Chelsea town, VT

Orange County, VT

2022 population: 1,296 ( 58 from 2010 )
Land area: 40.1 square miles
Population density: 32.3 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,234	95.22%	4.7%
Black:	6	0.46%	25.0%
Indian:	6	0.46%	200.0%
Asian:	1	0.08%	50.0%
2+ races:	40	3.09%	42.9%
Hispanic:	9	0.69%	52.6%

Total non-White:	62	4.78%	5.1%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	55	5.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	3	0.3

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
1,238
1,179	95.23%
8	0.65%
2	0.16%
2	0.16%
28	2.26%
19	1.53%
59	4.77%

2000
1,250
1,217	97.36%
3	0.24%
13	1.04%
2	0.16%
7	0.56%
0	0.00%
33	2.64%

1990
1,166
1,150	98.63%
0	0.00%
14	1.20%
2	0.17%
n/a
0	0.00%
16	1.37%

1980
1,091
1,091	100.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
0	0.00%

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

-38	-3.0
26	2.1

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

67	5.7
17	1.5

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

59	5.4
16	1.5

Age, Family & Household Data for Chelsea 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
40.3
343	26.5%
953	73.5%
284	21.9%

524
2.42

327	62.4%
261	79.8%
35	10.7%
197	37.6%

2010
Number	Percent
47.8
240	19.4%
998	80.6%
228	18.4%

541
2.23

334	61.7%
277	82.9%
25	7.5%
207	38.3%

2000
Number	Percent
41.2
320	25.6%
930	74.4%
245	19.6%

494
2.42

323	65.4%
241	74.6%
32	9.9%
171	34.6%

1990
Number	Percent
35.1
319	27.4%
847	72.6%
183	15.7%

429
2.67

320	74.6%
263	82.2%
38	11.9%
109	25.4%

1980
Number	Percent
31.9
312	28.6%
779	71.4%
161	14.8%

368
2.89

268	72.8%
229	85.4%
10	3.7%
100	27.2%

2022 Housing Data for Chelsea town, VT

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	25	4.8%
$10,000 to $14,999	16	3.1%
$15,000 to $19,999	17	3.2%
$20,000 to $24,999	20	3.8%
$25,000 to $29,999	26	5.0%
$30,000 to $34,999	26	5.0%
$35,000 to $39,999	66	12.6%
$40,000 to $44,999	22	4.2%
$45,000 to $49,999	12	2.3%
$50,000 to $59,999	11	2.1%
$60,000 to $74,999	58	11.1%
$75,000 to $99,999	44	8.4%
$100,000 to $124,999	103	19.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	21	4.0%
$150,000 to $199,999	19	3.6%
$200,000 or more	38	7.3%

Median Household Income	62,813
Per Capita Income	33,708

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	23	4.4%
Public Assistance	44	8.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	107	20.4%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	498	68.8%
Unemployed	20	2.8%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	518	71.5%
Not in Labor Force	206	28.5%

Real Unemployment Rate		31.2%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	163	101	61.7%
Non-Profit	16	58	21.6%
Self-Employed	71	53	57.3%

Local Government	25	44	36.2%
State Government	23	6	79.3%
Federal Government	7	4	63.6%

Total Private + Self	234	154	60.3%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	71	112	38.8%
Total	305	266	53.4%

Pct. Govt.	19.1%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	132	23.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	98	17.2%
Professional, Technical	111	19.4%
Service Occupations	144	25.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	9	1.6%
All others	86	15.1%

White Collar		59.7%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	80	14.0%
Health care and social assistance	75	13.1%
Educational services	61	10.7%
Accommodation and food services	59	10.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	45	7.9%
Other services	39	6.8%
Public administration	34	6.0%
Construction	32	5.6%
Retail trade	31	5.4%
Professional, scientific, technical	30	5.3%
Wholesale trade	17	3.0%
Finance and insurance	17	3.0%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	15	2.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	12	2.1%
Transportation and warehousing	10	1.8%
Information	9	1.6%
Utilities	5	0.9%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	0	0.00%
Puerto Rican	4	0.31%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	3	0.23%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	3	0.23%
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	2	0.15%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Japanese	1	0.08%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,235	98.2%
German, other Germanic	11	0.9%
Other Asian	5	0.4%
French, Haitian, Cajun	4	0.3%
Spanish	2	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	213	16.4%
Irish	180	13.9%
American	152	11.7%
French	107	8.3%
German	97	7.5%
Italian	59	4.6%
Scottish	56	4.3%
Polish	51	3.9%
European	44	3.4%
French Canadian	25	1.9%
Danish	23	1.8%
Welsh	21	1.6%
Dutch	13	1.0%
Swedish	12	0.9%
Scotch-Irish	9	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,295	99.9%
Not a citizen	1	0.1%

Native	1,295	99.9%
Foreign-born	1	0.1%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
14	1.6%	17	1.9%	286	32.1%	271	30.4%	228	25.6%	75	8.4%
Average years of education: 13.8

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	14	1.6%
9-12 Years	17	1.9%
H.S. Grad or GED	286	32.1%
Some College	271	30.4%
Bach. Degree	228	25.6%
Grad Degree	75	8.4%
Average years of education: 13.8

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +11	D +89	D + 12.1%
D +100
2020 vs. 2012	R +5	D +68	D + 8.9%
D +73
2020 vs. 2008	R +14	R +23	R + 3.5%
D -9

2016 vs. 2008	R +3	R +112	R + 15.6%
D -109
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	69%	Joe Biden (D)	404	55.9%	Donald Trump* (R)	284	39.3%	35	4.8%	723	9	-8	0.20%
2016	64%	Hillary Clinton (D)	304	46.1%	Donald Trump (R)	273	41.4%	83	12.6%	660	11	-5	0.21%
2012	62%	Barack Obama* (D)	331	53.1%	Mitt Romney (R)	279	44.8%	13	2.1%	623	14	-2	0.21%
2008	70%	Barack Obama (D)	413	59.7%	John McCain (R)	270	39.0%	9	1.3%	692	9	-7	0.21%
2004	74%	John Kerry (D)	361	51.3%	George W. Bush* (R)	333	47.3%	10	1.4%	704	8	-3	0.23%
2000	73%	George W. Bush (R)	350	51.6%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	272	40.1%	56	8.3%	678	11	4	0.23%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Chelsea town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

404

55.9%

Donald Trump* (R)

284

39.3%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.2%

Other

3.6%

TOTAL

723

Turnout: 69%	Diff (St): 9	Diff (US): -8

2016 President, Chelsea town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

304

46.1%

Donald Trump (R)

273

41.4%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3.3%

Other

9.2%

TOTAL

660

Turnout: 64%	Diff (St): 11	Diff (US): -5

2012 President, Chelsea town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

331

53.1%

Mitt Romney (R)

279

44.8%

Other

2.1%

TOTAL

623

Turnout: 62%	Diff (St): 14	Diff (US): -2

2008 President, Chelsea town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

413

59.7%

John McCain (R)

270

39.0%

Other

1.3%

TOTAL

692

Turnout: 70%	Diff (St): 9	Diff (US): -7

2004 President, Chelsea town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

333

47.3%

John Kerry (D)

361

51.3%

Ralph Nader (I)

1.1%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

704

Turnout: 74%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): -3

2000 President, Chelsea town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

350

51.6%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

272

40.1%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

7.2%

Other

1.0%

TOTAL

678

Turnout: 73%	Diff (St): 11	Diff (US): 4

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Chelsea town, VT

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	56%	Peter Welch (D)	326	55.3%	Gerald Malloy (R)	235	39.8%	29 [+]	4.9%	590	12	0.21%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Stephen Duke (I) 7 (1.2%); Dawn Ellis (I) 7 (1.2%); Other (Write-in) 6 (1.0%); Natasha Diamondstone-Kohout (Green Mountain) 4 (0.7%); Kerry Raheb (I) 3 (0.5%); Cris Ericson (I) 1 (0.2%); Mark Coester (I) 1 (0.2%);
2022	G	56%	Phil Scott* (R)	462	78.4%	Brenda Siegel (D)	95	16.1%	32 [+]	5.4%	589	7	0.21%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Kevin Hoyt (I) 14 (2.4%); Bernard Peters (I) 9 (1.5%); Peter Duval (I) 5 (0.8%); Other (Write-in) 4 (0.7%);
2020	G	69%	Phil Scott* (R)	552	75.6%	David Zuckerman (D)	143	19.6%	35 [+]	4.8%	730	7	0.20%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Other (Write-in) 35 (4.8%);
2018	S1	54%	Bernie Sanders* (I)	324	57.8%	Lawrence Zupan (R)	211	37.6%	26 [+]	4.6%	561	13	0.21%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Other (Write-in) 17 (3.0%); Russell Beste (I) 5 (0.9%); Brad Peacock (I) 4 (0.7%);
2018	G	55%	Phil Scott* (R)	381	67.1%	Christine Hallquist (D)	159	28.0%	28 [+]	4.9%	568	12	0.21%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Other (Write-in) 21 (3.7%); Trevor Barlow (I) 5 (0.9%); Charles Laramie (I) 2 (0.4%);
2016	S3	65%	Scott Milne (R)	336	50.5%	Patrick Leahy* (D)	295	44.3%	35 [+]	5.3%	666	17	0.21%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Cris Ericson (U.S. Marijuana) 18 (2.7%); Jerry Trudell (I) 10 (1.5%); Other (Write-in) 7 (1.1%);
2016	G	65%	Phil Scott (R)	457	68.5%	Sue Minter (D)	200	30.0%	10 [+]	1.5%	667	16	0.21%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Bill Lee (Liberty Union) 10 (1.5%);
2014	G	48%	Scott Milne (R)	315	63.9%	Peter Shumlin* (D)	155	31.4%	23 [+]	4.7%	493	19	0.26%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Dan Feliciano (Libertarian) 10 (2.0%); Other (Write-in) 4 (0.8%); Emily Peyton (I) 4 (0.8%); Peter Diamondstone (Liberty Union) 4 (0.8%); Bernard Peters (I) 1 (0.2%); Cris Ericson (I) 0 (0.0%);

*: 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	739
Median Value	$204,600

Occupied	524	70.9%
Vacant	215	29.1%

Owned	433	82.6%
Rented	91	17.4%
Median Rent	$905

Single-Family Units	624	84.4%
Detached	624	84.4%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	29	3.9%
Mobile Homes	51	6.9%

Chelsea town, VT

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Chelsea town, VT

2022 Housing Data for Chelsea town, VT

2022 Income & Employment Data for Chelsea town, VT

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Chelsea town, VT

Historical Presidential Election Results for Chelsea town, VT

Historical Statewide Election Results for Chelsea town, VT