Hardwick vs St. Johnsbury

A side-by-side comparison of Hardwick and St. Johnsbury: population, income, housing, and more.

Hardwick and St. Johnsbury are places in Vermont. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

St. Johnsbury has the higher population (5,945 vs 1,047 in Hardwick). St. Johnsbury has the higher median household income ($49,033 vs $41,667 in Hardwick). Hardwick has the higher median home value ($175,300 vs $171,900 in St. Johnsbury).

Population, income & housing

	Hardwick	St. Johnsbury
Population	1,047	5,945
Median age	57.6 yrs	43.8 yrs
Median household income	$41,667	$49,033
Median home value	$175,300	$171,900
Median gross rent	$806	$887
Housing units	595	2,963
Homeownership rate	50.7%	53.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.1%	28.9%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	4.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hardwick	St. Johnsbury
Population	1,079 → 1,047 (-3.0%)	5,865 → 5,945 (+1.4%)
Median household income	$42,907 → $41,667 (-2.9%)	$37,889 → $49,033 (+29.4%)
Median home value	$82,800 → $175,300 (+111.7%)	$139,900 → $171,900 (+22.9%)
Median gross rent	$796 → $806 (+1.3%)	$753 → $887 (+17.8%)

Hardwick

Population

1,0791,047

Median household income

$42,907$41,667

Median home value

$82,800$175,300

Median gross rent

$796$806

St. Johnsbury

Population

5,8655,945

Median household income

$37,889$49,033

Median home value

$139,900$171,900

Median gross rent

$753$887

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hardwick	St. Johnsbury
Under 5	5.3%	3.7%
5 to 17	6.4%	17.0%
18 to 24	17.4%	9.3%
25 to 34	7.5%	9.0%
35 to 44	4.2%	12.0%
45 to 54	2.0%	12.3%
55 to 64	18.3%	14.7%
65 to 74	25.8%	13.5%
75 and over	13.1%	8.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hardwick	St. Johnsbury
White (non-Hispanic)	85.0%	89.4%
Black or African American	3.7%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.5%
Asian	0.0%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.8%
Two or more races	11.3%	5.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hardwick	St. Johnsbury
No high school diploma	2.8%	7.4%
High school graduate	54.6%	37.5%
Some college or associate's	28.4%	26.1%
Bachelor's degree	10.1%	16.3%
Graduate or professional degree	4.0%	12.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hardwick	St. Johnsbury
Drove alone	72.3%	70.2%
Carpooled	5.7%	8.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	11.5%	4.9%
Bicycle	4.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.2%	14.6%
Other means	0.0%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hardwick	St. Johnsbury
1-unit, detached	62.2%	49.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	6.4%	31.4%
5 to 19 units	19.0%	10.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	4.5%
Mobile home & other	12.4%	3.0%

Poverty & households

	Hardwick	St. Johnsbury
Poverty rate	13.6%	20.4%
Average household size	1.95	2.10
Mean commute (minutes)	25	18
Median year structure built	1938	1938