Rutland vs West Rutland

A side-by-side comparison of Rutland and West Rutland: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Rutland has the higher population (15,747 vs 2,144 in West Rutland). Rutland has the higher median household income ($55,000 vs $53,373 in West Rutland). West Rutland has the higher median home value ($178,300 vs $176,400 in Rutland).

Population, income & housing

	Rutland	West Rutland
Population	15,747	2,144
Median age	48.5 yrs	44.7 yrs
Median household income	$55,000	$53,373
Median home value	$176,400	$178,300
Median gross rent	$942	$1,051
Housing units	8,445	1,018
Homeownership rate	52.7%	73.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.2%	32.9%
Unemployment rate	4.7%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Rutland	West Rutland
Population	15,398 → 15,747 (+2.3%)	2,175 → 2,144 (-1.4%)
Median household income	$48,212 → $55,000 (+14.1%)	$51,218 → $53,373 (+4.2%)
Median home value	$153,300 → $176,400 (+15.1%)	$145,700 → $178,300 (+22.4%)
Median gross rent	$780 → $942 (+20.8%)	$813 → $1,051 (+29.3%)

Rutland

Population

15,39815,747

Median household income

$48,212$55,000

Median home value

$153,300$176,400

Median gross rent

$780$942

West Rutland

Population

2,1752,144

Median household income

$51,218$53,373

Median home value

$145,700$178,300

Median gross rent

$813$1,051

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Rutland	West Rutland
Under 5	3.3%	3.4%
5 to 17	11.3%	15.6%
18 to 24	6.8%	7.1%
25 to 34	11.3%	14.1%
35 to 44	13.1%	10.4%
45 to 54	13.5%	14.9%
55 to 64	15.9%	15.1%
65 to 74	14.5%	12.6%
75 and over	10.2%	6.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Rutland	West Rutland
White (non-Hispanic)	93.8%	95.2%
Black or African American	0.7%	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.7%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.4%
Two or more races	2.4%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	2.5%	0.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Rutland	West Rutland
No high school diploma	8.5%	6.5%
High school graduate	32.4%	34.8%
Some college or associate's	26.9%	25.8%
Bachelor's degree	19.2%	23.3%
Graduate or professional degree	12.9%	9.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Rutland	West Rutland
Drove alone	80.6%	82.1%
Carpooled	8.4%	2.8%
Public transit	1.1%	0.5%
Walked	2.8%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.9%	11.9%
Other means	0.1%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Rutland	West Rutland
1-unit, detached	48.2%	74.3%
1-unit, attached	1.1%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	29.5%	19.0%
5 to 19 units	14.1%	5.0%
20 or more units	4.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.2%	1.8%

Poverty & households

	Rutland	West Rutland
Poverty rate	15.3%	7.1%
Average household size	2.01	2.25
Mean commute (minutes)	15	22
Median year structure built	1938	1938