Barre vs East Barre

A side-by-side comparison of Barre and East Barre: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Barre has the higher population (8,461 vs 1,084 in East Barre). East Barre has the higher median home value ($249,200 vs $200,100 in Barre). Since 2019, East Barre's population has grown faster (+52.5% vs -2.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Barre	East Barre
Population	8,461	1,084
Median age	40.9 yrs	36.4 yrs
Median household income	$53,288	—
Median home value	$200,100	$249,200
Median gross rent	$986	$617
Housing units	4,364	382
Homeownership rate	50.1%	91.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.7%	17.2%
Unemployment rate	6.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Barre	East Barre
Population	8,646 → 8,461 (-2.1%)	711 → 1,084 (+52.5%)
Median household income	$38,142 → $53,288 (+39.7%)	$75,125 → $72,188 (-3.9%)
Median home value	$158,300 → $200,100 (+26.4%)	$181,300 → $249,200 (+37.5%)
Median gross rent	$739 → $986 (+33.4%)	$1,000 → $617 (-38.3%)

Barre

Population

8,6468,461

Median household income

$38,142$53,288

Median home value

$158,300$200,100

Median gross rent

$739$986

East Barre

Population

7111,084

Median household income

$75,125$72,188

Median home value

$181,300$249,200

Median gross rent

$1,000$617

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Barre	East Barre
Under 5	4.5%	9.5%
5 to 17	12.4%	28.3%
18 to 24	5.9%	1.2%
25 to 34	19.1%	8.0%
35 to 44	10.0%	18.1%
45 to 54	6.8%	13.7%
55 to 64	22.8%	2.9%
65 to 74	10.7%	8.8%
75 and over	7.8%	9.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Barre	East Barre
White (non-Hispanic)	92.9%	98.6%
Black or African American	0.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.9%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.4%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino	2.4%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Barre	East Barre
No high school diploma	8.3%	12.7%
High school graduate	34.6%	43.0%
Some college or associate's	24.5%	27.1%
Bachelor's degree	25.1%	10.7%
Graduate or professional degree	7.6%	6.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Barre	East Barre
Drove alone	71.7%	81.8%
Carpooled	8.3%	4.7%
Public transit	1.9%	0.0%
Walked	6.1%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.0%	9.2%
Other means	0.0%	4.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Barre	East Barre
1-unit, detached	43.9%	91.6%
1-unit, attached	1.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	29.3%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	16.7%	6.8%
20 or more units	7.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.6%	1.6%

Poverty & households

	Barre	East Barre
Poverty rate	19.3%	1.8%
Average household size	1.99	2.84
Mean commute (minutes)	20	34
Median year structure built	1950	1962