East Barre vs Montpelier

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

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

Montpelier has the higher population (8,038 vs 1,084 in East Barre). Montpelier has the higher median home value ($349,200 vs $249,200 in East Barre). Since 2019, East Barre's population has grown faster (+52.5% vs +7.5%).

Population, income & housing

	East Barre	Montpelier
Population	1,084	8,038
Median age	36.4 yrs	43.4 yrs
Median household income	—	$79,175
Median home value	$249,200	$349,200
Median gross rent	$617	$1,169
Housing units	382	4,005
Homeownership rate	91.6%	54.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.2%	66.2%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	2.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Barre	Montpelier
Population	711 → 1,084 (+52.5%)	7,477 → 8,038 (+7.5%)
Median household income	$75,125 → $72,188 (-3.9%)	$65,078 → $79,175 (+21.7%)
Median home value	$181,300 → $249,200 (+37.5%)	$252,600 → $349,200 (+38.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,000 → $617 (-38.3%)	$1,021 → $1,169 (+14.5%)

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

Montpelier

Population

7,4778,038

Median household income

$65,078$79,175

Median home value

$252,600$349,200

Median gross rent

$1,021$1,169

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Barre	Montpelier
Under 5	9.5%	2.3%
5 to 17	28.3%	15.3%
18 to 24	1.2%	6.5%
25 to 34	8.0%	14.4%
35 to 44	18.1%	13.8%
45 to 54	13.7%	14.9%
55 to 64	2.9%	9.0%
65 to 74	8.8%	14.7%
75 and over	9.5%	9.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Barre	Montpelier
White (non-Hispanic)	98.6%	87.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.4%	5.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	4.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Barre	Montpelier
No high school diploma	12.7%	2.3%
High school graduate	43.0%	15.7%
Some college or associate's	27.1%	15.8%
Bachelor's degree	10.7%	34.8%
Graduate or professional degree	6.5%	31.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Barre	Montpelier
Drove alone	81.8%	56.5%
Carpooled	4.7%	4.3%
Public transit	0.0%	1.5%
Walked	0.0%	10.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.0%
Worked from home	9.2%	26.1%
Other means	4.3%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Barre	Montpelier
1-unit, detached	91.6%	47.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	4.4%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	25.2%
5 to 19 units	6.8%	13.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	8.0%
Mobile home & other	1.6%	1.0%

Poverty & households

	East Barre	Montpelier
Poverty rate	1.8%	7.3%
Average household size	2.84	2.12
Mean commute (minutes)	34	19
Median year structure built	1962	1952