Chittenden County, Vermont

21 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 168,831
Median household income: $94,310
Median home value: $404,500

Chittenden County is a county in Vermont with a population of 168,831. 21 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $94,310 is above the Vermont median ($78,024).

Between 2019 and 2023, Chittenden County's population grew 3.8% from 162,646 to 168,831, while its median household income rose 28.1% from $73,647 to $94,310.

The median resident is 37.0 years old. The largest age group is 18 to 24, 15.2% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 168,831
Median age: 37.0 yrs
Median household income: $94,310
Median home value: $404,500
Median gross rent: $1,590
Housing units: 74,025
Homeownership rate: 63.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 55.8%
Unemployment rate: 3.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

162,646168,831

Median household income

$73,647$94,310

Median home value

$297,900$404,500

Median gross rent

$1,252$1,590

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	162,646	$73,647	$297,900	$1,252
2020	163,414	$76,316	$314,200	$1,293
2021	167,523	$81,957	$331,300	$1,386
2022	168,309	$89,494	$378,300	$1,511
2023	168,831	$94,310	$404,500	$1,590

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

Age distribution

Under 54.3%

5 to 1713.1%

18 to 2415.2%

25 to 3414.2%

35 to 4412.8%

45 to 5411.4%

55 to 6412.6%

65 to 749.7%

75 and over6.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	7,311	4.3%
5 to 17	22,113	13.1%
18 to 24	25,717	15.2%
25 to 34	23,981	14.2%
35 to 44	21,528	12.8%
45 to 54	19,328	11.4%
55 to 64	21,295	12.6%
65 to 74	16,436	9.7%
75 and over	11,122	6.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	145,454	86.2%
Black or African American	4,190	2.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	145	0.1%
Asian	6,530	3.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	45	0.0%
Some other race	629	0.4%
Two or more races	7,065	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4,773	2.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.5%

High school graduate17.3%

Some college or associate's22.4%

Bachelor's degree31.6%

Graduate or professional degree24.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	5,115	4.5%
High school graduate	19,642	17.3%
Some college or associate's	25,496	22.4%
Bachelor's degree	35,945	31.6%
Graduate or professional degree	27,492	24.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone63.9%

Carpooled8.0%

Public transit2.0%

Walked5.9%

Bicycle1.8%

Worked from home17.7%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	60,173	63.9%
Carpooled	7,534	8.0%
Public transit	1,866	2.0%
Walked	5,568	5.9%
Bicycle	1,658	1.8%
Worked from home	16,694	17.7%
Other means	714	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	24,174	31.2%
15 to 29 min	33,490	43.2%
30 to 44 min	13,746	17.7%
45 to 59 min	2,969	3.8%
60+ min	3,134	4.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.25
Poverty rate: 10.4% (16,606 of 159,066)

	Count	Share
Family households	39,298	55.8%
Nonfamily households	31,145	44.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1980

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	70,443	95.2%
Vacant	3,582	4.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	44,771	63.6%
Renter-occupied	25,672	36.4%

1-unit, detached51.1%

1-unit, attached9.1%

2 to 4 units14.7%

5 to 19 units10.0%

20 or more units11.7%

Mobile home & other3.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	37,798	51.1%
1-unit, attached	6,715	9.1%
2 to 4 units	10,846	14.7%
5 to 19 units	7,434	10.0%
20 or more units	8,657	11.7%
Mobile home & other	2,575	3.5%

Geography

County GEOID: 50007
State: Vermont
Land area: 537 sq mi
Water area: 84 sq mi
Center point: 44.4633, -73.0694