East Barre vs Waterbury

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

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

Waterbury has the higher population (1,728 vs 1,084 in East Barre). Waterbury has the higher median home value ($332,900 vs $249,200 in East Barre). Since 2019, East Barre's population has grown faster (+52.5% vs -6.1%).

Population, income & housing

	East Barre	Waterbury
Population	1,084	1,728
Median age	36.4 yrs	40.7 yrs
Median household income	—	$59,934
Median home value	$249,200	$332,900
Median gross rent	$617	$984
Housing units	382	1,029
Homeownership rate	91.6%	38.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.2%	54.8%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	3.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Barre	Waterbury
Population	711 → 1,084 (+52.5%)	1,841 → 1,728 (-6.1%)
Median household income	$75,125 → $72,188 (-3.9%)	$65,347 → $59,934 (-8.3%)
Median home value	$181,300 → $249,200 (+37.5%)	$257,000 → $332,900 (+29.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,000 → $617 (-38.3%)	$986 → $984 (-0.2%)

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

Waterbury

Population

1,8411,728

Median household income

$65,347$59,934

Median home value

$257,000$332,900

Median gross rent

$986$984

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Barre	Waterbury
Under 5	9.5%	3.0%
5 to 17	28.3%	18.8%
18 to 24	1.2%	1.5%
25 to 34	8.0%	19.5%
35 to 44	18.1%	17.9%
45 to 54	13.7%	6.9%
55 to 64	2.9%	10.5%
65 to 74	8.8%	10.2%
75 and over	9.5%	11.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Barre	Waterbury
White (non-Hispanic)	98.6%	94.5%
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%	5.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Barre	Waterbury
No high school diploma	12.7%	0.5%
High school graduate	43.0%	16.7%
Some college or associate's	27.1%	27.9%
Bachelor's degree	10.7%	37.3%
Graduate or professional degree	6.5%	17.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Barre	Waterbury
Drove alone	81.8%	72.4%
Carpooled	4.7%	2.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	8.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.2%	16.9%
Other means	4.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Barre	Waterbury
1-unit, detached	91.6%	34.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	13.5%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	18.4%
5 to 19 units	6.8%	26.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	6.9%
Mobile home & other	1.6%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	East Barre	Waterbury
Poverty rate	1.8%	15.8%
Average household size	2.84	1.84
Mean commute (minutes)	34	23
Median year structure built	1962	1951