East Barre vs Plainfield

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

East Barre and Plainfield 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 441 in Plainfield). East Barre has the higher median home value ($249,200 vs $163,800 in Plainfield). Since 2019, East Barre's population has grown faster (+52.5% vs +37.4%).

Population, income & housing

	East Barre	Plainfield
Population	1,084	441
Median age	36.4 yrs	41.8 yrs
Median household income	—	$44,698
Median home value	$249,200	$163,800
Median gross rent	$617	$1,104
Housing units	382	254
Homeownership rate	91.6%	51.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.2%	27.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Barre	Plainfield
Population	711 → 1,084 (+52.5%)	321 → 441 (+37.4%)
Median household income	$75,125 → $72,188 (-3.9%)	$41,354 → $44,698 (+8.1%)
Median home value	$181,300 → $249,200 (+37.5%)	$176,600 → $163,800 (-7.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,000 → $617 (-38.3%)	$945 → $1,104 (+16.8%)

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

Plainfield

Population

321441

Median household income

$41,354$44,698

Median home value

$176,600$163,800

Median gross rent

$945$1,104

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Barre	Plainfield
Under 5	9.5%	6.8%
5 to 17	28.3%	11.1%
18 to 24	1.2%	10.7%
25 to 34	8.0%	4.5%
35 to 44	18.1%	22.7%
45 to 54	13.7%	16.8%
55 to 64	2.9%	12.7%
65 to 74	8.8%	10.0%
75 and over	9.5%	4.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Barre	Plainfield
White (non-Hispanic)	98.6%	89.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	2.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.4%	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	2.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Barre	Plainfield
No high school diploma	12.7%	0.0%
High school graduate	43.0%	27.6%
Some college or associate's	27.1%	45.4%
Bachelor's degree	10.7%	17.8%
Graduate or professional degree	6.5%	9.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Barre	Plainfield
Drove alone	81.8%	68.3%
Carpooled	4.7%	10.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	3.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.2%	17.5%
Other means	4.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Barre	Plainfield
1-unit, detached	91.6%	60.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	12.2%
5 to 19 units	6.8%	27.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.6%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	East Barre	Plainfield
Poverty rate	1.8%	19.3%
Average household size	2.84	1.82
Mean commute (minutes)	34	26
Median year structure built	1962	1938