Demographics of Orleans County, Vermont

Orleans County, Vermont had 27,600 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +196 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.

Orleans County, in four figures

27,600
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +0.7%
Change since July 2020: +196 people.; 45.7 ±0.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $70,103 ±$3,179
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.

Orleans County, Vermont's population grew 0.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Orleans 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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Orleans County, Vermont's population grew 0.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Orleans 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	27,404	100.0	100.0
2021	27,602	100.7	100.2
2022	27,623	100.8	100.7
2023	27,684	101.0	101.6
2024	27,714	101.1	102.5
2025	27,600	100.7	103.1

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Population of Orleans 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	27,404	+4	−7	0	+4
2021	27,602	+198	−127	0	+324
2022	27,623	+21	−183	−4	+214
2023	27,684	+61	−127	+12	+180
2024	27,714	+30	−121	+18	+136
2025	27,600	−114	−123	+9	0

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 45.7 ±0.2: for men 44.5 ±0.5 and for women 47.9 ±0.5. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Orleans County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Vermont	United States
Under 5	1,305 ±36	4.7% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	4,041 ±230	14.6% ±0.8	13.6% ±0.2	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,911 ±185	6.9% ±0.7	10.0% ±0.3	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	6,328 ±224	22.9% ±0.8	24.2% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	7,416 ±268	26.9% ±1.0	26.5% ±0.3	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	6,605 ±302	23.9% ±1.1	21.4% ±0.3	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $70,103 ±$3,179, and income per person $40,041 ±$1,516, 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 Orleans County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Vermont	United States
Under $25,000	1,890 ±207	15.7% ±1.7	13.5% ±0.5	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,389 ±267	19.8% ±2.1	16.8% ±0.5	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	2,090 ±226	17.3% ±1.8	16.3% ±0.6	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,715 ±197	14.2% ±1.6	12.9% ±0.4	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	2,242 ±255	18.6% ±2.1	19.0% ±0.5	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	893 ±149	7.4% ±1.2	10.4% ±0.4	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	853 ±140	7.1% ±1.1	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 Orleans County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Vermont	United States
All ages	3,148 ±371	11.7% ±1.4	10.1% ±0.4	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	773 ±133	14.7% ±2.4	10.8% ±0.7	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,530 ±216	11.6% ±1.6	10.5% ±0.5	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	845 ±139	10.1% ±1.6	8.8% ±0.5	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Orleans County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Orleans County	Vermont	United States
Housing units	16,751 ±59	339,042 ±187	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	72.1% ±1.9	80.6% ±0.4	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	27.9% ±1.9	19.4% ±0.4	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	79.7% ±1.7	73.2% ±0.5	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	20.3% ±1.9	26.8% ±0.5	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$223,400 ±$5,133	$316,600 ±$3,361	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$892 ±$42	$1,234 ±$18	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1978 ±2	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 Orleans County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Vermont	United States
Hispanic or Latino	527 ±0	1.9% ±<0.1	2.6% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	25,583 ±142	92.7% ±0.5	89.9% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	255 ±47	0.9% ±0.2	1.1% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	177 ±33	0.6% ±0.1	1.8% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	50 to 170	0.2% to 0.6%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1%	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	14 to 74	0.1% to 0.3%	0.4% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	910 ±144	3.3% ±0.5	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 Orleans County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Vermont	United States
Born in the state	17,076 ±560	61.9% ±2.0	47.4% ±0.5	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	9,255 ±535	33.5% ±1.9	47.2% ±0.5	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	315 ±81	1.1% ±0.3	1.1% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	960 ±155	3.5% ±0.6	4.3% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	700 ±132	2.5% ±0.5	2.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	260 ±88	0.9% ±0.3	1.5% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Orleans County among the counties of Vermont

11th of 14 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Vermont page.

Counties of Vermont near Orleans County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Windham County	45,204	−1.4%
Addison County	38,048	+1.8%
Bennington County	36,630	−1.8%
Caledonia County	30,414	+0.8%
Orange County	30,002	+2.4%
Orleans County	27,600	+0.7%
Lamoille County	26,294	+1.4%
Grand Isle County	7,511	+3.2%
Essex County	6,051	+2.2%

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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