Vergennes

Population: 2,571
Median household income: $85,417
Median home value: $263,500

Located in Addison County, Vermont, Vergennes is a community with a population of 2,571. At $85,417, its median household income sits in line with Addison County's $88,478.

From 2019 to 2023, Vergennes's population held roughly steady from 2,596 to 2,571, while its median home value rose 22.0% from $216,000 to $263,500.

35.1% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 70.6% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,571
Median age: 45.0 yrs
Median household income: $85,417
Median home value: $263,500
Median gross rent: $1,040
Housing units: 1,147
Homeownership rate: 70.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 35.1%
Unemployment rate: 2.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,5962,571

Median household income

$63,920$85,417

Median home value

$216,000$263,500

Median gross rent

$977$1,040

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,596	$63,920	$216,000	$977
2020	2,607	$63,859	$219,800	$966
2021	2,573	$65,750	$229,400	$959
2022	2,561	$72,171	$239,400	$1,034
2023	2,571	$85,417	$263,500	$1,040

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.7%

5 to 1712.1%

18 to 248.5%

25 to 3414.0%

35 to 4410.7%

45 to 5414.5%

55 to 6416.1%

65 to 7413.5%

75 and over6.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	122	4.7%
5 to 17	310	12.1%
18 to 24	219	8.5%
25 to 34	359	14.0%
35 to 44	275	10.7%
45 to 54	372	14.5%
55 to 64	415	16.1%
65 to 74	346	13.5%
75 and over	153	6.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,425	94.3%
Black or African American	52	2.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3	0.1%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	13	0.5%
Two or more races	37	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	41	1.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.4%

High school graduate29.2%

Some college or associate's29.4%

Bachelor's degree21.8%

Graduate or professional degree13.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	122	6.4%
High school graduate	561	29.2%
Some college or associate's	564	29.4%
Bachelor's degree	419	21.8%
Graduate or professional degree	254	13.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone67.8%

Carpooled13.9%

Public transit1.3%

Walked4.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home12.2%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	964	67.8%
Carpooled	198	13.9%
Public transit	19	1.3%
Walked	68	4.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	173	12.2%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	454	36.3%
15 to 29 min	369	29.5%
30 to 44 min	258	20.7%
45 to 59 min	56	4.5%
60+ min	112	9.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.30
Poverty rate: 11.4% (290 of 2,541)

	Count	Share
Family households	668	62.0%
Nonfamily households	409	38.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1969

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,077	93.9%
Vacant	70	6.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	760	70.6%
Renter-occupied	317	29.4%

1-unit, detached60.5%

1-unit, attached1.6%

2 to 4 units13.7%

5 to 19 units14.9%

20 or more units2.0%

Mobile home & other7.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	694	60.5%
1-unit, attached	18	1.6%
2 to 4 units	157	13.7%
5 to 19 units	171	14.9%
20 or more units	23	2.0%
Mobile home & other	84	7.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5074650
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.46 sq mi
Water area: 0.08 sq mi
Center point: 44.1677, -73.2553