Richmond vs Shelburne

A side-by-side comparison of Richmond and Shelburne: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Shelburne has the higher population (6,292 vs 675 in Richmond). Shelburne has the higher median household income ($106,187 vs $62,240 in Richmond). Shelburne has the higher median home value ($496,700 vs $261,900 in Richmond).

Population, income & housing

	Richmond	Shelburne
Population	675	6,292
Median age	36.0 yrs	51.9 yrs
Median household income	$62,240	$106,187
Median home value	$261,900	$496,700
Median gross rent	$1,814	$1,238
Housing units	329	3,020
Homeownership rate	46.1%	70.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	75.6%	69.3%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Richmond	Shelburne
Population	387 → 675 (+74.4%)	525 → 6,292 (+1098.5%)
Median household income	$51,722 → $62,240 (+20.3%)	$82,895 → $106,187 (+28.1%)
Median home value	$258,300 → $261,900 (+1.4%)	$278,600 → $496,700 (+78.3%)
Median gross rent	$967 → $1,814 (+87.6%)	$1,349 → $1,238 (-8.2%)

Richmond

Population

387675

Median household income

$51,722$62,240

Median home value

$258,300$261,900

Median gross rent

$967$1,814

Shelburne

Population

5256,292

Median household income

$82,895$106,187

Median home value

$278,600$496,700

Median gross rent

$1,349$1,238

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Richmond	Shelburne
Under 5	4.7%	3.7%
5 to 17	23.6%	17.0%
18 to 24	0.7%	2.3%
25 to 34	16.6%	3.9%
35 to 44	16.4%	13.9%
45 to 54	16.3%	14.3%
55 to 64	13.0%	14.7%
65 to 74	7.3%	14.4%
75 and over	1.3%	15.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Richmond	Shelburne
White (non-Hispanic)	89.0%	88.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	7.1%	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.3%
Two or more races	0.7%	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino	3.1%	3.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Richmond	Shelburne
No high school diploma	0.0%	3.2%
High school graduate	2.5%	8.5%
Some college or associate's	21.9%	19.0%
Bachelor's degree	30.5%	32.9%
Graduate or professional degree	45.1%	36.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Richmond	Shelburne
Drove alone	63.6%	70.1%
Carpooled	19.9%	4.3%
Public transit	4.0%	1.7%
Walked	0.7%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.8%	22.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Richmond	Shelburne
1-unit, detached	20.1%	57.7%
1-unit, attached	16.7%	8.6%
2 to 4 units	43.5%	5.0%
5 to 19 units	19.8%	6.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	14.5%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	7.7%

Poverty & households

	Richmond	Shelburne
Poverty rate	5.2%	8.7%
Average household size	2.19	2.20
Mean commute (minutes)	23	21
Median year structure built	1938	1984