Richmond vs West Charlotte

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

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

Richmond has the higher population (675 vs 187 in West Charlotte). West Charlotte has the higher median household income ($105,547 vs $62,240 in Richmond). West Charlotte has the higher median home value ($436,800 vs $261,900 in Richmond).

Population, income & housing

	Richmond	West Charlotte
Population	675	187
Median age	36.0 yrs	51.4 yrs
Median household income	$62,240	$105,547
Median home value	$261,900	$436,800
Median gross rent	$1,814	—
Housing units	329	75
Homeownership rate	46.1%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	75.6%	41.8%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Richmond	West Charlotte
Population	387 → 675 (+74.4%)	172 → 187 (+8.7%)
Median household income	$51,722 → $62,240 (+20.3%)	$152,614 → $105,547 (-30.8%)
Median home value	$258,300 → $261,900 (+1.4%)	$319,400 → $436,800 (+36.8%)
Median gross rent	$967 → $1,814 (+87.6%)	—

Richmond

Population

387675

Median household income

$51,722$62,240

Median home value

$258,300$261,900

Median gross rent

$967$1,814

West Charlotte

Population

172187

Median household income

$152,614$105,547

Median home value

$319,400$436,800

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Richmond	West Charlotte
Under 5	4.7%	16.6%
5 to 17	23.6%	11.8%
18 to 24	0.7%	0.0%
25 to 34	16.6%	13.9%
35 to 44	16.4%	3.2%
45 to 54	16.3%	15.0%
55 to 64	13.0%	31.6%
65 to 74	7.3%	8.0%
75 and over	1.3%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Richmond	West Charlotte
White (non-Hispanic)	89.0%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	7.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.7%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.1%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Richmond	West Charlotte
No high school diploma	0.0%	0.0%
High school graduate	2.5%	34.3%
Some college or associate's	21.9%	23.9%
Bachelor's degree	30.5%	25.4%
Graduate or professional degree	45.1%	16.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Richmond	West Charlotte
Drove alone	63.6%	67.6%
Carpooled	19.9%	14.8%
Public transit	4.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.7%	17.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.8%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Richmond	West Charlotte
1-unit, detached	20.1%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	16.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	43.5%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	19.8%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Richmond	West Charlotte
Poverty rate	5.2%	13.9%
Average household size	2.19	2.49
Mean commute (minutes)	23	10
Median year structure built	1938	1984