Bolton town, VT

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 1,043 ( 139 from 2010 )
Land area: 42.0 square miles
Population density: 24.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	961	92.14%	15.6%
Black:	4	0.38%	20.0%
Indian:	3	0.29%	40.0%
Asian:	6	0.58%	20.0%
2+ races:	38	3.64%	123.5%
Hispanic:	31	2.97%	181.8%

Total non-White:	82	7.86%	90.7%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-178	-18.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	39	4.0

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
1,182
1,139	96.36%
5	0.42%
5	0.42%
5	0.42%
17	1.44%
11	0.93%
43	3.64%

2000
971
956	98.46%
2	0.21%
0	0.00%
7	0.72%
3	0.31%
1	0.10%
15	1.54%

1990
971
952	98.04%
4	0.41%
12	1.24%
3	0.31%
n/a
0	0.00%
19	1.96%

1980
730
725	99.32%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
3	0.41%
n/a
2	0.27%
5	0.68%

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

183	18.8
28	2.9

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

4	0.4
-4	-0.4

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

227	31.1
14	1.9

Age, Family & Household Data for Bolton 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
36.4
200	19.2%
843	80.8%
70	6.7%

428
2.44

259	60.5%
222	85.7%
9	3.5%
169	39.5%

2010
Number	Percent
38.0
259	21.9%
923	78.1%
73	6.2%

487
2.43

327	67.1%
269	82.3%
24	7.3%
160	32.9%

2000
Number	Percent
34.6
276	28.4%
695	71.6%
60	6.2%

376
2.58

277	73.7%
230	83.0%
25	9.0%
99	26.3%

1990
Number	Percent
30.1
260	26.8%
711	73.2%
52	5.4%

367
2.65

268	73.0%
244	91.0%
11	4.1%
99	27.0%

1980
Number	Percent
26.9
217	29.7%
513	70.3%
38	5.2%

260
2.81

201	77.3%
174	86.6%
12	6.0%
59	22.7%

2022 Housing Data for Bolton town, VT

Household Income
Range	Number	%
$10,000 to $14,999	3	0.7%
$15,000 to $19,999	9	2.1%
$20,000 to $24,999	8	1.9%
$25,000 to $29,999	8	1.9%
$30,000 to $34,999	7	1.6%
$35,000 to $39,999	7	1.6%
$40,000 to $44,999	2	0.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	6	1.4%
$50,000 to $59,999	16	3.7%
$60,000 to $74,999	49	11.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	58	13.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	74	17.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	51	11.9%
$150,000 to $199,999	102	23.8%
$200,000 or more	28	6.5%

Median Household Income	115,114
Per Capita Income	49,030

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	21	4.9%
Public Assistance	5	1.2%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	23	5.4%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	683	87.9%
Unemployed	12	1.5%
In Armed Forces	5	0.6%

Total Labor Force	700	90.1%
Not in Labor Force	77	9.9%

Real Unemployment Rate		11.5%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	222	163	57.7%
Non-Profit	66	51	56.4%
Self-Employed	60	39	60.6%

Local Government	27	37	42.2%
State Government	7	26	21.2%
Federal Government	5	15	25.0%

Total Private + Self	282	202	58.3%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	105	129	44.9%
Total	387	331	53.9%

Pct. Govt.	16.3%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	177	24.7%
Sales and Office Occupations	110	15.3%
Professional, Technical	243	33.8%
Service Occupations	90	12.5%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	4	0.6%
All others	98	13.6%

White Collar		73.8%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	139	19.4%
Educational services	84	11.7%
Construction	69	9.6%
Professional, scientific, technical	66	9.2%
Manufacturing	64	8.9%
Accommodation and food services	56	7.8%
Public administration	51	7.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	48	6.7%
Retail trade	47	6.5%
Other services	27	3.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	18	2.5%
Finance and insurance	16	2.2%
Real estate and rental and leasing	10	1.4%
Utilities	8	1.1%
Wholesale trade	8	1.1%
Information	4	0.6%
Transportation and warehousing	3	0.4%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	0	0.00%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	2	0.19%
Dominican	3	0.29%

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	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	26	2.49%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	3	0.29%
Japanese	3	0.29%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	991	98.9%
German, other Germanic	5	0.5%
French, Haitian, Cajun	4	0.4%
Spanish	2	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Irish	160	15.3%
English	158	15.1%
French	112	10.7%
Italian	99	9.5%
European	87	8.3%
French Canadian	87	8.3%
German	63	6.0%
Polish	51	4.9%
Scottish	48	4.6%
American	43	4.1%
Swedish	31	3.0%
Norwegian	19	1.8%
Hungarian	10	1.0%
Latvian	10	1.0%
Welsh	7	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,030	98.8%
Not a citizen	13	1.2%

Native	1,028	98.6%
Foreign-born	15	1.4%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
9	1.2%	15	2.0%	180	23.4%	177	23.0%	229	29.8%	159	20.7%
Average years of education: 14.6

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	9	1.2%
9-12 Years	15	2.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	180	23.4%
Some College	177	23.0%
Bach. Degree	229	29.8%
Grad Degree	159	20.7%
Average years of education: 14.6

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +13	D +135	D + 11.3%
D +148
2020 vs. 2012	R +57	D +47	R + 3.5%
D +104
2020 vs. 2008	R +53	D +23	R + 5.0%
D +76

2016 vs. 2008	R +40	R +112	R + 16.3%
D -72
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	91%	Joe Biden (D)	537	69.0%	Donald Trump* (R)	218	28.0%	23	3.0%	778	-3	-19	0.21%
2016	76%	Hillary Clinton (D)	389	57.7%	Donald Trump (R)	205	30.4%	80	11.9%	674	0	-15	0.21%
2012	67%	Barack Obama* (D)	433	71.1%	Mitt Romney (R)	161	26.4%	15	2.5%	609	-5	-21	0.20%
2008	72%	Barack Obama (D)	461	72.6%	John McCain (R)	165	26.0%	9	1.4%	635	-4	-20	0.20%
2004	80%	John Kerry (D)	384	60.9%	George W. Bush* (R)	234	37.1%	13	2.1%	631	-2	-14	0.20%
2000	76%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	262	49.5%	George W. Bush (R)	220	41.6%	47	8.9%	529	1	-6	0.18%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Bolton town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

537

69.0%

Donald Trump* (R)

218

28.0%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.8%

Other

2.2%

TOTAL

778

Turnout: 91%	Diff (St): -3	Diff (US): -19

2016 President, Bolton town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

389

57.7%

Donald Trump (R)

205

30.4%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2.1%

Other

9.8%

TOTAL

674

Turnout: 76%	Diff (St): 0	Diff (US): -15

2012 President, Bolton town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

433

71.1%

Mitt Romney (R)

161

26.4%

Other

2.5%

TOTAL

609

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): -5	Diff (US): -21

2008 President, Bolton town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

461

72.6%

John McCain (R)

165

26.0%

Other

1.4%

TOTAL

635

Turnout: 72%	Diff (St): -4	Diff (US): -20

2004 President, Bolton town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

234

37.1%

John Kerry (D)

384

60.9%

Ralph Nader (I)

1.3%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

631

Turnout: 80%	Diff (St): -2	Diff (US): -14

2000 President, Bolton town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

220

41.6%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

262

49.5%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

7.0%

Other

1.9%

TOTAL

529

Turnout: 76%	Diff (St): 1	Diff (US): -6

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Bolton town, VT

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	74%	Peter Welch (D)	467	74.0%	Gerald Malloy (R)	147	23.3%	17 [+]	2.7%	631	-5	0.22%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Dawn Ellis (I) 7 (1.1%); Kerry Raheb (I) 4 (0.6%); Natasha Diamondstone-Kohout (Green Mountain) 2 (0.3%); Mark Coester (I) 2 (0.3%); Cris Ericson (I) 1 (0.2%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.2%);
2022	G	74%	Phil Scott* (R)	447	70.7%	Brenda Siegel (D)	152	24.1%	33 [+]	5.2%	632	0	0.22%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Peter Duval (I) 19 (3.0%); Kevin Hoyt (I) 8 (1.3%); Other (Write-in) 4 (0.6%); Bernard Peters (I) 2 (0.3%);
2020	G	91%	Phil Scott* (R)	553	70.9%	David Zuckerman (D)	209	26.8%	18 [+]	2.3%	780	2	0.22%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Other (Write-in) 18 (2.3%);
2018	S1	72%	Bernie Sanders* (I)	444	70.9%	Lawrence Zupan (R)	156	24.9%	26 [+]	4.2%	626	0	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Other (Write-in) 15 (2.4%); Russell Beste (I) 7 (1.1%); Brad Peacock (I) 4 (0.6%);
2018	G	72%	Phil Scott* (R)	333	53.1%	Christine Hallquist (D)	270	43.1%	24 [+]	3.8%	627	-2	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Other (Write-in) 17 (2.7%); Charles Laramie (I) 4 (0.6%); Trevor Barlow (I) 3 (0.5%);
2016	S3	77%	Patrick Leahy* (D)	411	60.8%	Scott Milne (R)	219	32.4%	46 [+]	6.8%	676	-1	0.22%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Cris Ericson (U.S. Marijuana) 30 (4.4%); Jerry Trudell (I) 13 (1.9%); Other (Write-in) 3 (0.4%);
2016	G	77%	Phil Scott (R)	353	52.2%	Sue Minter (D)	312	46.2%	11 [+]	1.6%	676	-1	0.21%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Bill Lee (Liberty Union) 11 (1.6%);
2014	G	49%	Peter Shumlin* (D)	212	47.9%	Scott Milne (R)	180	40.6%	51 [+]	11.5%	443	-4	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Dan Feliciano (Libertarian) 36 (8.1%); Emily Peyton (I) 8 (1.8%); Cris Ericson (I) 3 (0.7%); Peter Diamondstone (Liberty Union) 2 (0.5%); Bernard Peters (I) 1 (0.2%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.2%);

*: 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	556
Median Value	$256,000

Occupied	428	77.0%
Vacant	128	23.0%

Owned	395	92.3%
Rented	33	7.7%
Median Rent	$1,528

Single-Family Units	331	59.5%
Detached	299	53.8%
Attached	32	5.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units	101	18.2%
Mobile Homes	73	13.1%

Bolton town, VT

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Bolton town, VT

2022 Housing Data for Bolton town, VT

2022 Income & Employment Data for Bolton town, VT

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Bolton town, VT

Historical Presidential Election Results for Bolton town, VT

Historical Statewide Election Results for Bolton town, VT