White River Junction vs Wilder

A side-by-side comparison of White River Junction and Wilder: population, income, housing, and more.

White River Junction and Wilder are places in Vermont. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Wilder has the higher population (3,394 vs 2,878 in White River Junction). White River Junction has the higher median household income ($73,546 vs $69,063 in Wilder). White River Junction has the higher median home value ($250,700 vs $241,000 in Wilder).

Population, income & housing

	White River Junction	Wilder
Population	2,878	3,394
Median age	33.2 yrs	45.6 yrs
Median household income	$73,546	$69,063
Median home value	$250,700	$241,000
Median gross rent	$1,116	$1,200
Housing units	1,308	1,792
Homeownership rate	43.3%	61.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.7%	60.7%
Unemployment rate	2.9%	6.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	White River Junction	Wilder
Population	2,209 → 2,878 (+30.3%)	1,692 → 3,394 (+100.6%)
Median household income	$45,000 → $73,546 (+63.4%)	$64,806 → $69,063 (+6.6%)
Median home value	$213,600 → $250,700 (+17.4%)	$233,500 → $241,000 (+3.2%)
Median gross rent	$922 → $1,116 (+21.0%)	$1,355 → $1,200 (-11.4%)

White River Junction

Population

2,2092,878

Median household income

$45,000$73,546

Median home value

$213,600$250,700

Median gross rent

$922$1,116

Wilder

Population

1,6923,394

Median household income

$64,806$69,063

Median home value

$233,500$241,000

Median gross rent

$1,355$1,200

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	White River Junction	Wilder
Under 5	6.2%	6.3%
5 to 17	16.1%	8.5%
18 to 24	9.9%	7.9%
25 to 34	23.8%	16.6%
35 to 44	12.3%	9.3%
45 to 54	11.6%	12.8%
55 to 64	6.9%	12.2%
65 to 74	7.7%	16.7%
75 and over	5.4%	9.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	White River Junction	Wilder
White (non-Hispanic)	89.3%	93.4%
Black or African American	0.3%	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	6.8%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.4%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	1.9%	0.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	White River Junction	Wilder
No high school diploma	11.3%	0.6%
High school graduate	29.9%	24.5%
Some college or associate's	27.0%	14.1%
Bachelor's degree	20.7%	44.4%
Graduate or professional degree	11.0%	16.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	White River Junction	Wilder
Drove alone	68.9%	80.8%
Carpooled	11.2%	5.1%
Public transit	0.0%	2.2%
Walked	5.6%	2.2%
Bicycle	1.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.4%	9.5%
Other means	1.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	White River Junction	Wilder
1-unit, detached	37.4%	40.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	10.8%
2 to 4 units	33.6%	24.7%
5 to 19 units	12.6%	15.1%
20 or more units	8.3%	8.9%
Mobile home & other	8.1%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	White River Junction	Wilder
Poverty rate	16.0%	10.6%
Average household size	2.43	1.95
Mean commute (minutes)	14	17
Median year structure built	1952	1983