Derby Line vs Orleans

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

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

Derby Line has the higher population (860 vs 848 in Orleans). Derby Line has the higher median household income ($69,000 vs $57,604 in Orleans). Derby Line has the higher median home value ($180,600 vs $156,300 in Orleans).

Population, income & housing

	Derby Line	Orleans
Population	860	848
Median age	44.0 yrs	38.2 yrs
Median household income	$69,000	$57,604
Median home value	$180,600	$156,300
Median gross rent	$959	$757
Housing units	423	436
Homeownership rate	83.2%	62.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	39.6%	28.1%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	3.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Derby Line	Orleans
Population	777 → 860 (+10.7%)	1,103 → 848 (-23.1%)
Median household income	$55,625 → $69,000 (+24.0%)	$47,188 → $57,604 (+22.1%)
Median home value	$143,900 → $180,600 (+25.5%)	$106,100 → $156,300 (+47.3%)
Median gross rent	$771 → $959 (+24.4%)	$763 → $757 (-0.8%)

Derby Line

Population

777860

Median household income

$55,625$69,000

Median home value

$143,900$180,600

Median gross rent

$771$959

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 Line	Orleans
Under 5	9.2%	9.1%
5 to 17	17.7%	14.6%
18 to 24	2.1%	7.8%
25 to 34	14.2%	14.4%
35 to 44	10.7%	11.8%
45 to 54	10.0%	9.7%
55 to 64	14.3%	12.3%
65 to 74	7.3%	13.6%
75 and over	14.5%	6.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Derby Line	Orleans
White (non-Hispanic)	95.8%	95.9%
Black or African American	1.3%	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	2.0%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.9%	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Derby Line	Orleans
No high school diploma	8.0%	7.6%
High school graduate	32.9%	35.8%
Some college or associate's	19.5%	28.6%
Bachelor's degree	25.2%	24.3%
Graduate or professional degree	14.4%	3.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Derby Line	Orleans
Drove alone	79.5%	87.5%
Carpooled	6.0%	2.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.6%	2.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.8%	8.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Derby Line	Orleans
1-unit, detached	86.3%	61.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	8.7%	23.2%
5 to 19 units	2.8%	12.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.7%
Mobile home & other	2.1%	2.1%

Poverty & households

	Derby Line	Orleans
Poverty rate	5.7%	11.0%
Average household size	2.25	2.21
Mean commute (minutes)	21	27
Median year structure built	1951	1938