South Barre vs Waterbury

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

South 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 1,259 in South Barre). South Barre has the higher median household income ($78,162 vs $59,934 in Waterbury). Waterbury has the higher median home value ($332,900 vs $246,900 in South Barre).

Population, income & housing

	South Barre	Waterbury
Population	1,259	1,728
Median age	52.6 yrs	40.7 yrs
Median household income	$78,162	$59,934
Median home value	$246,900	$332,900
Median gross rent	$1,631	$984
Housing units	711	1,029
Homeownership rate	77.8%	38.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.6%	54.8%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	3.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	South Barre	Waterbury
Population	1,105 → 1,259 (+13.9%)	1,841 → 1,728 (-6.1%)
Median household income	$67,697 → $78,162 (+15.5%)	$65,347 → $59,934 (-8.3%)
Median home value	$172,300 → $246,900 (+43.3%)	$257,000 → $332,900 (+29.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,289 → $1,631 (+26.5%)	$986 → $984 (-0.2%)

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

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)

	South Barre	Waterbury
Under 5	0.9%	3.0%
5 to 17	10.1%	18.8%
18 to 24	7.9%	1.5%
25 to 34	4.6%	19.5%
35 to 44	14.4%	17.9%
45 to 54	25.6%	6.9%
55 to 64	24.8%	10.5%
65 to 74	9.1%	10.2%
75 and over	2.7%	11.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	South Barre	Waterbury
White (non-Hispanic)	92.2%	94.5%
Black or African American	6.4%	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+

	South Barre	Waterbury
No high school diploma	4.5%	0.5%
High school graduate	28.6%	16.7%
Some college or associate's	31.3%	27.9%
Bachelor's degree	27.8%	37.3%
Graduate or professional degree	7.7%	17.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	South Barre	Waterbury
Drove alone	82.1%	72.4%
Carpooled	1.2%	2.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	8.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	16.7%	16.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	South Barre	Waterbury
1-unit, detached	60.1%	34.9%
1-unit, attached	1.3%	13.5%
2 to 4 units	1.5%	18.4%
5 to 19 units	17.9%	26.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	6.9%
Mobile home & other	19.3%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	South Barre	Waterbury
Poverty rate	4.4%	15.8%
Average household size	1.87	1.84
Mean commute (minutes)	15	23
Median year structure built	1969	1951