Cambridge vs Wolcott

A side-by-side comparison of Cambridge and Wolcott: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Wolcott has the higher population (209 vs 173 in Cambridge). Cambridge has the higher median household income ($50,595 vs $39,904 in Wolcott). Cambridge has the higher median home value ($241,100 vs $155,600 in Wolcott).

Population, income & housing

	Cambridge	Wolcott
Population	173	209
Median age	32.8 yrs	42.4 yrs
Median household income	$50,595	$39,904
Median home value	$241,100	$155,600
Median gross rent	$1,090	$1,091
Housing units	104	143
Homeownership rate	29.8%	57.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	37.1%	15.2%
Unemployment rate	1.5%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cambridge	Wolcott
Population	245 → 173 (-29.4%)	180 → 209 (+16.1%)
Median household income	$63,625 → $50,595 (-20.5%)	$60,703 → $39,904 (-34.3%)
Median home value	$181,300 → $241,100 (+33.0%)	$144,300 → $155,600 (+7.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,008 → $1,090 (+8.1%)	$759 → $1,091 (+43.7%)

Cambridge

Population

245173

Median household income

$63,625$50,595

Median home value

$181,300$241,100

Median gross rent

$1,008$1,090

Wolcott

Population

180209

Median household income

$60,703$39,904

Median home value

$144,300$155,600

Median gross rent

$759$1,091

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cambridge	Wolcott
Under 5	3.5%	0.0%
5 to 17	5.8%	22.5%
18 to 24	14.5%	1.9%
25 to 34	37.0%	12.9%
35 to 44	7.5%	17.2%
45 to 54	8.1%	24.9%
55 to 64	15.6%	7.2%
65 to 74	7.5%	12.0%
75 and over	0.6%	1.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cambridge	Wolcott
White (non-Hispanic)	86.7%	98.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	8.7%	0.0%
Asian	0.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.6%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.5%	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cambridge	Wolcott
No high school diploma	10.6%	12.7%
High school graduate	21.2%	51.9%
Some college or associate's	31.1%	20.3%
Bachelor's degree	21.2%	2.5%
Graduate or professional degree	15.9%	12.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cambridge	Wolcott
Drove alone	86.5%	96.4%
Carpooled	6.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.5%	3.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cambridge	Wolcott
1-unit, detached	34.6%	55.9%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	48.1%	7.0%
5 to 19 units	16.3%	35.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	2.1%

Poverty & households

	Cambridge	Wolcott
Poverty rate	6.9%	4.8%
Average household size	1.63	1.95
Mean commute (minutes)	32	19
Median year structure built	1938	1967