West Fairlee town, VT

Orange County, VT

2022 population: 786 ( 134 from 2010 )
Land area: 22.6 square miles
Population density: 34.9 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	764	97.20%	21.1%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	2	0.25%	33.3%
Asian:	3	0.38%	0.0%
2+ races:	12	1.53%	33.3%
Hispanic:	5	0.64%	0.0%

Total non-White:	22	2.80%	4.8%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	133	24.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	1	0.2

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
652
631	96.78%
1	0.15%
3	0.46%
0	0.00%
9	1.38%
5	0.77%
21	3.22%

2000
713
713	100.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%

1990
633
611	96.52%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
2	0.32%
n/a
0	0.00%
22	3.48%

1980
423
423	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

-82	-11.5
21	2.9

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

102	16.1
-22	-3.5

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

188	44.4
22	5.2

Age, Family & Household Data for West 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
50.4
137	17.4%
649	82.6%
221	28.1%

339
2.32

199	58.7%
162	81.4%
18	9.0%
140	41.3%

2010
Number	Percent
41.8
147	22.5%
505	77.5%
85	13.0%

275
2.37

183	66.5%
140	76.5%
16	8.7%
92	33.5%

2000
Number	Percent
35.8
183	25.7%
530	74.3%
69	9.7%

282
2.53

200	70.9%
162	81.0%
13	6.5%
82	29.1%

1990
Number	Percent
29.9
194	30.6%
439	69.4%
49	7.7%

224
2.83

169	75.4%
151	89.3%
8	4.7%
55	24.6%

1980
Number	Percent
32.6
113	26.7%
310	73.3%
51	12.1%

159
2.66

126	79.2%
115	91.3%
8	6.3%
33	20.8%

2022 Housing Data for West Fairlee town, VT

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	3	0.9%
$10,000 to $14,999	5	1.5%
$15,000 to $19,999	21	6.2%
$20,000 to $24,999	15	4.4%
$25,000 to $29,999	12	3.5%
$30,000 to $34,999	21	6.2%
$35,000 to $39,999	3	0.9%
$40,000 to $44,999	5	1.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	12	3.5%
$50,000 to $59,999	56	16.5%
$60,000 to $74,999	27	8.0%
$75,000 to $99,999	48	14.2%
$100,000 to $124,999	45	13.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	39	11.5%
$150,000 to $199,999	2	0.6%
$200,000 or more	25	7.4%

Median Household Income	69,861
Per Capita Income	35,962

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	8	2.4%
Public Assistance	21	6.2%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	32	9.4%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	349	77.2%
Unemployed	0	0.0%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	349	77.2%
Not in Labor Force	103	22.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		22.8%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	124	52	70.5%
Non-Profit	46	76	37.7%
Self-Employed	13	23	36.1%

Local Government	8	47	14.5%
State Government	5	5	50.0%
Federal Government	9	9	50.0%

Total Private + Self	137	75	64.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	68	137	33.2%
Total	205	212	49.2%

Pct. Govt.	19.9%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	55	13.2%
Sales and Office Occupations	79	18.9%
Professional, Technical	125	30.0%
Service Occupations	70	16.8%
All others	88	21.1%

White Collar		62.1%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	81	19.4%
Retail trade	75	18.0%
Educational services	52	12.5%
Manufacturing	42	10.1%
Construction	29	7.0%
Accommodation and food services	28	6.7%
Public administration	22	5.3%
Other services	18	4.3%
Transportation and warehousing	17	4.1%
Wholesale trade	17	4.1%
Real estate and rental and leasing	15	3.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	12	2.9%
Information	5	1.2%
Professional, scientific, technical	4	1.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	0	0.00%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
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	5	0.64%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	5	0.64%
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	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	3	0.38%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	755	98.6%
German, other Germanic	7	0.9%
Other Indo-European	4	0.5%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	121	15.4%
French	109	13.9%
Irish	80	10.2%
American	68	8.7%
Italian	52	6.6%
French Canadian	42	5.3%
German	38	4.8%
Swedish	26	3.3%
Scottish	17	2.2%
British	16	2.0%
Austrian	4	0.5%
Northern European	4	0.5%
Romanian	4	0.5%
Norwegian	3	0.4%
Lithuanian	2	0.3%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	786	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	771	98.1%
Foreign-born	15	1.9%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
17	2.9%	23	4.0%	240	41.2%	96	16.5%	134	23.0%	72	12.4%
Average years of education: 13.6

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	17	2.9%
9-12 Years	23	4.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	240	41.2%
Some College	96	16.5%
Bach. Degree	134	23.0%
Grad Degree	72	12.4%
Average years of education: 13.6

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +28	D +30	D + 2.5%
D +58
2020 vs. 2012	R +32	R +8	R + 8.1%
D +24
2020 vs. 2008	R +25	R +26	R + 10.2%
D -1

2016 vs. 2008	R -3	R +56	R + 12.7%
D -59
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	56%	Joe Biden (D)	219	61.3%	Donald Trump* (R)	125	35.0%	13	3.6%	357	4	-12	0.10%
2016	51%	Hillary Clinton (D)	161	54.2%	Donald Trump (R)	97	32.7%	39	13.1%	297	2	-13	0.09%
2012	56%	Barack Obama* (D)	195	65.7%	Mitt Romney (R)	93	31.3%	9	3.0%	297	0	-16	0.10%
2008	64%	Barack Obama (D)	220	67.7%	John McCain (R)	100	30.8%	5	1.5%	325	0	-15	0.10%
2004	62%	John Kerry (D)	164	50.8%	George W. Bush* (R)	152	47.1%	7	2.2%	323	8	-4	0.10%
2000	58%	George W. Bush (R)	156	50.6%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	134	43.5%	18	5.8%	308	10	3	0.10%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, West Fairlee town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

219

61.3%

Donald Trump* (R)

125

35.0%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.1%

Other

2.5%

TOTAL

357

Turnout: 56%	Diff (St): 4	Diff (US): -12

2016 President, West Fairlee town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

161

54.2%

Donald Trump (R)

32.7%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

5.1%

Other

8.1%

TOTAL

297

Turnout: 51%	Diff (St): 2	Diff (US): -13

2012 President, West Fairlee town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

195

65.7%

Mitt Romney (R)

31.3%

Other

3.0%

TOTAL

297

Turnout: 56%	Diff (St): 0	Diff (US): -16

2008 President, West Fairlee town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

220

67.7%

John McCain (R)

100

30.8%

Other

1.5%

TOTAL

325

Turnout: 64%	Diff (St): 0	Diff (US): -15

2004 President, West Fairlee town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

152

47.1%

John Kerry (D)

164

50.8%

Ralph Nader (I)

1.5%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

323

Turnout: 62%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): -4

2000 President, West Fairlee town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

156

50.6%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

134

43.5%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

3.9%

Other

1.9%

TOTAL

308

Turnout: 58%	Diff (St): 10	Diff (US): 3

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for West Fairlee town, VT

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	44%	Peter Welch (D)	191	67.7%	Gerald Malloy (R)	82	29.1%	9 [+]	3.2%	282	1	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Natasha Diamondstone-Kohout (Green Mountain) 3 (1.1%); Kerry Raheb (I) 3 (1.1%); Stephen Duke (I) 3 (1.1%);
2022	G	43%	Phil Scott* (R)	203	73.8%	Brenda Siegel (D)	63	22.9%	9 [+]	3.3%	275	3	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Peter Duval (I) 4 (1.5%); Kevin Hoyt (I) 3 (1.1%); Bernard Peters (I) 2 (0.7%);
2020	G	55%	Phil Scott* (R)	239	68.1%	David Zuckerman (D)	100	28.5%	12 [+]	3.4%	351	0	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Other (Write-in) 12 (3.4%);
2018	S1	41%	Bernie Sanders* (I)	175	70.3%	Lawrence Zupan (R)	67	26.9%	7 [+]	2.8%	249	1	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Other (Write-in) 4 (1.6%); Brad Peacock (I) 2 (0.8%); Russell Beste (I) 1 (0.4%);
2018	G	41%	Phil Scott* (R)	136	54.2%	Christine Hallquist (D)	106	42.2%	9 [+]	3.6%	251	-1	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Other (Write-in) 5 (2.0%); Trevor Barlow (I) 3 (1.2%); Charles Laramie (I) 1 (0.4%);
2016	S3	50%	Patrick Leahy* (D)	166	56.8%	Scott Milne (R)	100	34.2%	26 [+]	8.9%	292	1	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Cris Ericson (U.S. Marijuana) 13 (4.5%); Other (Write-in) 7 (2.4%); Jerry Trudell (I) 6 (2.1%);
2016	G	50%	Phil Scott (R)	160	54.2%	Sue Minter (D)	127	43.1%	8 [+]	2.7%	295	1	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Bill Lee (Liberty Union) 8 (2.7%);
2014	G	29%	Peter Shumlin* (D)	79	49.1%	Scott Milne (R)	72	44.7%	10 [+]	6.2%	161	0	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Dan Feliciano (Libertarian) 4 (2.5%); Bernard Peters (I) 2 (1.2%); Peter Diamondstone (Liberty Union) 2 (1.2%); Cris Ericson (I) 1 (0.6%); Emily Peyton (I) 1 (0.6%); 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	392
Median Value	$195,500

Occupied	339	86.5%
Vacant	53	13.5%

Owned	292	86.1%
Rented	47	13.9%
Median Rent	$892

Single-Family Units	321	81.9%
Detached	318	81.1%
Attached	3	0.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	49	12.5%

West Fairlee town, VT

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for West Fairlee town, VT

2022 Housing Data for West Fairlee town, VT

2022 Income & Employment Data for West Fairlee town, VT

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for West Fairlee town, VT

Historical Presidential Election Results for West Fairlee town, VT

Historical Statewide Election Results for West Fairlee town, VT