East Barre vs Marshfield

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

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

East Barre has the higher population (1,084 vs 431 in Marshfield). East Barre has the higher median home value ($249,200 vs $169,300 in Marshfield). Since 2019, East Barre's population has grown faster (+52.5% vs +51.8%).

Population, income & housing

	East Barre	Marshfield
Population	1,084	431
Median age	36.4 yrs	42.8 yrs
Median household income	—	$81,875
Median home value	$249,200	$169,300
Median gross rent	$617	$1,136
Housing units	382	138
Homeownership rate	91.6%	83.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.2%	33.5%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	2.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Barre	Marshfield
Population	711 → 1,084 (+52.5%)	284 → 431 (+51.8%)
Median household income	$75,125 → $72,188 (-3.9%)	$61,250 → $81,875 (+33.7%)
Median home value	$181,300 → $249,200 (+37.5%)	$115,700 → $169,300 (+46.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,000 → $617 (-38.3%)	$780 → $1,136 (+45.6%)

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

Marshfield

Population

284431

Median household income

$61,250$81,875

Median home value

$115,700$169,300

Median gross rent

$780$1,136

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Barre	Marshfield
Under 5	9.5%	2.8%
5 to 17	28.3%	16.2%
18 to 24	1.2%	5.6%
25 to 34	8.0%	11.8%
35 to 44	18.1%	17.2%
45 to 54	13.7%	30.4%
55 to 64	2.9%	6.3%
65 to 74	8.8%	3.2%
75 and over	9.5%	6.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Barre	Marshfield
White (non-Hispanic)	98.6%	87.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
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	1.4%	5.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	6.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Barre	Marshfield
No high school diploma	12.7%	36.3%
High school graduate	43.0%	19.4%
Some college or associate's	27.1%	10.8%
Bachelor's degree	10.7%	23.4%
Graduate or professional degree	6.5%	10.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Barre	Marshfield
Drove alone	81.8%	61.0%
Carpooled	4.7%	19.5%
Public transit	0.0%	1.4%
Walked	0.0%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.2%	15.2%
Other means	4.3%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Barre	Marshfield
1-unit, detached	91.6%	69.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.9%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	16.7%
5 to 19 units	6.8%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.6%	10.9%

Poverty & households

	East Barre	Marshfield
Poverty rate	1.8%	4.4%
Average household size	2.84	3.50
Mean commute (minutes)	34	29
Median year structure built	1962	1938