Highgate town, VT

Franklin County, VT

2022 population: 3,490 ( 45 from 2010 )
Land area: 51.1 square miles
Population density: 68.4 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	3,084	88.37%	6.2%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	27	0.77%	71.9%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	367	10.52%	216.4%
Hispanic:	12	0.34%	20.0%

Total non-White:	406	11.63%	65.0%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-205	-7.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	160	5.5

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
3,535
3,289	93.04%
6	0.17%
96	2.72%
13	0.37%
116	3.28%
15	0.42%
246	6.96%

2000
3,397
3,171	93.35%
0	0.00%
117	3.44%
9	0.26%
97	2.86%
3	0.09%
226	6.65%

1990
3,020
2,820	93.38%
0	0.00%
162	5.36%
0	0.00%
n/a
38	1.26%
200	6.62%

1980
2,493
2,371	95.11%
3	0.12%
111	4.45%
8	0.32%
n/a
0	0.00%
122	4.89%

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

118	3.5
20	0.6

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

351	11.6
26	0.9

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

449	18.0
78	3.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Highgate 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
39.4
561	16.1%
2,929	83.9%
591	16.9%

1,439
2.42

1,005	69.8%
811	80.7%
115	11.4%
434	30.2%

2010
Number	Percent
37.8
879	24.9%
2,656	75.1%
371	10.5%

1,311
2.70

977	74.5%
731	74.8%
101	10.3%
334	25.5%

2000
Number	Percent
34.3
1,001	29.5%
2,396	70.5%
301	8.9%

1,208
2.81

924	76.5%
767	83.0%
88	9.5%
284	23.5%

1990
Number	Percent
29.2
1,018	33.7%
2,002	66.3%
236	7.8%

988
3.06

815	82.5%
705	86.5%
49	6.0%
173	17.5%

1980
Number	Percent
24.7
928	37.2%
1,565	62.8%
180	7.2%

747
3.33

631	84.5%
526	83.4%
51	8.1%
116	15.5%

2022 Housing Data for Highgate town, VT

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	71	4.9%
$10,000 to $14,999	4	0.3%
$15,000 to $19,999	21	1.5%
$20,000 to $24,999	157	10.9%
$25,000 to $29,999	40	2.8%
$30,000 to $34,999	25	1.7%
$35,000 to $39,999	41	2.8%
$40,000 to $44,999	63	4.4%
$45,000 to $49,999	61	4.2%
$50,000 to $59,999	97	6.7%
$60,000 to $74,999	143	9.9%
$75,000 to $99,999	187	13.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	211	14.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	203	14.1%
$150,000 to $199,999	89	6.2%
$200,000 or more	26	1.8%

Median Household Income	69,904
Per Capita Income	33,280

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	83	5.8%
Public Assistance	33	2.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	260	18.1%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,938	79.4%
Unemployed	41	1.7%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	1,979	81.1%
Not in Labor Force	462	18.9%

Real Unemployment Rate		20.6%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	740	498	59.8%
Non-Profit	92	115	44.4%
Self-Employed	137	140	49.5%

Local Government	67	82	45.0%
State Government	0	34	0.0%
Federal Government	41	106	27.9%

Total Private + Self	877	638	57.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	200	337	37.2%
Total	1,077	975	52.5%

Pct. Govt.	16.1%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	171	8.3%
Sales and Office Occupations	296	14.4%
Professional, Technical	442	21.5%
Service Occupations	259	12.6%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	97	4.7%
All others	884	43.1%

White Collar		44.3%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	447	21.8%
Health care and social assistance	299	14.6%
Retail trade	262	12.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	191	9.3%
Educational services	181	8.8%
Other services	134	6.5%
Public administration	118	5.8%
Construction	114	5.6%
Accommodation and food services	111	5.4%
Finance and insurance	55	2.7%
Professional, scientific, technical	49	2.4%
Transportation and warehousing	39	1.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	20	1.0%
Wholesale trade	16	0.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing	13	0.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	3	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	0	0.00%
Puerto Rican	3	0.09%
Cuban	0	0.00%
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	9	0.26%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	9	0.26%
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	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	3,305	97.7%
French, Haitian, Cajun	75	2.2%
Spanish	3	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
French Canadian	520	14.9%
American	485	13.9%
Irish	288	8.3%
French	250	7.2%
Canadian	232	6.6%
English	215	6.2%
German	214	6.1%
European	96	2.8%
Polish	88	2.5%
Italian	83	2.4%
Scottish	57	1.6%
Lithuanian	26	0.7%
Northern European	24	0.7%
Finnish	11	0.3%
Norwegian	9	0.3%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	3,476	99.6%
Not a citizen	14	0.4%

Native	3,442	98.6%
Foreign-born	48	1.4%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
266	10.8%	98	4.0%	1,137	46.1%	504	20.4%	334	13.5%	127	5.2%
Average years of education: 12.6

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	266	10.8%
9-12 Years	98	4.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,137	46.1%
Some College	504	20.4%
Bach. Degree	334	13.5%
Grad Degree	127	5.2%
Average years of education: 12.6

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +278	R +54	D + 2.5%
D +224
2020 vs. 2012	R +435	R +473	R + 31.8%
D -38
2020 vs. 2008	R +435	R +498	R + 33.5%
D -63

2016 vs. 2008	R +157	R +444	R + 36.0%
D -287
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	64%	Donald Trump* (R)	977	56.6%	Joe Biden (D)	698	40.4%	51	3.0%	1,726	26	10	0.47%
2016	52%	Donald Trump (R)	699	50.4%	Hillary Clinton (D)	474	34.2%	213	15.4%	1,386	20	5	0.44%
2012	49%	Barack Obama* (D)	736	56.7%	Mitt Romney (R)	542	41.7%	21	1.6%	1,299	11	-5	0.43%
2008	51%	Barack Obama (D)	761	57.3%	John McCain (R)	542	40.8%	26	2.0%	1,329	10	-5	0.41%
2004	52%	George W. Bush* (R)	667	51.8%	John Kerry (D)	602	46.7%	19	1.5%	1,288	13	1	0.41%
2000	52%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	610	48.8%	George W. Bush (R)	577	46.1%	64	5.1%	1,251	5	-2	0.43%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Highgate town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

698

40.4%

Donald Trump* (R)

977

56.6%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.9%

Other

2.1%

TOTAL

1,726

Turnout: 64%	Diff (St): 26	Diff (US): 10

2016 President, Highgate town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

474

34.2%

Donald Trump (R)

699

50.4%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3.0%

Other

171

12.3%

TOTAL

1,386

Turnout: 52%	Diff (St): 20	Diff (US): 5

2012 President, Highgate town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

736

56.7%

Mitt Romney (R)

542

41.7%

Other

1.6%

TOTAL

1,299

Turnout: 49%	Diff (St): 11	Diff (US): -5

2008 President, Highgate town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

761

57.3%

John McCain (R)

542

40.8%

Other

2.0%

TOTAL

1,329

Turnout: 51%	Diff (St): 10	Diff (US): -5

2004 President, Highgate town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

667

51.8%

John Kerry (D)

602

46.7%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.9%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

1,288

Turnout: 52%	Diff (St): 13	Diff (US): 1

2000 President, Highgate town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

577

46.1%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

610

48.8%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

2.7%

Other

2.4%

TOTAL

1,251

Turnout: 52%	Diff (St): 5	Diff (US): -2

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Highgate town, VT

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	46%	Gerald Malloy (R)	635	51.3%	Peter Welch (D)	579	46.8%	23 [+]	1.9%	1,237	23	0.43%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Dawn Ellis (I) 12 (1.0%); Mark Coester (I) 4 (0.3%); Stephen Duke (I) 2 (0.2%); Kerry Raheb (I) 2 (0.2%); Cris Ericson (I) 1 (0.1%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%); Natasha Diamondstone-Kohout (Green Mountain) 1 (0.1%);
2022	G	46%	Phil Scott* (R)	1,027	83.2%	Brenda Siegel (D)	96	7.8%	111 [+]	9.0%	1,234	12	0.43%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Peter Duval (I) 42 (3.4%); Kevin Hoyt (I) 38 (3.1%); Bernard Peters (I) 23 (1.9%); Other (Write-in) 8 (0.6%);
2020	G	63%	Phil Scott* (R)	1,395	81.3%	David Zuckerman (D)	214	12.5%	107 [+]	6.2%	1,716	13	0.47%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Other (Write-in) 107 (6.2%);
2018	S1	42%	Lawrence Zupan (R)	534	47.7%	Bernie Sanders* (I)	529	47.2%	57 [+]	5.1%	1,120	20	0.41%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Other (Write-in) 36 (3.2%); Russell Beste (I) 13 (1.2%); Brad Peacock (I) 8 (0.7%);
2018	G	41%	Phil Scott* (R)	862	77.4%	Christine Hallquist (D)	201	18.0%	51 [+]	4.6%	1,114	22	0.41%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Other (Write-in) 31 (2.8%); Trevor Barlow (I) 14 (1.3%); Charles Laramie (I) 6 (0.5%);
2016	S3	51%	Patrick Leahy* (D)	666	48.3%	Scott Milne (R)	651	47.2%	63 [+]	4.6%	1,380	14	0.44%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Cris Ericson (U.S. Marijuana) 37 (2.7%); Jerry Trudell (I) 16 (1.2%); Other (Write-in) 10 (0.7%);
2016	G	52%	Phil Scott (R)	1,047	75.3%	Sue Minter (D)	303	21.8%	40 [+]	2.9%	1,390	22	0.44%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Bill Lee (Liberty Union) 39 (2.8%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);
2014	G	36%	Scott Milne (R)	639	65.9%	Peter Shumlin* (D)	257	26.5%	73 [+]	7.5%	969	21	0.50%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Dan Feliciano (Libertarian) 43 (4.4%); Emily Peyton (I) 11 (1.1%); Bernard Peters (I) 11 (1.1%); Peter Diamondstone (Liberty Union) 4 (0.4%); Cris Ericson (I) 3 (0.3%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);

*: 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	1,606
Median Value	$240,600

Occupied	1,439	89.6%
Vacant	167	10.4%

Owned	1,232	85.6%
Rented	207	14.4%
Median Rent	n/a

Single-Family Units	1,370	85.3%
Detached	1,299	80.9%
Attached	71	4.4%
Buldings with 5+ Units	77	4.8%
Mobile Homes	117	7.3%

Highgate town, VT

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Highgate town, VT

2022 Housing Data for Highgate town, VT

2022 Income & Employment Data for Highgate town, VT

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Highgate town, VT

Historical Presidential Election Results for Highgate town, VT

Historical Statewide Election Results for Highgate town, VT