Barre town, VT

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 7,941 ( 17 from 2010 )
Land area: 30.5 square miles
Population density: 260.1 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	7,327	92.27%	4.2%
Black:	295	3.71%	917.2%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	40	0.50%	54.5%
Hispanic:	224	2.82%	91.5%

Total non-White:	614	7.73%	125.7%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-325	-5.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	342	5.2

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
7,924
7,652	96.57%
29	0.37%
12	0.15%
19	0.24%
88	1.11%
117	1.48%
272	3.43%

2000
7,602
7,407	97.43%
23	0.30%
11	0.14%
23	0.30%
28	0.37%
104	1.37%
195	2.57%

1990
7,411
7,257	97.92%
20	0.27%
6	0.08%
18	0.24%
n/a
110	1.48%
154	2.08%

1980
7,090
6,925	97.67%
0	0.00%
6	0.08%
6	0.08%
n/a
153	2.16%
165	2.33%

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

245	3.2
77	1.0

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

150	2.0
41	0.6

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

332	4.7
-11	-0.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Barre 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
48.9
1,401	17.6%
6,540	82.4%
1,702	21.4%

3,576
2.22

2,362	66.1%
1,889	80.0%
192	8.1%
1,214	33.9%

2010
Number	Percent
44.2
1,741	22.0%
6,183	78.0%
1,341	16.9%

3,228
2.45

2,335	72.3%
1,871	80.1%
183	7.8%
893	27.7%

2000
Number	Percent
39.3
1,963	25.8%
5,639	74.2%
1,059	13.9%

2,924
2.60

2,188	74.8%
1,887	86.2%
173	7.9%
736	25.2%

1990
Number	Percent
35.4
2,061	27.8%
5,350	72.2%
845	11.4%

2,633
2.79

2,076	78.8%
1,822	87.8%
103	5.0%
557	21.2%

1980
Number	Percent
30.5
2,359	33.3%
4,731	66.7%
656	9.3%

2,266
3.09

1,909	84.2%
1,714	89.8%
101	5.3%
357	15.8%

2022 Housing Data for Barre town, VT

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	71	2.0%
$10,000 to $14,999	67	1.9%
$15,000 to $19,999	70	2.0%
$20,000 to $24,999	55	1.5%
$25,000 to $29,999	80	2.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	200	5.6%
$35,000 to $39,999	79	2.2%
$40,000 to $44,999	12	0.3%
$45,000 to $49,999	194	5.4%
$50,000 to $59,999	239	6.7%
$60,000 to $74,999	464	13.0%
$75,000 to $99,999	606	16.9%
$100,000 to $124,999	484	13.5%
$125,000 to $149,999	428	12.0%
$150,000 to $199,999	325	9.1%
$200,000 or more	202	5.6%

Median Household Income	80,391
Per Capita Income	45,974

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	142	4.0%
Public Assistance	65	1.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	183	5.1%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	4,182	85.1%
Unemployed	79	1.6%
In Armed Forces	11	0.2%

Total Labor Force	4,272	87.0%
Not in Labor Force	640	13.0%

Real Unemployment Rate		14.6%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,603	903	64.0%
Non-Profit	269	359	42.8%
Self-Employed	364	198	64.8%

Local Government	143	347	29.2%
State Government	176	247	41.6%
Federal Government	77	53	59.2%

Total Private + Self	1,967	1,101	64.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	665	1,006	39.8%
Total	2,632	2,107	55.5%

Pct. Govt.	22.0%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	815	17.2%
Sales and Office Occupations	892	18.8%
Professional, Technical	1,108	23.4%
Service Occupations	823	17.4%
All others	1,101	23.2%

White Collar		59.4%

Industry
	Number	%
Educational services	668	14.1%
Health care and social assistance	611	12.9%
Construction	575	12.1%
Retail trade	470	9.9%
Public administration	419	8.8%
Finance and insurance	409	8.6%
Manufacturing	316	6.7%
Professional, scientific, technical	236	5.0%
Accommodation and food services	231	4.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	209	4.4%
Other services	176	3.7%
Transportation and warehousing	124	2.6%
Wholesale trade	115	2.4%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	62	1.3%
Information	56	1.2%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	39	0.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing	23	0.5%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	92	1.16%
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	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	132	1.66%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	7,224	94.7%
French, Haitian, Cajun	306	4.0%
Spanish	64	0.8%
German, other Germanic	31	0.4%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Irish	1,382	17.4%
English	1,174	14.8%
French Canadian	1,017	12.8%
French	901	11.3%
Scottish	870	11.0%
Italian	744	9.4%
American	489	6.2%
German	352	4.4%
Scotch-Irish	218	2.7%
Swedish	129	1.6%
Polish	128	1.6%
Welsh	82	1.0%
Canadian	72	0.9%
Lithuanian	70	0.9%
Lebanese	66	0.8%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	7,761	97.7%
Not a citizen	180	2.3%

Native	7,684	96.8%
Foreign-born	257	3.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
66	1.1%	177	2.9%	1,858	30.6%	1,767	29.1%	1,319	21.7%	884	14.6%
Average years of education: 14.1

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	66	1.1%
9-12 Years	177	2.9%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,858	30.6%
Some College	1,767	29.1%
Bach. Degree	1,319	21.7%
Grad Degree	884	14.6%
Average years of education: 14.1

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +231	D +521	D + 11.9%
D +752
2020 vs. 2012	R +359	D +26	R + 1.1%
D +385
2020 vs. 2008	R +225	R +150	R + 4.1%
D +75

2016 vs. 2008	R -6	R +671	R + 16.0%
D -677
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	74%	Joe Biden (D)	2,512	52.7%	Donald Trump* (R)	2,093	43.9%	161	3.4%	4,766	13	-3	1.30%
2016	66%	Donald Trump (R)	1,862	44.7%	Hillary Clinton (D)	1,760	42.2%	546	13.1%	4,168	14	-1	1.32%
2012	63%	Barack Obama* (D)	2,127	54.2%	Mitt Romney (R)	1,734	44.2%	63	1.6%	3,924	13	-3	1.31%
2008	72%	Barack Obama (D)	2,437	55.7%	John McCain (R)	1,868	42.7%	69	1.6%	4,374	12	-3	1.35%
2004	72%	George W. Bush* (R)	2,228	53.0%	John Kerry (D)	1,908	45.4%	64	1.5%	4,200	14	2	1.34%
2000	72%	George W. Bush (R)	2,099	51.5%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	1,778	43.7%	195	4.8%	4,072	11	4	1.38%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Barre town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

2,512

52.7%

Donald Trump* (R)

2,093

43.9%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.2%

Other

104

2.2%

TOTAL

4,766

Turnout: 74%	Diff (St): 13	Diff (US): -3

2016 President, Barre town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

1,760

42.2%

Donald Trump (R)

1,862

44.7%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

139

3.3%

Other

407

9.8%

TOTAL

4,168

Turnout: 66%	Diff (St): 14	Diff (US): -1

2012 President, Barre town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

2,127

54.2%

Mitt Romney (R)

1,734

44.2%

Other

1.6%

TOTAL

3,924

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): 13	Diff (US): -3

2008 President, Barre town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

2,437

55.7%

John McCain (R)

1,868

42.7%

Other

1.6%

TOTAL

4,374

Turnout: 72%	Diff (St): 12	Diff (US): -3

2004 President, Barre town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

2,228

53.0%

John Kerry (D)

1,908

45.4%

Ralph Nader (I)

1.0%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

4,200

Turnout: 72%	Diff (St): 14	Diff (US): 2

2000 President, Barre town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

2,099

51.5%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

1,778

43.7%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

122

3.0%

Other

1.8%

TOTAL

4,072

Turnout: 72%	Diff (St): 11	Diff (US): 4

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Barre town, VT

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	58%	Peter Welch (D)	2,070	55.5%	Gerald Malloy (R)	1,505	40.3%	158 [+]	4.2%	3,733	12	1.30%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Stephen Duke (I) 55 (1.5%); Dawn Ellis (I) 40 (1.1%); Kerry Raheb (I) 15 (0.4%); Natasha Diamondstone-Kohout (Green Mountain) 13 (0.3%); Mark Coester (I) 13 (0.3%); Other (Write-in) 11 (0.3%); Cris Ericson (I) 11 (0.3%);
2022	G	57%	Phil Scott* (R)	3,040	82.1%	Brenda Siegel (D)	458	12.4%	207 [+]	5.6%	3,705	11	1.30%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Kevin Hoyt (I) 91 (2.5%); Peter Duval (I) 65 (1.8%); Bernard Peters (I) 32 (0.9%); Other (Write-in) 19 (0.5%);
2020	G	74%	Phil Scott* (R)	3,997	84.0%	David Zuckerman (D)	590	12.4%	170 [+]	3.6%	4,757	16	1.31%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Other (Write-in) 170 (3.6%);
2018	S1	56%	Bernie Sanders* (I)	1,845	51.5%	Lawrence Zupan (R)	1,461	40.8%	275 [+]	7.7%	3,581	20	1.31%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Other (Write-in) 238 (6.6%); Brad Peacock (I) 23 (0.6%); Russell Beste (I) 14 (0.4%);
2018	G	56%	Phil Scott* (R)	2,767	77.4%	Christine Hallquist (D)	690	19.3%	120 [+]	3.4%	3,577	22	1.31%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Other (Write-in) 63 (1.8%); Trevor Barlow (I) 40 (1.1%); Charles Laramie (I) 17 (0.5%);
2016	S3	67%	Scott Milne (R)	2,225	52.5%	Patrick Leahy* (D)	1,875	44.2%	140 [+]	3.3%	4,240	19	1.35%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Cris Ericson (U.S. Marijuana) 70 (1.7%); Jerry Trudell (I) 45 (1.1%); Other (Write-in) 25 (0.6%);
2016	G	67%	Phil Scott (R)	3,282	77.2%	Sue Minter (D)	909	21.4%	62 [+]	1.5%	4,253	24	1.35%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Bill Lee (Liberty Union) 59 (1.4%); Other (Write-in) 3 (0.1%);
2014	G	46%	Scott Milne (R)	1,980	68.5%	Peter Shumlin* (D)	771	26.7%	139 [+]	4.8%	2,890	23	1.50%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Dan Feliciano (Libertarian) 93 (3.2%); Emily Peyton (I) 22 (0.8%); Peter Diamondstone (Liberty Union) 13 (0.4%); Bernard Peters (I) 4 (0.1%); Cris Ericson (I) 4 (0.1%); Other (Write-in) 3 (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	3,693
Median Value	$238,900

Occupied	3,576	96.8%
Vacant	117	3.2%

Owned	3,047	85.2%
Rented	529	14.8%
Median Rent	$1,139

Single-Family Units	2,898	78.5%
Detached	2,740	74.2%
Attached	158	4.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units	228	6.2%
Mobile Homes	254	6.9%

Barre town, VT

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Barre town, VT

2022 Housing Data for Barre town, VT

2022 Income & Employment Data for Barre town, VT

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Barre town, VT

Historical Presidential Election Results for Barre town, VT

Historical Statewide Election Results for Barre town, VT