Rutland County, Vermont

20 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 60,484
Median household income: $64,778
Median home value: $218,400

Home to 60,484 residents, Rutland County is one of Vermont's counties. 20 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $64,778 runs below the Vermont figure of $78,024.

Between 2019 and 2023, Rutland County's population grew 2.7% from 58,892 to 60,484, while its median household income rose 15.4% from $56,139 to $64,778.

33.5% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 72.7% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 60,484
Median age: 47.7 yrs
Median household income: $64,778
Median home value: $218,400
Median gross rent: $965
Housing units: 33,974
Homeownership rate: 72.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 33.5%
Unemployment rate: 4.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

58,89260,484

Median household income

$56,139$64,778

Median home value

$177,400$218,400

Median gross rent

$826$965

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	58,892	$56,139	$177,400	$826
2020	58,527	$57,176	$174,800	$843
2021	60,662	$59,751	$177,400	$846
2022	60,585	$62,641	$203,500	$891
2023	60,484	$64,778	$218,400	$965

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

Age distribution

Under 54.1%

5 to 1713.5%

18 to 248.0%

25 to 3410.9%

35 to 4410.8%

45 to 5412.4%

55 to 6416.4%

65 to 7414.7%

75 and over9.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,468	4.1%
5 to 17	8,141	13.5%
18 to 24	4,811	8.0%
25 to 34	6,584	10.9%
35 to 44	6,542	10.8%
45 to 54	7,517	12.4%
55 to 64	9,921	16.4%
65 to 74	8,889	14.7%
75 and over	5,611	9.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	56,412	93.3%
Black or African American	375	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2	0.0%
Asian	333	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	49	0.1%
Two or more races	2,034	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,279	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.3%

High school graduate32.9%

Some college or associate's27.3%

Bachelor's degree20.2%

Graduate or professional degree13.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,826	6.3%
High school graduate	14,826	32.9%
Some college or associate's	12,300	27.3%
Bachelor's degree	9,081	20.2%
Graduate or professional degree	6,031	13.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone80.4%

Carpooled6.0%

Public transit0.8%

Walked2.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.4%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	22,681	80.4%
Carpooled	1,707	6.0%
Public transit	230	0.8%
Walked	700	2.5%
Bicycle	13	0.0%
Worked from home	2,664	9.4%
Other means	228	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	9,339	36.5%
15 to 29 min	9,014	35.3%
30 to 44 min	4,553	17.8%
45 to 59 min	1,327	5.2%
60+ min	1,326	5.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.30
Poverty rate: 12.0% (7,068 of 58,769)

	Count	Share
Family households	14,378	56.5%
Nonfamily households	11,070	43.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1970

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	25,448	74.9%
Vacant	8,526	25.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	18,496	72.7%
Renter-occupied	6,952	27.3%

1-unit, detached68.2%

1-unit, attached1.1%

2 to 4 units13.5%

5 to 19 units7.6%

20 or more units4.1%

Mobile home & other5.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	23,171	68.2%
1-unit, attached	378	1.1%
2 to 4 units	4,598	13.5%
5 to 19 units	2,582	7.6%
20 or more units	1,400	4.1%
Mobile home & other	1,845	5.4%

Geography

County GEOID: 50021
State: Vermont
Land area: 931 sq mi
Water area: 15 sq mi
Center point: 43.6124, -73.0603