Demographics of Washington County, Vermont

Washington County, Vermont had 59,652 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −114 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.

Washington County, in four figures

59,652
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −0.2%
Change since July 2020: −114 people.; 43.8 ±0.3
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $83,449 ±$2,615
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.

Washington County, Vermont's population shrank 0.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Washington 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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Washington County, Vermont's population shrank 0.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Washington 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	59,766	100.0	100.0
2021	60,045	100.5	100.2
2022	60,145	100.6	100.7
2023	60,241	100.8	101.6
2024	59,821	100.1	102.5
2025	59,652	99.8	103.1

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Population of Washington 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	59,766	−41	−48	0	−12
2021	60,045	+279	−162	+11	+413
2022	60,145	+100	−156	+47	+238
2023	60,241	+96	−107	+76	+136
2024	59,821	−420	−113	+125	−428
2025	59,652	−169	−111	+56	−118

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 43.8 ±0.3: for men 42.4 ±0.4 and for women 45.6 ±0.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Washington County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Vermont	United States
Under 5	2,448 ±43	4.1% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	8,336 ±358	13.9% ±0.6	13.6% ±0.2	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	4,931 ±402	8.2% ±0.7	10.0% ±0.3	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	14,900 ±467	24.8% ±0.8	24.2% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	16,437 ±529	27.4% ±0.9	26.5% ±0.3	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	12,965 ±618	21.6% ±1.0	21.4% ±0.3	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $83,449 ±$2,615, and income per person $47,977 ±$1,665, 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 Washington County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Vermont	United States
Under $25,000	3,291 ±465	12.7% ±1.8	13.5% ±0.5	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	4,142 ±471	16.0% ±1.8	16.8% ±0.5	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	4,170 ±430	16.1% ±1.6	16.3% ±0.6	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	3,530 ±487	13.7% ±1.9	12.9% ±0.4	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	5,199 ±385	20.1% ±1.5	19.0% ±0.5	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	2,886 ±318	11.2% ±1.2	10.4% ±0.4	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	2,637 ±262	10.2% ±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 Washington County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Vermont	United States
All ages	5,085 ±760	8.7% ±1.3	10.1% ±0.4	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	981 ±319	9.2% ±2.9	10.8% ±0.7	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,493 ±481	8.1% ±1.6	10.5% ±0.5	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,611 ±280	9.3% ±1.6	8.8% ±0.5	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Washington County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Washington County	Vermont	United States
Housing units	31,004 ±85	339,042 ±187	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	83.4% ±1.3	80.6% ±0.4	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	16.6% ±1.3	19.4% ±0.4	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	73.7% ±1.7	73.2% ±0.5	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	26.3% ±1.7	26.8% ±0.5	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$315,000 ±$10,197	$316,600 ±$3,361	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,163 ±$47	$1,234 ±$18	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1973 ±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 Washington County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Vermont	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,664 ±0	2.8% ±<0.1	2.6% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	54,646 ±340	91.1% ±0.6	89.9% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	491 ±92	0.8% ±0.2	1.1% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	488 ±105	0.8% ±0.2	1.8% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	2 to 16	< 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 24	0% to < 0.1%	< 0.1%	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	121 to 615	0.2% to 1.0%	0.4% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	2,351 ±304	3.9% ±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 Washington County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Vermont	United States
Born in the state	31,658 ±824	52.7% ±1.4	47.4% ±0.5	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	25,735 ±847	42.9% ±1.4	47.2% ±0.5	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	696 ±188	1.2% ±0.3	1.1% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,928 ±292	3.2% ±0.5	4.3% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	1,233 ±270	2.1% ±0.4	2.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	695 ±184	1.2% ±0.3	1.5% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Washington County among the counties of Vermont

3rd of 14 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Vermont page.

Counties of Vermont near Washington 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%
Addison County	38,048	+1.8%
Bennington County	36,630	−1.8%

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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