Derby Center vs Orleans

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

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

Orleans has the higher population (848 vs 684 in Derby Center). Orleans has the higher median household income ($57,604 vs $55,625 in Derby Center). Derby Center has the higher median home value ($203,800 vs $156,300 in Orleans).

Population, income & housing

	Derby Center	Orleans
Population	684	848
Median age	52.0 yrs	38.2 yrs
Median household income	$55,625	$57,604
Median home value	$203,800	$156,300
Median gross rent	$1,096	$757
Housing units	341	436
Homeownership rate	48.7%	62.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.1%	28.1%
Unemployment rate	1.2%	3.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Derby Center	Orleans
Population	565 → 684 (+21.1%)	1,103 → 848 (-23.1%)
Median household income	$37,891 → $55,625 (+46.8%)	$47,188 → $57,604 (+22.1%)
Median home value	$163,200 → $203,800 (+24.9%)	$106,100 → $156,300 (+47.3%)
Median gross rent	$880 → $1,096 (+24.5%)	$763 → $757 (-0.8%)

Derby Center

Population

565684

Median household income

$37,891$55,625

Median home value

$163,200$203,800

Median gross rent

$880$1,096

Orleans

Population

1,103848

Median household income

$47,188$57,604

Median home value

$106,100$156,300

Median gross rent

$763$757

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Derby Center	Orleans
Under 5	1.6%	9.1%
5 to 17	19.2%	14.6%
18 to 24	5.8%	7.8%
25 to 34	2.6%	14.4%
35 to 44	8.9%	11.8%
45 to 54	12.3%	9.7%
55 to 64	21.8%	12.3%
65 to 74	17.8%	13.6%
75 and over	9.9%	6.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Derby Center	Orleans
White (non-Hispanic)	98.7%	95.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.3%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	1.0%	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Derby Center	Orleans
No high school diploma	12.0%	7.6%
High school graduate	51.6%	35.8%
Some college or associate's	18.3%	28.6%
Bachelor's degree	10.6%	24.3%
Graduate or professional degree	7.6%	3.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Derby Center	Orleans
Drove alone	86.5%	87.5%
Carpooled	3.2%	2.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.3%	2.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.0%	8.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Derby Center	Orleans
1-unit, detached	59.5%	61.2%
1-unit, attached	2.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	20.2%	23.2%
5 to 19 units	11.7%	12.8%
20 or more units	2.1%	0.7%
Mobile home & other	4.1%	2.1%

Poverty & households

	Derby Center	Orleans
Poverty rate	14.7%	11.0%
Average household size	2.13	2.21
Mean commute (minutes)	18	27
Median year structure built	1973	1938