East Barre vs South Barre

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

East 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.

South Barre has the higher population (1,259 vs 1,084 in East Barre). East Barre has the higher median home value ($249,200 vs $246,900 in South Barre). Since 2019, East Barre's population has grown faster (+52.5% vs +13.9%).

Population, income & housing

	East Barre	South Barre
Population	1,084	1,259
Median age	36.4 yrs	52.6 yrs
Median household income	—	$78,162
Median home value	$249,200	$246,900
Median gross rent	$617	$1,631
Housing units	382	711
Homeownership rate	91.6%	77.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.2%	35.6%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Barre	South Barre
Population	711 → 1,084 (+52.5%)	1,105 → 1,259 (+13.9%)
Median household income	$75,125 → $72,188 (-3.9%)	$67,697 → $78,162 (+15.5%)
Median home value	$181,300 → $249,200 (+37.5%)	$172,300 → $246,900 (+43.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,000 → $617 (-38.3%)	$1,289 → $1,631 (+26.5%)

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

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)

	East Barre	South Barre
Under 5	9.5%	0.9%
5 to 17	28.3%	10.1%
18 to 24	1.2%	7.9%
25 to 34	8.0%	4.6%
35 to 44	18.1%	14.4%
45 to 54	13.7%	25.6%
55 to 64	2.9%	24.8%
65 to 74	8.8%	9.1%
75 and over	9.5%	2.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Barre	South Barre
White (non-Hispanic)	98.6%	92.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	6.4%
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%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Barre	South Barre
No high school diploma	12.7%	4.5%
High school graduate	43.0%	28.6%
Some college or associate's	27.1%	31.3%
Bachelor's degree	10.7%	27.8%
Graduate or professional degree	6.5%	7.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Barre	South Barre
Drove alone	81.8%	82.1%
Carpooled	4.7%	1.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.2%	16.7%
Other means	4.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Barre	South Barre
1-unit, detached	91.6%	60.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.3%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	1.5%
5 to 19 units	6.8%	17.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.6%	19.3%

Poverty & households

	East Barre	South Barre
Poverty rate	1.8%	4.4%
Average household size	2.84	1.87
Mean commute (minutes)	34	15
Median year structure built	1962	1969