Brattleboro

Population: 7,793
Median household income: $46,972
Median home value: $239,500

Brattleboro, a community in Windham County, Vermont, has 7,793 residents. The median household income of $46,972 is below the Windham County median ($68,021).

From 2019 to 2023, Brattleboro's population grew 19.8% from 6,507 to 7,793, while its median home value rose 17.8% from $203,300 to $239,500.

Households average 2.07 people. The median gross rent is $1,028.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 7,793
Median age: 44.9 yrs
Median household income: $46,972
Median home value: $239,500
Median gross rent: $1,028
Housing units: 3,830
Homeownership rate: 50.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 51.0%
Unemployment rate: 8.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

6,5077,793

Median household income

$34,739$46,972

Median home value

$203,300$239,500

Median gross rent

$880$1,028

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	6,507	$34,739	$203,300	$880
2020	6,429	$36,090	$188,600	$865
2021	7,346	$38,621	$196,100	$945
2022	7,543	$42,776	$220,000	$1,036
2023	7,793	$46,972	$239,500	$1,028

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

Age distribution

Under 55.1%

5 to 1715.5%

18 to 247.1%

25 to 3411.5%

35 to 4410.8%

45 to 5412.5%

55 to 6412.0%

65 to 7413.1%

75 and over12.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	400	5.1%
5 to 17	1,211	15.5%
18 to 24	550	7.1%
25 to 34	897	11.5%
35 to 44	844	10.8%
45 to 54	977	12.5%
55 to 64	934	12.0%
65 to 74	1,023	13.1%
75 and over	957	12.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	7,147	91.7%
Black or African American	81	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	63	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	248	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	254	3.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.1%

High school graduate21.3%

Some college or associate's23.5%

Bachelor's degree27.1%

Graduate or professional degree24.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	231	4.1%
High school graduate	1,202	21.3%
Some college or associate's	1,325	23.5%
Bachelor's degree	1,524	27.1%
Graduate or professional degree	1,350	24.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 14 min

Drove alone69.6%

Carpooled5.3%

Public transit0.3%

Walked10.7%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home13.8%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,319	69.6%
Carpooled	175	5.3%
Public transit	10	0.3%
Walked	355	10.7%
Bicycle	13	0.4%
Worked from home	459	13.8%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,580	55.0%
15 to 29 min	1,012	35.2%
30 to 44 min	142	4.9%
45 to 59 min	85	3.0%
60+ min	53	1.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.07
Poverty rate: 23.3% (1,780 of 7,626)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,591	44.2%
Nonfamily households	2,005	55.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,596	93.9%
Vacant	234	6.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,822	50.7%
Renter-occupied	1,774	49.3%

1-unit, detached44.9%

1-unit, attached4.5%

2 to 4 units22.7%

5 to 19 units14.8%

20 or more units12.7%

Mobile home & other0.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,718	44.9%
1-unit, attached	174	4.5%
2 to 4 units	871	22.7%
5 to 19 units	565	14.8%
20 or more units	485	12.7%
Mobile home & other	17	0.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5007975
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 4.2 sq mi
Water area: 0.35 sq mi
Center point: 42.8616, -72.5592