Chelsea vs Randolph

A side-by-side comparison of Chelsea and Randolph: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Randolph has the higher population (1,946 vs 416 in Chelsea). Randolph has the higher median household income ($59,203 vs $45,333 in Chelsea). Randolph has the higher median home value ($225,800 vs $139,200 in Chelsea).

Population, income & housing

	Chelsea	Randolph
Population	416	1,946
Median age	40.9 yrs	49.6 yrs
Median household income	$45,333	$59,203
Median home value	$139,200	$225,800
Median gross rent	$1,076	$961
Housing units	231	1,042
Homeownership rate	71.0%	50.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.4%	38.1%
Unemployment rate	8.9%	4.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chelsea	Randolph
Population	475 → 416 (-12.4%)	2,158 → 1,946 (-9.8%)
Median household income	$51,563 → $45,333 (-12.1%)	$48,636 → $59,203 (+21.7%)
Median home value	$116,700 → $139,200 (+19.3%)	$173,200 → $225,800 (+30.4%)
Median gross rent	$680 → $1,076 (+58.2%)	$770 → $961 (+24.8%)

Chelsea

Population

475416

Median household income

$51,563$45,333

Median home value

$116,700$139,200

Median gross rent

$680$1,076

Randolph

Population

2,1581,946

Median household income

$48,636$59,203

Median home value

$173,200$225,800

Median gross rent

$770$961

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chelsea	Randolph
Under 5	2.9%	3.8%
5 to 17	16.8%	11.3%
18 to 24	5.0%	12.3%
25 to 34	14.4%	11.5%
35 to 44	12.0%	9.1%
45 to 54	10.1%	11.1%
55 to 64	11.5%	17.6%
65 to 74	10.1%	12.7%
75 and over	17.1%	10.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chelsea	Randolph
White (non-Hispanic)	94.7%	91.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.8%	6.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.5%	1.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chelsea	Randolph
No high school diploma	8.3%	1.2%
High school graduate	38.0%	32.2%
Some college or associate's	33.2%	28.5%
Bachelor's degree	16.9%	16.7%
Graduate or professional degree	3.5%	21.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chelsea	Randolph
Drove alone	60.4%	72.7%
Carpooled	25.8%	1.4%
Public transit	0.0%	1.6%
Walked	1.9%	6.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.9%	17.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chelsea	Randolph
1-unit, detached	78.8%	57.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	7.4%	26.2%
5 to 19 units	9.5%	6.7%
20 or more units	4.3%	7.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.7%

Poverty & households

	Chelsea	Randolph
Poverty rate	21.4%	19.0%
Average household size	2.23	1.91
Mean commute (minutes)	32	20
Median year structure built	1938	1938