West Brattleboro vs Wilmington

A side-by-side comparison of West Brattleboro and Wilmington: population, income, housing, and more.

West Brattleboro and Wilmington are places in Vermont. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

West Brattleboro has the higher population (2,614 vs 370 in Wilmington). Wilmington has the higher median household income ($54,861 vs $39,555 in West Brattleboro). Wilmington has the higher median home value ($290,400 vs $249,200 in West Brattleboro).

Population, income & housing

	West Brattleboro	Wilmington
Population	2,614	370
Median age	44.6 yrs	40.9 yrs
Median household income	$39,555	$54,861
Median home value	$249,200	$290,400
Median gross rent	$881	$967
Housing units	1,365	284
Homeownership rate	55.2%	47.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	37.0%	57.8%
Unemployment rate	5.7%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	West Brattleboro	Wilmington
Population	2,677 → 2,614 (-2.4%)	355 → 370 (+4.2%)
Median household income	$31,918 → $39,555 (+23.9%)	$34,286 → $54,861 (+60.0%)
Median home value	$167,400 → $249,200 (+48.9%)	$190,000 → $290,400 (+52.8%)
Median gross rent	$794 → $881 (+11.0%)	$1,005 → $967 (-3.8%)

West Brattleboro

Population

2,6772,614

Median household income

$31,918$39,555

Median home value

$167,400$249,200

Median gross rent

$794$881

Wilmington

Population

355370

Median household income

$34,286$54,861

Median home value

$190,000$290,400

Median gross rent

$1,005$967

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	West Brattleboro	Wilmington
Under 5	4.8%	15.9%
5 to 17	15.8%	1.4%
18 to 24	9.6%	0.0%
25 to 34	7.4%	18.4%
35 to 44	13.6%	14.6%
45 to 54	7.8%	0.0%
55 to 64	19.7%	17.8%
65 to 74	15.0%	10.5%
75 and over	6.2%	21.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	West Brattleboro	Wilmington
White (non-Hispanic)	91.2%	97.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.4%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	2.1%	0.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	West Brattleboro	Wilmington
No high school diploma	4.9%	1.6%
High school graduate	32.5%	6.9%
Some college or associate's	25.5%	33.7%
Bachelor's degree	20.7%	23.2%
Graduate or professional degree	16.4%	34.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	West Brattleboro	Wilmington
Drove alone	76.9%	62.9%
Carpooled	1.6%	12.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.3%	11.8%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.8%	12.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	West Brattleboro	Wilmington
1-unit, detached	47.1%	31.0%
1-unit, attached	2.6%	1.4%
2 to 4 units	12.1%	33.1%
5 to 19 units	18.9%	34.5%
20 or more units	5.1%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	14.2%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	West Brattleboro	Wilmington
Poverty rate	18.5%	6.2%
Average household size	2.12	1.47
Mean commute (minutes)	26	21
Median year structure built	1977	1938