Demographics of Chittenden County, Vermont

Chittenden County, Vermont had 169,115 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +703 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Chittenden County, in four figures

169,115
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +0.4%
Change since July 2020: +703 people.; 37.3 ±0.3
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $96,759 ±$3,007
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Chittenden County, Vermont's population grew 0.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Chittenden County, Vermont's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Chittenden County, Vermont's population grew 0.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Chittenden County, Vermont's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	168,412	100.0	100.0
2021	169,370	100.6	100.2
2022	169,727	100.8	100.7
2023	169,533	100.7	101.6
2024	169,667	100.7	102.5
2025	169,115	100.4	103.1

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Population of Chittenden County, Vermont on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	168,412	+88	+21	+19	−21
2021	169,370	+958	+147	+267	+376
2022	169,727	+357	+93	+910	−555
2023	169,533	−194	−18	+626	−775
2024	169,667	+134	−23	+457	−286
2025	169,115	−552	−22	+220	−755

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 37.3 ±0.3: for men 36.7 ±0.4 and for women 37.9 ±0.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Chittenden County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Vermont	United States
Under 5	7,228 ±235	4.3% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	21,925 ±813	12.9% ±0.5	13.6% ±0.2	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	25,788 ±1,229	15.2% ±0.7	10.0% ±0.3	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	45,944 ±928	27.1% ±0.5	24.2% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	40,159 ±967	23.7% ±0.6	26.5% ±0.3	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	28,714 ±1,084	16.9% ±0.6	21.4% ±0.3	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $96,759 ±$3,007, and income per person $52,322 ±$1,207, in 2024 dollars. The median is $81,203 ±$1,339 in Vermont and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Chittenden County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Vermont	United States
Under $25,000	7,939 ±694	11.1% ±1.0	13.5% ±0.5	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	9,614 ±798	13.5% ±1.1	16.8% ±0.5	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	11,021 ±876	15.4% ±1.2	16.3% ±0.6	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	8,131 ±618	11.4% ±0.9	12.9% ±0.4	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	14,649 ±886	20.5% ±1.2	19.0% ±0.5	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	9,233 ±641	12.9% ±0.9	10.4% ±0.4	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	10,869 ±734	15.2% ±1.0	11.1% ±0.4	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Chittenden County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Vermont	United States
All ages	15,531 ±1,261	9.7% ±0.8	10.1% ±0.4	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	2,195 ±455	7.6% ±1.6	10.8% ±0.7	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	10,463 ±927	11.4% ±1.0	10.5% ±0.5	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	2,873 ±426	7.3% ±1.1	8.8% ±0.5	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Chittenden County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Chittenden County	Vermont	United States
Housing units	74,888 ±117	339,042 ±187	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	95.4% ±0.7	80.6% ±0.4	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	4.6% ±0.7	19.4% ±0.4	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	63.9% ±1.3	73.2% ±0.5	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	36.1% ±1.3	26.8% ±0.5	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$439,200 ±$7,510	$316,600 ±$3,361	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,646 ±$31	$1,234 ±$18	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1981 ±1	1976 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Chittenden County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Vermont	United States
Hispanic or Latino	4,852 ±0	2.9% ±<0.1	2.6% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	145,073 ±438	85.5% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	3,879 ±424	2.3% ±0.2	1.1% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	7,423 ±399	4.4% ±0.2	1.8% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	62 to 204	< 0.1% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	13 to 47	< 0.1%	< 0.1%	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	613 ±222	0.4% ±0.1	0.4% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	7,755 ±685	4.6% ±0.4	4.1% ±0.2	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Chittenden County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Vermont	United States
Born in the state	72,488 ±1,929	42.7% ±1.1	47.4% ±0.5	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	82,077 ±2,001	48.3% ±1.2	47.2% ±0.5	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	1,835 ±372	1.1% ±0.2	1.1% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	13,358 ±1,057	7.9% ±0.6	4.3% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	8,939 ±844	5.3% ±0.5	2.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	4,419 ±603	2.6% ±0.4	1.5% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Chittenden County among the counties of Vermont

1st of 14 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Vermont page.

Counties of Vermont near Chittenden County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Chittenden County	169,115	+0.4%
Rutland County	59,653	−1.4%
Washington County	59,652	−0.2%
Windsor County	57,312	−0.7%
Franklin County	51,177	+2.3%
Windham County	45,204	−1.4%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026