Windham County vs Windsor County

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

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

Windsor County has the higher population (57,968 vs 45,913 in Windham County). Windsor County has the higher median household income ($75,247 vs $68,021 in Windham County). Windsor County has the higher median home value ($267,400 vs $265,100 in Windham County).

Population, income & housing

	Windham County	Windsor County
Population	45,913	57,968
Median age	47.3 yrs	47.8 yrs
Median household income	$68,021	$75,247
Median home value	$265,100	$267,400
Median gross rent	$1,056	$1,089
Housing units	30,104	34,773
Homeownership rate	72.8%	74.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	42.4%	41.9%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	3.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Windham County	Windsor County
Population	42,823 → 45,913 (+7.2%)	55,275 → 57,968 (+4.9%)
Median household income	$51,985 → $68,021 (+30.8%)	$60,987 → $75,247 (+23.4%)
Median home value	$214,200 → $265,100 (+23.8%)	$224,500 → $267,400 (+19.1%)
Median gross rent	$881 → $1,056 (+19.9%)	$935 → $1,089 (+16.5%)

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

Windsor County

Population

55,27557,968

Median household income

$60,987$75,247

Median home value

$224,500$267,400

Median gross rent

$935$1,089

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Windham County	Windsor County
Under 5	3.9%	4.1%
5 to 17	13.2%	13.6%
18 to 24	8.5%	6.5%
25 to 34	10.3%	10.6%
35 to 44	11.6%	12.0%
45 to 54	11.5%	11.9%
55 to 64	16.5%	16.4%
65 to 74	15.6%	15.0%
75 and over	9.1%	9.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Windham County	Windsor County
White (non-Hispanic)	90.6%	92.7%
Black or African American	0.8%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	1.2%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.1%
Two or more races	4.0%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	3.0%	2.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Windham County	Windsor County
No high school diploma	5.2%	5.1%
High school graduate	28.6%	28.4%
Some college or associate's	23.9%	24.6%
Bachelor's degree	22.4%	24.7%
Graduate or professional degree	19.9%	17.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Windham County	Windsor County
Drove alone	70.5%	68.8%
Carpooled	5.8%	9.9%
Public transit	0.5%	0.8%
Walked	5.2%	3.7%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.5%
Worked from home	17.1%	15.3%
Other means	0.6%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Windham County	Windsor County
1-unit, detached	68.4%	70.1%
1-unit, attached	6.3%	2.8%
2 to 4 units	10.6%	11.3%
5 to 19 units	6.3%	7.3%
20 or more units	4.2%	2.6%
Mobile home & other	4.2%	5.9%

Poverty & households

	Windham County	Windsor County
Poverty rate	12.0%	8.7%
Average household size	2.24	2.29
Mean commute (minutes)	22	23
Median year structure built	1974	1974