Brandon vs Poultney

A side-by-side comparison of Brandon and Poultney: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Brandon has the higher population (1,892 vs 1,105 in Poultney). Poultney has the higher median household income ($61,597 vs $54,138 in Brandon). Brandon has the higher median home value ($218,800 vs $175,000 in Poultney).

Population, income & housing

	Brandon	Poultney
Population	1,892	1,105
Median age	50.8 yrs	28.0 yrs
Median household income	$54,138	$61,597
Median home value	$218,800	$175,000
Median gross rent	$1,077	$833
Housing units	949	460
Homeownership rate	77.0%	56.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.4%	38.5%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	8.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Brandon	Poultney
Population	1,561 → 1,892 (+21.2%)	1,545 → 1,105 (-28.5%)
Median household income	$55,714 → $54,138 (-2.8%)	$36,667 → $61,597 (+68.0%)
Median home value	$165,400 → $218,800 (+32.3%)	$135,100 → $175,000 (+29.5%)
Median gross rent	$813 → $1,077 (+32.5%)	$769 → $833 (+8.3%)

Brandon

Population

1,5611,892

Median household income

$55,714$54,138

Median home value

$165,400$218,800

Median gross rent

$813$1,077

Poultney

Population

1,5451,105

Median household income

$36,667$61,597

Median home value

$135,100$175,000

Median gross rent

$769$833

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Brandon	Poultney
Under 5	1.1%	5.6%
5 to 17	20.3%	8.4%
18 to 24	6.1%	29.3%
25 to 34	3.3%	11.7%
35 to 44	12.6%	8.5%
45 to 54	11.5%	8.6%
55 to 64	14.7%	5.8%
65 to 74	18.2%	17.6%
75 and over	12.1%	4.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Brandon	Poultney
White (non-Hispanic)	86.8%	87.9%
Black or African American	2.2%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.8%	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	8.4%	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.8%	5.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Brandon	Poultney
No high school diploma	3.5%	6.4%
High school graduate	30.5%	32.7%
Some college or associate's	35.6%	22.4%
Bachelor's degree	15.0%	15.7%
Graduate or professional degree	15.3%	22.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Brandon	Poultney
Drove alone	71.0%	74.6%
Carpooled	8.3%	1.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.8%
Walked	0.0%	15.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	19.9%	6.1%
Other means	0.8%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Brandon	Poultney
1-unit, detached	72.2%	51.7%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	2.6%
2 to 4 units	23.1%	38.5%
5 to 19 units	0.9%	7.2%
20 or more units	2.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Brandon	Poultney
Poverty rate	14.6%	13.1%
Average household size	2.45	2.07
Mean commute (minutes)	22	28
Median year structure built	1938	1938