Barre vs South Barre

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

Barre and South 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 1,259 in South Barre). South Barre has the higher median household income ($78,162 vs $53,288 in Barre). South Barre has the higher median home value ($246,900 vs $200,100 in Barre).

Population, income & housing

	Barre	South Barre
Population	8,461	1,259
Median age	40.9 yrs	52.6 yrs
Median household income	$53,288	$78,162
Median home value	$200,100	$246,900
Median gross rent	$986	$1,631
Housing units	4,364	711
Homeownership rate	50.1%	77.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.7%	35.6%
Unemployment rate	6.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Barre	South Barre
Population	8,646 → 8,461 (-2.1%)	1,105 → 1,259 (+13.9%)
Median household income	$38,142 → $53,288 (+39.7%)	$67,697 → $78,162 (+15.5%)
Median home value	$158,300 → $200,100 (+26.4%)	$172,300 → $246,900 (+43.3%)
Median gross rent	$739 → $986 (+33.4%)	$1,289 → $1,631 (+26.5%)

Barre

Population

8,6468,461

Median household income

$38,142$53,288

Median home value

$158,300$200,100

Median gross rent

$739$986

South Barre

Population

1,1051,259

Median household income

$67,697$78,162

Median home value

$172,300$246,900

Median gross rent

$1,289$1,631

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Barre	South Barre
Under 5	4.5%	0.9%
5 to 17	12.4%	10.1%
18 to 24	5.9%	7.9%
25 to 34	19.1%	4.6%
35 to 44	10.0%	14.4%
45 to 54	6.8%	25.6%
55 to 64	22.8%	24.8%
65 to 74	10.7%	9.1%
75 and over	7.8%	2.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Barre	South Barre
White (non-Hispanic)	92.9%	92.2%
Black or African American	0.3%	6.4%
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	South Barre
No high school diploma	8.3%	4.5%
High school graduate	34.6%	28.6%
Some college or associate's	24.5%	31.3%
Bachelor's degree	25.1%	27.8%
Graduate or professional degree	7.6%	7.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Barre	South Barre
Drove alone	71.7%	82.1%
Carpooled	8.3%	1.2%
Public transit	1.9%	0.0%
Walked	6.1%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.0%	16.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Barre	South Barre
1-unit, detached	43.9%	60.1%
1-unit, attached	1.7%	1.3%
2 to 4 units	29.3%	1.5%
5 to 19 units	16.7%	17.9%
20 or more units	7.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.6%	19.3%

Poverty & households

	Barre	South Barre
Poverty rate	19.3%	4.4%
Average household size	1.99	1.87
Mean commute (minutes)	20	15
Median year structure built	1950	1969