Vermont
Vermont: the places inside it, the companies based here, and where this atlas has research on it.
state · population 644,663 (registry) · North America · page prepared 2026-11-07
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Vermont at a glance
Rolled up from the 7 regions inside Vermont on this site, with census figures from Statistics Canada.
Who leads Vermont, and how households are doing
Researched 2026-11-10 from official statistics; every figure links to its source.
- Population
- 644,663 persons (annual resident population estimate, Census Bureau via FRED VTPOP, reported in thousands: 644.663) (2025) ↗
- GDP
- 49,657.5 USD millions, nominal (BEA via FRED VTNGSP) (2025) ↗
- Unemployment
- 2.6 % seasonally adjusted (BLS LAUS via FRED VTUR) (2026-09) ↗
- Median household income
- 95,290 USD, current dollars (Census CPS ASEC via FRED MEHOINUSVTA646N) (2025) ↗
- Home ownership
- 75.3 % (Census HVS via FRED VTHOWN) (2025) ↗
- Debt per person with a credit report
- 52,900 USD per person with a credit score, inflation-adjusted (USAFacts from NY Fed CCP/Equifax) (2025) ↗
Home prices in the biggest cities
As each source measures them (benchmark, median or average sale price); not directly comparable across measures.
| City / metro | Price | Measure | As of |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burlington-South Burlington MSA ↗ | 514,000 USD | median listing price (Realtor.com via FRED) | 2026-10 |
| Chittenden County (Burlington) ↗ | 574,900 USD | median listing price (Realtor.com via FRED) | 2026-10 |
| Rutland County (Rutland) ↗ | 450,000 USD | median listing price (Realtor.com via FRED) | 2026-10 |
| Washington County (Montpelier/Barre) ↗ | 429,000 USD | median listing price (Realtor.com via FRED) | 2026-10 |
| Windsor County (Hartford/Springfield) ↗ | 595,000 USD | median listing price (Realtor.com via FRED) | 2026-10 |
Languages
Official-language and home-language figures as the census reports them.
Largest companies in Vermont
Ranked by the measure shown, from the cited ranking or filing.
| Company | Measure | Value | As of |
|---|---|---|---|
| Casella Waste Systems (Rutland) ↗ | revenue | 1.84 USD billions | 2025 |
Worth knowing
- 2026-11Gov. Phil Scott (R) won a sixth two-year term, beating Democrat Amanda Janoo 52.60% to 45.65% (163,153 to 141,572 votes, 99% reporting). ↗
- 2026-11Democrat Molly Gray beat Lt. Gov. John Rodgers (R) 62.7% to 37.1%, returning to the office she held 2021–2023. ↗
- 2026-11Republicans lost legislative seats on Nov 3, 2026, giving Democrats a supermajority in the Vermont legislature while the executive stays split. ↗
- 2025Vermont's 2025 GDP was the lowest among all U.S. states (BEA, as reported by Wikipedia). ↗
- 2025Vermont's population estimate fell from 647,722 (2023) to 644,663 (2025). ↗
- 2025The average Vermonter with a credit score owed $10,300 less than the average American in 2025. ↗
Census
US Census Bureau American Community Survey.
- French, Haitian, or Cajun8,240 · 1.3%
- Spanish7,829 · 1.2%
- Other Indo-European languages5,466 · 0.8%
- Russian, Polish, or other Slavic languages3,118 · 0.5%
- Other Asian and Pacific Island languages2,032 · 0.3%
- German or other West Germanic languages1,939 · 0.3%
- Other and unspecified languages1,914 · 0.3%
- Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)1,495 · 0.2%
Largest places in Vermont
By registry population; places with a full /local page are marked.
- 1.Burlington, Vermont full44,743
- 2.Brattleboro, VT/NH12,106
- 3.Montpelier, VT8,074
- 4.Stowe, Vermont full5,223
- 5.Manchester, Vermont4,484
- 6.Killington, Vermont1,407
Inside Vermont
7 regions have Vermont as their parent.
Companies based in Vermont
1 in the Research Upon company directory list their headquarters here, and 13 across Vermont and the places inside it — search them all below.
| Company | Industry | Founded |
|---|---|---|
| National Bank of Middlebury | Finance |
areaAbout this page: figures for the whole of Vermont are rolled up from every region inside it; each place inside has a page of its own, and the companies headquartered here are listed above.