Arlington town, VT

Bennington County, VT

2022 population: 2,761 ( 444 from 2010 )
Land area: 41.9 square miles
Population density: 65.9 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	2,389	86.53%	6.8%
Black:	169	6.12%	2012.5%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	32	1.16%	88.2%
2+ races:	43	1.56%	26.5%
Hispanic:	108	3.91%	500.0%

Total non-White:	372	13.47%	365.0%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	152	8.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	292	15.3

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
2,317
2,237	96.55%
8	0.35%
3	0.13%
17	0.73%
34	1.47%
18	0.78%
80	3.45%

2000
2,397
2,370	98.87%
10	0.42%
5	0.21%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
8	0.33%
27	1.13%

1990
2,319
2,297	99.05%
11	0.47%
2	0.09%
2	0.09%
n/a
7	0.30%
22	0.95%

1980
2,188
2,161	98.77%
1	0.05%
5	0.23%
12	0.55%
n/a
19	0.87%
27	1.23%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-133	-5.5
53	2.2

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

73	3.1
5	0.2

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

136	6.2
-5	-0.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Arlington town, VT

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
40.0
617	22.3%
2,144	77.7%
464	16.8%

983
2.81

637	64.8%
522	81.9%
39	6.1%
346	35.2%

2010
Number	Percent
47.8
449	19.4%
1,868	80.6%
469	20.2%

999
2.32

662	66.3%
526	79.5%
55	8.3%
337	33.7%

2000
Number	Percent
42.0
550	22.9%
1,847	77.1%
391	16.3%

1,009
2.38

684	67.8%
541	79.1%
64	9.4%
325	32.2%

1990
Number	Percent
35.3
601	25.9%
1,718	74.1%
348	15.0%

927
2.49

658	71.0%
523	79.5%
53	8.1%
269	29.0%

1980
Number	Percent
31.3
656	30.0%
1,532	70.0%
320	14.6%

811
2.70

598	73.7%
506	84.6%
40	6.7%
213	26.3%

2022 Housing Data for Arlington town, VT

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	30	3.1%
$10,000 to $14,999	9	0.9%
$15,000 to $19,999	53	5.4%
$20,000 to $24,999	8	0.8%
$25,000 to $29,999	23	2.3%
$30,000 to $34,999	32	3.3%
$35,000 to $39,999	31	3.2%
$40,000 to $44,999	22	2.2%
$45,000 to $49,999	37	3.8%
$50,000 to $59,999	68	6.9%
$60,000 to $74,999	145	14.8%
$75,000 to $99,999	139	14.1%
$100,000 to $124,999	112	11.4%
$125,000 to $149,999	92	9.4%
$150,000 to $199,999	95	9.7%
$200,000 or more	87	8.9%

Median Household Income	82,448
Per Capita Income	50,581

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	51	5.2%
Public Assistance	33	3.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	151	15.4%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,341	80.0%
Unemployed	60	3.6%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	1,401	83.6%
Not in Labor Force	275	16.4%

Real Unemployment Rate		20.0%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	349	412	45.9%
Non-Profit	105	282	27.1%
Self-Employed	135	78	63.4%

Local Government	13	81	13.8%
State Government	17	0	100.0%
Federal Government	8	4	66.7%

Total Private + Self	484	490	49.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	143	367	28.0%
Total	627	857	42.3%

Pct. Govt.	8.3%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	337	22.6%
Sales and Office Occupations	328	22.0%
Professional, Technical	367	24.6%
Service Occupations	216	14.5%
All others	241	16.2%

White Collar		69.3%

Industry
	Number	%
Retail trade	304	20.4%
Other services	228	15.3%
Health care and social assistance	197	13.2%
Educational services	144	9.7%
Manufacturing	118	7.9%
Accommodation and food services	100	6.7%
Construction	94	6.3%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	58	3.9%
Professional, scientific, technical	52	3.5%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	51	3.4%
Transportation and warehousing	32	2.1%
Finance and insurance	30	2.0%
Real estate and rental and leasing	24	1.6%
Wholesale trade	23	1.5%
Public administration	19	1.3%
Utilities	6	0.4%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	5	0.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	4	0.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	6	0.22%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	25	0.91%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	41	1.48%
Argentinean	8	0.29%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	33	1.20%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	36	1.30%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	27	0.98%
Chinese	5	0.18%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	2,515	97.0%
Spanish	29	1.1%
Other Indo-European	24	0.9%
French, Haitian, Cajun	12	0.5%
German, other Germanic	7	0.3%
Other Asian	5	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Irish	548	19.8%
English	429	15.5%
German	337	12.2%
American	293	10.6%
Italian	200	7.2%
French	125	4.5%
French Canadian	108	3.9%
Polish	96	3.5%
Dutch	48	1.7%
Scotch-Irish	48	1.7%
Swedish	44	1.6%
Russian	41	1.5%
British	39	1.4%
Hungarian	39	1.4%
Greek	38	1.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	2,710	98.2%
Not a citizen	51	1.8%

Native	2,685	97.2%
Foreign-born	76	2.8%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
33	1.6%	66	3.2%	452	22.1%	536	26.2%	504	24.6%	455	22.2%
Average years of education: 14.6

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	33	1.6%
9-12 Years	66	3.2%
H.S. Grad or GED	452	22.1%
Some College	536	26.2%
Bach. Degree	504	24.6%
Grad Degree	455	22.2%
Average years of education: 14.6

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +76	D +191	D + 8.3%
D +267
2020 vs. 2012	R +43	D +137	D + 5.9%
D +180
2020 vs. 2008	R +35	R +1	R + 1.5%
D +34

2016 vs. 2008	R -41	R +192	R + 9.9%
D -233
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	66%	Joe Biden (D)	929	62.6%	Donald Trump* (R)	511	34.4%	45	3.0%	1,485	4	-12	0.40%
2016	61%	Hillary Clinton (D)	662	52.2%	Donald Trump (R)	435	34.3%	171	13.5%	1,268	4	-12	0.40%
2012	64%	Barack Obama* (D)	749	60.1%	Mitt Romney (R)	468	37.5%	30	2.4%	1,247	7	-10	0.42%
2008	75%	Barack Obama (D)	895	64.2%	John McCain (R)	476	34.2%	22	1.6%	1,393	4	-11	0.43%
2004	73%	John Kerry (D)	739	54.8%	George W. Bush* (R)	582	43.1%	28	2.1%	1,349	4	-8	0.43%
2000	67%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	584	47.2%	George W. Bush (R)	539	43.6%	114	9.2%	1,237	3	-4	0.42%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Arlington town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

929

62.6%

Donald Trump* (R)

511

34.4%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.4%

Other

1.6%

TOTAL

1,485

Turnout: 66%	Diff (St): 4	Diff (US): -12

2016 President, Arlington town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

662

52.2%

Donald Trump (R)

435

34.3%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2.2%

Other

143

11.3%

TOTAL

1,268

Turnout: 61%	Diff (St): 4	Diff (US): -12

2012 President, Arlington town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

749

60.1%

Mitt Romney (R)

468

37.5%

Other

2.4%

TOTAL

1,247

Turnout: 64%	Diff (St): 7	Diff (US): -10

2008 President, Arlington town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

895

64.2%

John McCain (R)

476

34.2%

Other

1.6%

TOTAL

1,393

Turnout: 75%	Diff (St): 4	Diff (US): -11

2004 President, Arlington town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

582

43.1%

John Kerry (D)

739

54.8%

Ralph Nader (I)

1.0%

Other

1.0%

TOTAL

1,349

Turnout: 73%	Diff (St): 4	Diff (US): -8

2000 President, Arlington town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

539

43.6%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

584

47.2%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

7.8%

Other

1.5%

TOTAL

1,237

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): 3	Diff (US): -4

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Arlington town, VT

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	53%	Peter Welch (D)	721	61.3%	Gerald Malloy (R)	396	33.6%	60 [+]	5.1%	1,177	6	0.41%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Kerry Raheb (I) 31 (2.6%); Dawn Ellis (I) 12 (1.0%); Cris Ericson (I) 6 (0.5%); Mark Coester (I) 5 (0.4%); Natasha Diamondstone-Kohout (Green Mountain) 4 (0.3%); Stephen Duke (I) 2 (0.2%);
2022	G	52%	Phil Scott* (R)	836	71.3%	Brenda Siegel (D)	243	20.7%	93 [+]	7.9%	1,172	0	0.41%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Kevin Hoyt (I) 60 (5.1%); Peter Duval (I) 22 (1.9%); Other (Write-in) 7 (0.6%); Bernard Peters (I) 4 (0.3%);
2020	G	65%	Phil Scott* (R)	922	63.2%	David Zuckerman (D)	385	26.4%	151 [+]	10.4%	1,458	-5	0.40%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Other (Write-in) 151 (10.4%);
2018	S1	50%	Bernie Sanders* (I)	649	60.5%	Lawrence Zupan (R)	306	28.5%	117 [+]	10.9%	1,072	1	0.39%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Brad Peacock (I) 94 (8.8%); Other (Write-in) 20 (1.9%); Russell Beste (I) 3 (0.3%);
2018	G	50%	Phil Scott* (R)	550	51.1%	Christine Hallquist (D)	451	41.9%	75 [+]	7.0%	1,076	-4	0.39%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Other (Write-in) 50 (4.6%); Trevor Barlow (I) 15 (1.4%); Charles Laramie (I) 10 (0.9%);
2016	S3	60%	Patrick Leahy* (D)	732	58.6%	Scott Milne (R)	432	34.6%	86 [+]	6.9%	1,250	2	0.40%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Cris Ericson (U.S. Marijuana) 44 (3.5%); Jerry Trudell (I) 29 (2.3%); Other (Write-in) 13 (1.0%);
2016	G	60%	Phil Scott (R)	666	53.0%	Sue Minter (D)	543	43.2%	47 [+]	3.7%	1,256	0	0.40%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Bill Lee (Liberty Union) 47 (3.7%);
2014	G	39%	Peter Shumlin* (D)	400	51.0%	Scott Milne (R)	327	41.7%	57 [+]	7.3%	784	-3	0.41%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Emily Peyton (I) 17 (2.2%); Dan Feliciano (Libertarian) 13 (1.7%); Cris Ericson (I) 12 (1.5%); Peter Diamondstone (Liberty Union) 6 (0.8%); Bernard Peters (I) 5 (0.6%); Other (Write-in) 4 (0.5%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	1,263
Median Value	$254,000

Occupied	983	77.8%
Vacant	280	22.2%

Owned	807	82.1%
Rented	176	17.9%
Median Rent	$1,139

Single-Family Units	1,112	88.0%
Detached	1,090	86.3%
Attached	22	1.7%
Buldings with 5+ Units	21	1.7%
Mobile Homes	69	5.5%

Arlington town, VT

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Arlington town, VT

2022 Housing Data for Arlington town, VT

2022 Income & Employment Data for Arlington town, VT

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Arlington town, VT

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Arlington town, VT

Historical Presidential Election Results for Arlington town, VT

Historical Statewide Election Results for Arlington town, VT