Townshend town, VT

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 1,617 ( 385 from 2010 )
Land area: 42.2 square miles
Population density: 38.3 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,495	92.46%	27.0%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	10	0.62%	900.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	49	3.03%	250.0%
Hispanic:	49	3.03%	96.0%

Total non-White:	122	7.54%	121.8%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	318	31.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	67	6.6

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
1,232
1,177	95.54%
6	0.49%
1	0.08%
8	0.65%
14	1.14%
25	2.03%
55	4.46%

2000
1,149
1,132	98.52%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
6	0.52%
6	0.52%
5	0.44%
17	1.48%

1990
1,019
1,001	98.23%
2	0.20%
10	0.98%
6	0.59%
n/a
0	0.00%
18	1.77%

1980
849
845	99.53%
4	0.47%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
4	0.47%

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

45	3.9
38	3.3

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

131	12.9
-1	-0.1

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

156	18.4
14	1.6

Age, Family & Household Data for Townshend 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
57.3
168	10.4%
1,449	89.6%
374	23.1%

630
2.53

388	61.6%
361	93.0%
10	2.6%
242	38.4%

2010
Number	Percent
47.8
238	19.3%
994	80.7%
241	19.6%

574
2.15

325	56.6%
264	81.2%
17	5.2%
249	43.4%

2000
Number	Percent
42.0
269	23.4%
880	76.6%
196	17.1%

474
2.36

328	69.2%
264	80.5%
14	4.3%
146	30.8%

1990
Number	Percent
37.4
238	23.4%
781	76.6%
167	16.4%

398
2.51

278	69.8%
225	80.9%
18	6.5%
120	30.2%

1980
Number	Percent
33.7
239	28.2%
610	71.8%
159	18.7%

316
2.60

224	70.9%
198	88.4%
13	5.8%
92	29.1%

2022 Housing Data for Townshend town, VT

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	20	3.2%
$10,000 to $14,999	7	1.1%
$15,000 to $19,999	36	5.7%
$20,000 to $24,999	11	1.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	13	2.1%
$30,000 to $34,999	29	4.6%
$35,000 to $39,999	39	6.2%
$40,000 to $44,999	26	4.1%
$45,000 to $49,999	46	7.3%
$50,000 to $59,999	29	4.6%
$60,000 to $74,999	51	8.1%
$75,000 to $99,999	73	11.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	68	10.8%
$125,000 to $149,999	11	1.7%
$150,000 to $199,999	47	7.5%
$200,000 or more	124	19.7%

Median Household Income	77,679
Per Capita Income	50,599

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	31	4.9%
Public Assistance	7	1.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	63	10.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	766	74.2%
Unemployed	6	0.6%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	772	74.7%
Not in Labor Force	261	25.3%

Real Unemployment Rate		25.8%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	209	186	52.9%
Non-Profit	47	60	43.9%
Self-Employed	91	44	67.4%

Local Government	49	22	69.0%
State Government	14	115	10.9%
Federal Government	4	13	23.5%

Total Private + Self	300	230	56.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	114	210	35.2%
Total	414	440	48.5%

Pct. Govt.	25.4%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	210	24.6%
Sales and Office Occupations	147	17.2%
Professional, Technical	157	18.4%
Service Occupations	146	17.1%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	13	1.5%
All others	194	22.7%

White Collar		60.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	177	20.7%
Public administration	154	18.0%
Construction	97	11.4%
Retail trade	91	10.7%
Manufacturing	79	9.3%
Professional, scientific, technical	53	6.2%
Educational services	34	4.0%
Accommodation and food services	33	3.9%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	28	3.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	28	3.3%
Other services	26	3.0%
Real estate and rental and leasing	15	1.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	12	1.4%
Finance and insurance	8	0.9%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	6	0.7%
Wholesale trade	5	0.6%
Information	4	0.5%
Transportation and warehousing	4	0.5%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	3	0.19%
Puerto Rican	7	0.43%
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	39	2.41%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,519	97.1%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	23	1.5%
French, Haitian, Cajun	9	0.6%
German, other Germanic	9	0.6%
Spanish	4	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Irish	540	33.4%
English	348	21.5%
German	267	16.5%
Italian	126	7.8%
French	73	4.5%
Polish	55	3.4%
Norwegian	51	3.2%
Scottish	33	2.0%
European	31	1.9%
Swedish	31	1.9%
French Canadian	22	1.4%
Ukrainian	20	1.2%
American	15	0.9%
Scotch-Irish	15	0.9%
Eastern European	11	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,610	99.6%
Not a citizen	7	0.4%

Native	1,581	97.8%
Foreign-born	36	2.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
3	0.2%	36	2.6%	392	28.6%	311	22.7%	356	25.9%	275	20.0%
Average years of education: 14.6

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	3	0.2%
9-12 Years	36	2.6%
H.S. Grad or GED	392	28.6%
Some College	311	22.7%
Bach. Degree	356	25.9%
Grad Degree	275	20.0%
Average years of education: 14.6

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +17	D +124	D + 8.0%
D +141
2020 vs. 2012	R +0	D +104	D + 8.3%
D +104
2020 vs. 2008	R -9	D +72	D + 6.6%
D +63

2016 vs. 2008	R -26	R +52	R + 1.4%
D -78
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	58%	Joe Biden (D)	553	71.9%	Donald Trump* (R)	191	24.8%	25	3.3%	769	-6	-22	0.21%
2016	57%	Hillary Clinton (D)	412	60.4%	Donald Trump (R)	174	25.5%	96	14.1%	682	-5	-20	0.22%
2012	61%	Barack Obama* (D)	449	69.2%	Mitt Romney (R)	191	29.4%	9	1.4%	649	-2	-18	0.22%
2008	72%	Barack Obama (D)	490	69.8%	John McCain (R)	200	28.5%	12	1.7%	702	-2	-17	0.22%
2004	71%	John Kerry (D)	404	61.3%	George W. Bush* (R)	243	36.9%	12	1.8%	659	-2	-14	0.21%
2000	68%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	293	49.1%	George W. Bush (R)	239	40.0%	65	10.9%	597	-1	-8	0.20%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Townshend town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

553

71.9%

Donald Trump* (R)

191

24.8%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.0%

Other

2.2%

TOTAL

769

Turnout: 58%	Diff (St): -6	Diff (US): -22

2016 President, Townshend town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

412

60.4%

Donald Trump (R)

174

25.5%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2.5%

Other

11.6%

TOTAL

682

Turnout: 57%	Diff (St): -5	Diff (US): -20

2012 President, Townshend town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

449

69.2%

Mitt Romney (R)

191

29.4%

Other

1.4%

TOTAL

649

Turnout: 61%	Diff (St): -2	Diff (US): -18

2008 President, Townshend town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

490

69.8%

John McCain (R)

200

28.5%

Other

1.7%

TOTAL

702

Turnout: 72%	Diff (St): -2	Diff (US): -17

2004 President, Townshend town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

243

36.9%

John Kerry (D)

404

61.3%

Ralph Nader (I)

1.2%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

659

Turnout: 71%	Diff (St): -2	Diff (US): -14

2000 President, Townshend town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

239

40.0%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

293

49.1%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

9.2%

Other

1.7%

TOTAL

597

Turnout: 68%	Diff (St): -1	Diff (US): -8

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Townshend town, VT

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	43%	Peter Welch (D)	423	73.4%	Gerald Malloy (R)	122	21.2%	31 [+]	5.4%	576	-7	0.20%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Mark Coester (I) 10 (1.7%); Natasha Diamondstone-Kohout (Green Mountain) 9 (1.6%); Cris Ericson (I) 5 (0.9%); Kerry Raheb (I) 4 (0.7%); Dawn Ellis (I) 3 (0.5%);
2022	G	42%	Phil Scott* (R)	357	63.0%	Brenda Siegel (D)	181	31.9%	29 [+]	5.1%	567	-8	0.20%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Kevin Hoyt (I) 16 (2.8%); Peter Duval (I) 9 (1.6%); Bernard Peters (I) 4 (0.7%);
2020	G	56%	Phil Scott* (R)	417	55.7%	David Zuckerman (D)	284	38.0%	47 [+]	6.3%	748	-13	0.21%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Other (Write-in) 47 (6.3%);
2018	S1	47%	Bernie Sanders* (I)	444	74.9%	Lawrence Zupan (R)	119	20.1%	30 [+]	5.1%	593	-4	0.22%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Other (Write-in) 17 (2.9%); Brad Peacock (I) 8 (1.3%); Russell Beste (I) 5 (0.8%);
2018	G	47%	Christine Hallquist (D)	305	51.3%	Phil Scott* (R)	241	40.5%	49 [+]	8.2%	595	-10	0.22%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Other (Write-in) 25 (4.2%); Charles Laramie (I) 18 (3.0%); Trevor Barlow (I) 6 (1.0%);
2016	S3	55%	Patrick Leahy* (D)	408	61.4%	Scott Milne (R)	180	27.1%	77 [+]	11.6%	665	-6	0.21%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Cris Ericson (U.S. Marijuana) 36 (5.4%); Other (Write-in) 31 (4.7%); Jerry Trudell (I) 10 (1.5%);
2016	G	56%	Sue Minter (D)	348	51.6%	Phil Scott (R)	268	39.8%	58 [+]	8.6%	674	-13	0.21%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Bill Lee (Liberty Union) 56 (8.3%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.3%);
2014	G	31%	Peter Shumlin* (D)	202	56.9%	Scott Milne (R)	120	33.8%	33 [+]	9.3%	355	-11	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Dan Feliciano (Libertarian) 11 (3.1%); Emily Peyton (I) 10 (2.8%); Peter Diamondstone (Liberty Union) 7 (2.0%); Cris Ericson (I) 2 (0.6%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.6%); Bernard Peters (I) 1 (0.3%);

*: 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	847
Median Value	$247,000

Occupied	630	74.4%
Vacant	217	25.6%

Owned	494	78.4%
Rented	136	21.6%
Median Rent	$1,142

Single-Family Units	723	85.4%
Detached	715	84.4%
Attached	8	0.9%
Buldings with 5+ Units	66	7.8%
Mobile Homes	35	4.1%

Townshend town, VT

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Townshend town, VT

2022 Housing Data for Townshend town, VT

2022 Income & Employment Data for Townshend town, VT

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Townshend town, VT

Historical Presidential Election Results for Townshend town, VT

Historical Statewide Election Results for Townshend town, VT