Rutland County vs Windham County

A side-by-side comparison of Rutland County and Windham County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Rutland County has the higher population (60,484 vs 45,913 in Windham County). Windham County has the higher median household income ($68,021 vs $64,778 in Rutland County). Windham County has the higher median home value ($265,100 vs $218,400 in Rutland County).

Population, income & housing

	Rutland County	Windham County
Population	60,484	45,913
Median age	47.7 yrs	47.3 yrs
Median household income	$64,778	$68,021
Median home value	$218,400	$265,100
Median gross rent	$965	$1,056
Housing units	33,974	30,104
Homeownership rate	72.7%	72.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	33.5%	42.4%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	4.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Rutland County	Windham County
Population	58,892 → 60,484 (+2.7%)	42,823 → 45,913 (+7.2%)
Median household income	$56,139 → $64,778 (+15.4%)	$51,985 → $68,021 (+30.8%)
Median home value	$177,400 → $218,400 (+23.1%)	$214,200 → $265,100 (+23.8%)
Median gross rent	$826 → $965 (+16.8%)	$881 → $1,056 (+19.9%)

Rutland County

Population

58,89260,484

Median household income

$56,139$64,778

Median home value

$177,400$218,400

Median gross rent

$826$965

Windham County

Population

42,82345,913

Median household income

$51,985$68,021

Median home value

$214,200$265,100

Median gross rent

$881$1,056

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Rutland County	Windham County
Under 5	4.1%	3.9%
5 to 17	13.5%	13.2%
18 to 24	8.0%	8.5%
25 to 34	10.9%	10.3%
35 to 44	10.8%	11.6%
45 to 54	12.4%	11.5%
55 to 64	16.4%	16.5%
65 to 74	14.7%	15.6%
75 and over	9.3%	9.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Rutland County	Windham County
White (non-Hispanic)	93.3%	90.6%
Black or African American	0.6%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.6%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.2%
Two or more races	3.4%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.1%	3.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Rutland County	Windham County
No high school diploma	6.3%	5.2%
High school graduate	32.9%	28.6%
Some college or associate's	27.3%	23.9%
Bachelor's degree	20.2%	22.4%
Graduate or professional degree	13.4%	19.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Rutland County	Windham County
Drove alone	80.4%	70.5%
Carpooled	6.0%	5.8%
Public transit	0.8%	0.5%
Walked	2.5%	5.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	9.4%	17.1%
Other means	0.8%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Rutland County	Windham County
1-unit, detached	68.2%	68.4%
1-unit, attached	1.1%	6.3%
2 to 4 units	13.5%	10.6%
5 to 19 units	7.6%	6.3%
20 or more units	4.1%	4.2%
Mobile home & other	5.4%	4.2%

Poverty & households

	Rutland County	Windham County
Poverty rate	12.0%	12.0%
Average household size	2.30	2.24
Mean commute (minutes)	23	22
Median year structure built	1970	1974