Barton vs Derby Center

A side-by-side comparison of Barton and Derby Center: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Barton has the higher population (697 vs 684 in Derby Center). Derby Center has the higher median household income ($55,625 vs $35,341 in Barton). Derby Center has the higher median home value ($203,800 vs $133,800 in Barton).

Population, income & housing

	Barton	Derby Center
Population	697	684
Median age	41.7 yrs	52.0 yrs
Median household income	$35,341	$55,625
Median home value	$133,800	$203,800
Median gross rent	$746	$1,096
Housing units	378	341
Homeownership rate	49.8%	48.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.9%	18.1%
Unemployment rate	9.5%	1.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Barton	Derby Center
Population	588 → 697 (+18.5%)	565 → 684 (+21.1%)
Median household income	$32,153 → $35,341 (+9.9%)	$37,891 → $55,625 (+46.8%)
Median home value	$80,700 → $133,800 (+65.8%)	$163,200 → $203,800 (+24.9%)
Median gross rent	$671 → $746 (+11.2%)	$880 → $1,096 (+24.5%)

Barton

Population

588697

Median household income

$32,153$35,341

Median home value

$80,700$133,800

Median gross rent

$671$746

Derby Center

Population

565684

Median household income

$37,891$55,625

Median home value

$163,200$203,800

Median gross rent

$880$1,096

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Barton	Derby Center
Under 5	4.9%	1.6%
5 to 17	18.1%	19.2%
18 to 24	3.4%	5.8%
25 to 34	11.2%	2.6%
35 to 44	16.6%	8.9%
45 to 54	12.5%	12.3%
55 to 64	10.5%	21.8%
65 to 74	12.8%	17.8%
75 and over	10.0%	9.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Barton	Derby Center
White (non-Hispanic)	81.5%	98.7%
Black or African American	6.6%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.3%	0.3%
Hispanic or Latino	4.0%	1.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Barton	Derby Center
No high school diploma	14.8%	12.0%
High school graduate	33.3%	51.6%
Some college or associate's	33.9%	18.3%
Bachelor's degree	13.8%	10.6%
Graduate or professional degree	4.1%	7.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Barton	Derby Center
Drove alone	71.1%	86.5%
Carpooled	6.4%	3.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	8.3%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.3%	9.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Barton	Derby Center
1-unit, detached	51.9%	59.5%
1-unit, attached	2.1%	2.3%
2 to 4 units	18.5%	20.2%
5 to 19 units	19.0%	11.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.1%
Mobile home & other	8.5%	4.1%

Poverty & households

	Barton	Derby Center
Poverty rate	29.1%	14.7%
Average household size	2.33	2.13
Mean commute (minutes)	25	18
Median year structure built	1943	1973