Metropolitan Area Residents
1980: 115,308
1990: 151,506
2000: 169,391
Percent change, 1990–2000 11.8%
U.S. rank in 1980: 224th
U.S. rank in 1990: 218th
U.S. rank in 2000: 183rd
City Residents
1980: 37,712
1990: 39,217
2000: 38,889
2003 estimate: 39,148
Percent change, 1990–2000: -0.6%
U.S. rank in 1980: 590th
U.S. rank in 1990: 675th
U.S. rank in 2000: Not reported (State rank: 1st)
Density: 3,682 people per square mile (2000)
Racial and ethnic characteristics (2000)
White: 35,883
Black or African American: 693
American Indian and Alaska Native: 182
Asian: 1,031
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander: 8
Hispanic or Latino (may be of any race): 546
Other: 211
Percent of residents born in state: 45.1% (2000)
Age characteristics (2000)
Population under 5 years old: 1,788
Population 5 to 9 years old: 1,826
Population 10 to 14 years old: 1,690
Population 15 to 19 years old: 3,566
Population 20 to 24 years old: 7,343
Population 25 to 34 years old: 6,822
Population 35 to 44 years old: 5,244
Population 45 to 54 years old: 4,073
Population 55 to 59 years old: 1,387
Population 60 to 64 years old: 1,058
Population 65 to 74 years old: 1,936
Population 75 to 84 years old: 1,451
Population 85 years and older: 705
Median age: 29.2 years
Births (2002, Chittenden County)
Total number: 1,600
Deaths (2002, Chittenden County)
Total number: 984 (of which, 2 were infants under the age of 1 year)
Money income (1999)
Per capita income: $19,011
Median household income: $33,070
Total households: 15,869
Number of households with income of . . .
less than $10,000: 2,016
$10,000 to $14,999: 1,225
$15,000 to $24,999: 2,665
$25,000 to $34,999: 2,389
$35,000 to $49,999: 2,706
$50,000 to $74,999: 2,469
$75,000 to $99,999: 1,316
$100,000 to $149,999: 693
$150,000 to $199,999: 170
$200,000 or more: 220
Percent of families below poverty level: 10.4% (45.4% of which were female householder families with related children under 5 years)
2002 FBI Crime Index Total: 1,871