Barnet vs West Burke

A side-by-side comparison of Barnet and West Burke: population, income, housing, and more.

Barnet and West Burke are places in Vermont. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

West Burke has the higher population (165 vs 92 in Barnet). West Burke has the higher median home value ($220,000 vs $189,600 in Barnet). Since 2019, Barnet's population has grown faster (-41.4% vs -46.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Barnet	West Burke
Population	92	165
Median age	25.5 yrs	45.8 yrs
Median household income	—	$24,444
Median home value	$189,600	$220,000
Median gross rent	—	$933
Housing units	30	143
Homeownership rate	56.7%	55.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	34.8%	16.9%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	16.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Barnet	West Burke
Population	157 → 92 (-41.4%)	311 → 165 (-46.9%)
Median household income	$37,083 → $36,667 (-1.1%)	$39,167 → $24,444 (-37.6%)
Median home value	$164,600 → $189,600 (+15.2%)	$134,200 → $220,000 (+63.9%)
Median gross rent	—	$330 → $933 (+182.7%)

Barnet

Population

15792

Median household income

$37,083$36,667

Median home value

$164,600$189,600

West Burke

Population

311165

Median household income

$39,167$24,444

Median home value

$134,200$220,000

Median gross rent

$330$933

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Barnet	West Burke
Under 5	10.9%	10.3%
5 to 17	39.1%	1.8%
18 to 24	0.0%	12.7%
25 to 34	0.0%	13.3%
35 to 44	22.8%	7.3%
45 to 54	0.0%	15.2%
55 to 64	10.9%	12.1%
65 to 74	14.1%	20.6%
75 and over	2.2%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Barnet	West Burke
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	91.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	6.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Barnet	West Burke
No high school diploma	0.0%	16.1%
High school graduate	0.0%	28.2%
Some college or associate's	65.2%	38.7%
Bachelor's degree	21.7%	13.7%
Graduate or professional degree	13.0%	3.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Barnet	West Burke
Drove alone	77.8%	79.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	1.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.8%	19.4%
Other means	7.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Barnet	West Burke
1-unit, detached	56.7%	61.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	43.3%	14.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	20.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	3.5%

Poverty & households

	Barnet	West Burke
Poverty rate	72.8%	23.0%
Average household size	3.07	1.92
Mean commute (minutes)	—	28
Median year structure built	1938	1938