: 24

Dutch: 21

Norwegian: 19

European: 12

Hungarian: 11

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 10

Croatian: 10

Celtic: 10

Jamaican: 10

Guyanese: 9

Subsaharan African:: 9

African: 9

Canadian: 8

Danish: 7

Iranian: 5

Slovene: 5

Portuguese: 4

Brazilian: 4

Other Arab: 3

Arab:: 3

Belgian: 2

Slovak: 2

Austrian: 2

Welsh: 2

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Canada (15%)
Thailand (14%)
Other Western Asia (11%)
Korea (9%)
Indonesia (9%)
Jamaica (8%)
United Kingdom (7%)

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

This state: 1359
Northeast: 1176
Midwest: 100
South: 272
West: 130

41% of Northfield residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 35% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 17% lived in Vermont.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 6
Nursery to 4th grade: 2
5th and 6th grade: 4
7th and 8th grade: 33
9th grade: 8
10th grade: 11
11th grade: 11
12th grade, no diploma: 27
High school graduate (or equivalency): 215
Less than 1 year of college: 17
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 61
Associate degree: 44
Bachelor's degree: 76
Master's degree: 39
Professional school degree: 7
Doctorate degree: 40

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 5
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 56
9th grade: 9
10th grade: 28
11th grade: 13
12th grade, no diploma: 11
High school graduate (or equivalency): 288
Less than 1 year of college: 44
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 79
Associate degree: 44
Bachelor's degree: 76
Master's degree: 49
Professional school degree: 0
Doctorate degree: 61

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 6.1%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 2.2%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 25.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $40,480
Black householders: $23,687
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $94,447
Asian householders: $3,175
Two or more races householders: $35,954
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $52,011

Northfield household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Northfield household income for Two or more races householders

Northfield marital status for males

Northfield marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $164,024
Black or African American householders: $207,801
Two or more races householders: $157,005
Hispanic or Latino householders: $253,979

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 439
One, attached: 6
Two: 112
3 or 4: 156
5 to 9: 65
10 to 19: 10
20 to 49: 26
50 or more: 3
Mobile homes: 49

Median worth of mobile homes: $51,217

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Northfield:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (87%) Wood (8%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%) Electricity (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (72%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (12%) Electricity (12%) Utility gas (4%) Other fuel (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 15

Here:	6.2%
Vermont:	7.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 3

Here:	3.0%
Vermont:	10.4%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1,212

Here:	94.2%
Vermont:	37.7%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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