St. Albans vs Swanton

A side-by-side comparison of St. Albans and Swanton: population, income, housing, and more.

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

St. Albans has the higher population (6,910 vs 2,732 in Swanton). Swanton has the higher median household income ($71,307 vs $53,370 in St. Albans). St. Albans has the higher median home value ($245,600 vs $210,000 in Swanton).

Population, income & housing

	St. Albans	Swanton
Population	6,910	2,732
Median age	38.3 yrs	39.2 yrs
Median household income	$53,370	$71,307
Median home value	$245,600	$210,000
Median gross rent	$1,166	$1,021
Housing units	3,305	978
Homeownership rate	51.7%	70.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.9%	12.8%
Unemployment rate	1.7%	6.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	St. Albans	Swanton
Population	6,804 → 6,910 (+1.6%)	2,450 → 2,732 (+11.5%)
Median household income	$53,647 → $53,370 (-0.5%)	$55,868 → $71,307 (+27.6%)
Median home value	$180,800 → $245,600 (+35.8%)	$171,400 → $210,000 (+22.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,005 → $1,166 (+16.0%)	$769 → $1,021 (+32.8%)

St. Albans

Population

6,8046,910

Median household income

$53,647$53,370

Median home value

$180,800$245,600

Median gross rent

$1,005$1,166

Swanton

Population

2,4502,732

Median household income

$55,868$71,307

Median home value

$171,400$210,000

Median gross rent

$769$1,021

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	St. Albans	Swanton
Under 5	6.2%	5.7%
5 to 17	12.9%	19.7%
18 to 24	9.7%	9.1%
25 to 34	16.1%	8.4%
35 to 44	15.3%	17.6%
45 to 54	12.3%	13.3%
55 to 64	11.9%	9.6%
65 to 74	10.4%	9.0%
75 and over	5.2%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	St. Albans	Swanton
White (non-Hispanic)	91.5%	91.3%
Black or African American	0.5%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.3%	0.4%
Asian	0.0%	4.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.2%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	1.0%	1.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	St. Albans	Swanton
No high school diploma	9.6%	9.2%
High school graduate	30.7%	46.0%
Some college or associate's	30.7%	32.0%
Bachelor's degree	20.5%	7.4%
Graduate or professional degree	8.5%	5.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	St. Albans	Swanton
Drove alone	67.9%	70.6%
Carpooled	18.4%	21.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.1%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.7%	6.2%
Other means	1.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	St. Albans	Swanton
1-unit, detached	45.6%	65.0%
1-unit, attached	3.4%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	33.6%	21.6%
5 to 19 units	10.9%	7.0%
20 or more units	5.9%	0.3%
Mobile home & other	0.6%	6.1%

Poverty & households

	St. Albans	Swanton
Poverty rate	20.7%	17.6%
Average household size	2.27	3.04
Mean commute (minutes)	23	22
Median year structure built	1944	1951