Fairlee town, VT

Orange County, VT

2022 population: 1,158 ( 181 from 2010 )
Land area: 20.0 square miles
Population density: 57.9 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,027	88.69%	7.7%
Black:	1	0.09%	0.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	38	3.28%	1166.7%
2+ races:	5	0.43%	50.0%
Hispanic:	83	7.17%	937.5%

Total non-White:	131	11.31%	469.6%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	73	9.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	108	13.4

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
977
954	97.65%
1	0.10%
1	0.10%
3	0.31%
10	1.02%
8	0.82%
23	2.35%

2000
980
965	98.47%
5	0.51%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
8	0.82%
2	0.20%
15	1.53%

1990
903
879	97.34%
10	1.11%
0	0.00%
8	0.89%
n/a
6	0.66%
24	2.66%

1980
767
763	99.48%
2	0.26%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
4	0.52%

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

-11	-1.1
8	0.8

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

86	9.5
-9	-1.0

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

116	15.1
20	2.6

Age, Family & Household Data for Fairlee 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
52.9
172	14.9%
986	85.1%
379	32.7%

538
2.12

305	56.7%
232	76.1%
38	12.5%
233	43.3%

2010
Number	Percent
47.1
174	17.8%
803	82.2%
157	16.1%

429
2.25

262	61.1%
215	82.1%
19	7.3%
167	38.9%

2000
Number	Percent
40.0
241	24.6%
739	75.4%
142	14.5%

399
2.43

274	68.7%
221	80.7%
19	6.9%
125	31.3%

1990
Number	Percent
32.8
247	27.4%
656	72.6%
99	11.0%

362
2.49

246	68.0%
213	86.6%
8	3.3%
116	32.0%

1980
Number	Percent
30.0
210	27.4%
557	72.6%
89	11.6%

305
2.48

213	69.8%
189	88.7%
9	4.2%
92	30.2%

2022 Housing Data for Fairlee town, VT

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	9	1.7%
$10,000 to $14,999	19	3.5%
$15,000 to $19,999	5	0.9%
$20,000 to $24,999	42	7.8%
$25,000 to $29,999	16	3.0%
$30,000 to $34,999	16	3.0%
$35,000 to $39,999	28	5.2%
$40,000 to $44,999	41	7.6%
$45,000 to $49,999	3	0.6%
$50,000 to $59,999	125	23.2%
$60,000 to $74,999	85	15.8%
$75,000 to $99,999	67	12.5%
$100,000 to $124,999	6	1.1%
$125,000 to $149,999	19	3.5%
$150,000 to $199,999	47	8.7%
$200,000 or more	10	1.9%

Median Household Income	58,214
Per Capita Income	32,570

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	10	1.9%
Public Assistance	56	10.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	85	15.8%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	401	74.3%
Unemployed	3	0.6%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	404	74.8%
Not in Labor Force	136	25.2%

Real Unemployment Rate		25.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	180	121	59.8%
Non-Profit	36	60	37.5%
Self-Employed	50	16	75.8%

Local Government	17	20	45.9%
State Government	10	27	27.0%
Federal Government	6	17	26.1%

Total Private + Self	230	137	62.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	69	124	35.8%
Total	299	261	53.4%

Pct. Govt.	17.3%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	111	19.8%
Sales and Office Occupations	117	20.9%
Professional, Technical	147	26.2%
Service Occupations	75	13.4%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	6	1.1%
All others	110	19.6%

White Collar		67.0%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	83	14.8%
Retail trade	63	11.2%
Manufacturing	57	10.2%
Public administration	56	10.0%
Construction	52	9.3%
Educational services	50	8.9%
Professional, scientific, technical	47	8.4%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	40	7.1%
Accommodation and food services	37	6.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	17	3.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	17	3.0%
Transportation and warehousing	10	1.8%
Other services	7	1.2%
Real estate and rental and leasing	7	1.2%
Finance and insurance	6	1.1%
Information	4	0.7%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	4	0.7%
Wholesale trade	3	0.5%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	35	3.02%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	1	0.09%

Total Central American	41	3.54%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	41	3.54%
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	6	0.52%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	13	1.12%
Japanese	13	1.12%
Korean	12	1.04%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	933	83.8%
Spanish	150	13.5%
Korean	12	1.1%
Other Asian	8	0.7%
German, other Germanic	6	0.5%
French, Haitian, Cajun	4	0.4%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	210	18.1%
American	166	14.3%
Irish	154	13.3%
German	69	6.0%
French	56	4.8%
Polish	46	4.0%
French Canadian	45	3.9%
Scottish	44	3.8%
European	32	2.8%
Italian	30	2.6%
Swedish	15	1.3%
British	11	0.9%
Ukrainian	10	0.9%
Norwegian	8	0.7%
Lithuanian	7	0.6%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,130	97.6%
Not a citizen	28	2.4%

Native	1,097	94.7%
Foreign-born	61	5.3%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
3	0.3%	57	6.2%	242	26.1%	255	27.5%	235	25.4%	134	14.5%
Average years of education: 14.2

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	3	0.3%
9-12 Years	57	6.2%
H.S. Grad or GED	242	26.1%
Some College	255	27.5%
Bach. Degree	235	25.4%
Grad Degree	134	14.5%
Average years of education: 14.2

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +11	D +81	D + 6.6%
D +92
2020 vs. 2012	R +7	D +74	D + 6.4%
D +81
2020 vs. 2008	R +1	D +39	D + 3.5%
D +40

2016 vs. 2008	R -10	R +42	R + 3.0%
D -52
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	66%	Joe Biden (D)	442	71.2%	Donald Trump* (R)	160	25.8%	19	3.1%	621	-5	-21	0.17%
2016	64%	Hillary Clinton (D)	350	61.8%	Donald Trump (R)	149	26.3%	67	11.8%	566	-4	-20	0.18%
2012	64%	Barack Obama* (D)	361	67.7%	Mitt Romney (R)	153	28.7%	19	3.6%	533	-2	-18	0.18%
2008	72%	Barack Obama (D)	402	70.7%	John McCain (R)	159	27.9%	8	1.4%	569	-3	-18	0.18%
2004	77%	John Kerry (D)	361	61.1%	George W. Bush* (R)	223	37.7%	7	1.2%	591	-1	-13	0.19%
2000	78%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	289	49.9%	George W. Bush (R)	257	44.4%	33	5.7%	579	4	-4	0.20%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Fairlee town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

442

71.2%

Donald Trump* (R)

160

25.8%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.0%

Other

2.1%

TOTAL

621

Turnout: 66%	Diff (St): -5	Diff (US): -21

2016 President, Fairlee town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

350

61.8%

Donald Trump (R)

149

26.3%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3.0%

Other

8.8%

TOTAL

566

Turnout: 64%	Diff (St): -4	Diff (US): -20

2012 President, Fairlee town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

361

67.7%

Mitt Romney (R)

153

28.7%

Other

3.6%

TOTAL

533

Turnout: 64%	Diff (St): -2	Diff (US): -18

2008 President, Fairlee town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

402

70.7%

John McCain (R)

159

27.9%

Other

1.4%

TOTAL

569

Turnout: 72%	Diff (St): -3	Diff (US): -18

2004 President, Fairlee town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

223

37.7%

John Kerry (D)

361

61.1%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.2%

Other

1.0%

TOTAL

591

Turnout: 77%	Diff (St): -1	Diff (US): -13

2000 President, Fairlee town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

257

44.4%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

289

49.9%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

5.5%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

579

Turnout: 78%	Diff (St): 4	Diff (US): -4

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Fairlee town, VT

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	53%	Peter Welch (D)	369	73.8%	Gerald Malloy (R)	121	24.2%	10 [+]	2.0%	500	-4	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Natasha Diamondstone-Kohout (Green Mountain) 4 (0.8%); Dawn Ellis (I) 2 (0.4%); Kerry Raheb (I) 2 (0.4%); Stephen Duke (I) 1 (0.2%); Cris Ericson (I) 1 (0.2%);
2022	G	52%	Phil Scott* (R)	352	71.5%	Brenda Siegel (D)	127	25.8%	13 [+]	2.6%	492	1	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Kevin Hoyt (I) 6 (1.2%); Peter Duval (I) 5 (1.0%); Bernard Peters (I) 2 (0.4%);
2020	G	67%	Phil Scott* (R)	443	70.4%	David Zuckerman (D)	165	26.2%	21 [+]	3.3%	629	2	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Other (Write-in) 21 (3.3%);
2018	S1	51%	Bernie Sanders* (I)	336	72.9%	Lawrence Zupan (R)	103	22.3%	22 [+]	4.8%	461	-3	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Other (Write-in) 11 (2.4%); Brad Peacock (I) 8 (1.7%); Russell Beste (I) 3 (0.7%);
2018	G	51%	Phil Scott* (R)	241	52.2%	Christine Hallquist (D)	205	44.4%	16 [+]	3.5%	462	-3	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Other (Write-in) 10 (2.2%); Trevor Barlow (I) 3 (0.6%); Charles Laramie (I) 3 (0.6%);
2016	S3	63%	Patrick Leahy* (D)	346	61.7%	Scott Milne (R)	185	33.0%	30 [+]	5.3%	561	0	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Cris Ericson (U.S. Marijuana) 21 (3.7%); Jerry Trudell (I) 5 (0.9%); Other (Write-in) 4 (0.7%);
2016	G	64%	Sue Minter (D)	285	50.3%	Phil Scott (R)	263	46.4%	19 [+]	3.4%	567	-7	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Bill Lee (Liberty Union) 19 (3.4%);
2014	G	41%	Peter Shumlin* (D)	223	63.0%	Scott Milne (R)	123	34.7%	8 [+]	2.3%	354	-10	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Dan Feliciano (Libertarian) 3 (0.8%); Bernard Peters (I) 2 (0.6%); Emily Peyton (I) 2 (0.6%); Peter Diamondstone (Liberty Union) 1 (0.3%); Cris Ericson (I) 0 (0.0%); Other (Write-in) 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	661
Median Value	$251,700

Occupied	538	81.4%
Vacant	123	18.6%

Owned	414	77.0%
Rented	124	23.0%
Median Rent	$1,230

Single-Family Units	607	91.8%
Detached	575	87.0%
Attached	32	4.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units	10	1.5%
Mobile Homes	4	0.6%

Fairlee town, VT

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Fairlee town, VT

2022 Housing Data for Fairlee town, VT

2022 Income & Employment Data for Fairlee town, VT

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Fairlee town, VT

Historical Presidential Election Results for Fairlee town, VT

Historical Statewide Election Results for Fairlee town, VT