Wilder vs Windsor

A side-by-side comparison of Wilder and Windsor: population, income, housing, and more.

Wilder and Windsor 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 1,961 in Windsor). Wilder has the higher median household income ($69,063 vs $48,371 in Windsor). Wilder has the higher median home value ($241,000 vs $158,800 in Windsor).

Population, income & housing

	Wilder	Windsor
Population	3,394	1,961
Median age	45.6 yrs	45.3 yrs
Median household income	$69,063	$48,371
Median home value	$241,000	$158,800
Median gross rent	$1,200	$988
Housing units	1,792	1,092
Homeownership rate	61.3%	47.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	60.7%	25.2%
Unemployment rate	6.1%	1.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Wilder	Windsor
Population	1,692 → 3,394 (+100.6%)	2,150 → 1,961 (-8.8%)
Median household income	$64,806 → $69,063 (+6.6%)	$41,542 → $48,371 (+16.4%)
Median home value	$233,500 → $241,000 (+3.2%)	$154,200 → $158,800 (+3.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,355 → $1,200 (-11.4%)	$922 → $988 (+7.2%)

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

Windsor

Population

2,1501,961

Median household income

$41,542$48,371

Median home value

$154,200$158,800

Median gross rent

$922$988

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Wilder	Windsor
Under 5	6.3%	6.9%
5 to 17	8.5%	12.0%
18 to 24	7.9%	5.1%
25 to 34	16.6%	11.6%
35 to 44	9.3%	14.2%
45 to 54	12.8%	8.8%
55 to 64	12.2%	17.8%
65 to 74	16.7%	11.0%
75 and over	9.6%	12.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Wilder	Windsor
White (non-Hispanic)	93.4%	91.3%
Black or African American	1.6%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.1%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.5%
Two or more races	3.1%	5.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.8%	1.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Wilder	Windsor
No high school diploma	0.6%	9.5%
High school graduate	24.5%	38.3%
Some college or associate's	14.1%	27.0%
Bachelor's degree	44.4%	11.7%
Graduate or professional degree	16.2%	13.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Wilder	Windsor
Drove alone	80.8%	77.8%
Carpooled	5.1%	8.7%
Public transit	2.2%	0.0%
Walked	2.2%	6.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.5%	5.9%
Other means	0.0%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Wilder	Windsor
1-unit, detached	40.4%	50.0%
1-unit, attached	10.8%	2.1%
2 to 4 units	24.7%	27.2%
5 to 19 units	15.1%	7.2%
20 or more units	8.9%	8.5%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	4.9%

Poverty & households

	Wilder	Windsor
Poverty rate	10.6%	6.6%
Average household size	1.95	1.90
Mean commute (minutes)	17	21
Median year structure built	1983	1938