Lamoille County vs Orange County

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

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

Orange County has the higher population (29,594 vs 26,036 in Lamoille County). Orange County has the higher median household income ($77,328 vs $69,897 in Lamoille County). Lamoille County has the higher median home value ($285,200 vs $251,000 in Orange County).

Population, income & housing

	Lamoille County	Orange County
Population	26,036	29,594
Median age	41.2 yrs	46.9 yrs
Median household income	$69,897	$77,328
Median home value	$285,200	$251,000
Median gross rent	$1,123	$1,145
Housing units	14,138	15,021
Homeownership rate	72.7%	81.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	43.8%	36.5%
Unemployment rate	3.6%	2.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lamoille County	Orange County
Population	25,318 → 26,036 (+2.8%)	28,908 → 29,594 (+2.4%)
Median household income	$64,003 → $69,897 (+9.2%)	$60,925 → $77,328 (+26.9%)
Median home value	$225,600 → $285,200 (+26.4%)	$192,700 → $251,000 (+30.3%)
Median gross rent	$956 → $1,123 (+17.5%)	$898 → $1,145 (+27.5%)

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

Orange County

Population

28,90829,594

Median household income

$60,925$77,328

Median home value

$192,700$251,000

Median gross rent

$898$1,145

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lamoille County	Orange County
Under 5	4.7%	4.2%
5 to 17	15.4%	13.8%
18 to 24	8.1%	7.4%
25 to 34	12.8%	10.9%
35 to 44	13.6%	12.0%
45 to 54	13.0%	12.4%
55 to 64	14.3%	16.5%
65 to 74	10.9%	14.5%
75 and over	7.2%	8.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lamoille County	Orange County
White (non-Hispanic)	91.8%	93.4%
Black or African American	1.0%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.1%
Asian	0.8%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.1%	0.4%
Two or more races	2.6%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino	2.5%	1.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lamoille County	Orange County
No high school diploma	6.5%	5.3%
High school graduate	24.1%	31.7%
Some college or associate's	25.5%	26.6%
Bachelor's degree	27.8%	20.2%
Graduate or professional degree	16.0%	16.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lamoille County	Orange County
Drove alone	73.6%	71.7%
Carpooled	10.8%	10.1%
Public transit	0.4%	0.3%
Walked	3.1%	3.0%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.1%
Worked from home	10.8%	14.1%
Other means	1.2%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lamoille County	Orange County
1-unit, detached	65.9%	79.4%
1-unit, attached	3.8%	1.6%
2 to 4 units	13.5%	6.6%
5 to 19 units	5.6%	2.1%
20 or more units	2.2%	1.0%
Mobile home & other	8.9%	9.2%

Poverty & households

	Lamoille County	Orange County
Poverty rate	8.1%	9.4%
Average household size	2.23	2.27
Mean commute (minutes)	27	26
Median year structure built	1982	1977