Essex County vs Lamoille County

A side-by-side comparison of Essex County and Lamoille County: population, income, housing, and more.

Essex County and Lamoille County are counties in Vermont. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Lamoille County has the higher population (26,036 vs 5,972 in Essex County). Lamoille County has the higher median household income ($69,897 vs $58,985 in Essex County). Lamoille County has the higher median home value ($285,200 vs $167,500 in Essex County).

Population, income & housing

	Essex County	Lamoille County
Population	5,972	26,036
Median age	51.4 yrs	41.2 yrs
Median household income	$58,985	$69,897
Median home value	$167,500	$285,200
Median gross rent	$915	$1,123
Housing units	4,914	14,138
Homeownership rate	83.2%	72.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.2%	43.8%
Unemployment rate	5.6%	3.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Essex County	Lamoille County
Population	6,200 → 5,972 (-3.7%)	25,318 → 26,036 (+2.8%)
Median household income	$44,349 → $58,985 (+33.0%)	$64,003 → $69,897 (+9.2%)
Median home value	$136,600 → $167,500 (+22.6%)	$225,600 → $285,200 (+26.4%)
Median gross rent	$731 → $915 (+25.2%)	$956 → $1,123 (+17.5%)

Essex County

Population

6,2005,972

Median household income

$44,349$58,985

Median home value

$136,600$167,500

Median gross rent

$731$915

Lamoille County

Population

25,31826,036

Median household income

$64,003$69,897

Median home value

$225,600$285,200

Median gross rent

$956$1,123

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Essex County	Lamoille County
Under 5	4.2%	4.7%
5 to 17	13.0%	15.4%
18 to 24	6.6%	8.1%
25 to 34	8.8%	12.8%
35 to 44	9.7%	13.6%
45 to 54	13.7%	13.0%
55 to 64	17.4%	14.3%
65 to 74	15.9%	10.9%
75 and over	10.8%	7.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Essex County	Lamoille County
White (non-Hispanic)	93.5%	91.8%
Black or African American	0.1%	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.6%	0.4%
Asian	1.0%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.1%
Two or more races	3.4%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	1.5%	2.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Essex County	Lamoille County
No high school diploma	11.5%	6.5%
High school graduate	40.5%	24.1%
Some college or associate's	26.8%	25.5%
Bachelor's degree	12.6%	27.8%
Graduate or professional degree	8.5%	16.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Essex County	Lamoille County
Drove alone	79.9%	73.6%
Carpooled	7.4%	10.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.4%
Walked	3.2%	3.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	8.4%	10.8%
Other means	1.2%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Essex County	Lamoille County
1-unit, detached	83.1%	65.9%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	3.8%
2 to 4 units	4.3%	13.5%
5 to 19 units	1.9%	5.6%
20 or more units	0.5%	2.2%
Mobile home & other	9.8%	8.9%

Poverty & households

	Essex County	Lamoille County
Poverty rate	14.3%	8.1%
Average household size	2.18	2.23
Mean commute (minutes)	28	27
Median year structure built	1973	1982