Demographics of Barre town, Vermont

Barre town, Vermont had 8,001 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +73 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Barre town, in four figures

8,001
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 8,005 ±22.; +0.9%
Change since July 2020: +73 people.; 48.4 ±4.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $93,210 ±$8,984
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a town, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Barre town, Vermont's population grew 0.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Barre town, 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 — incorporated places and New England towns

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The figures

Barre town, Vermont's population grew 0.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Barre town, 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	7,928	100.0	100.0
2021	7,996	100.9	100.2
2022	8,025	101.2	100.7
2023	8,055	101.6	101.6
2024	8,019	101.1	102.5
2025	8,001	100.9	103.1

Population of Barre town, Vermont on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	7,928	—
2021	7,996	+68
2022	8,025	+29
2023	8,055	+30
2024	8,019	−36
2025	8,001	−18

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 48.4 ±4.2: for men 47.0 ±6.5 and for women 50.4 ±5.1. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Barre town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Vermont	United States
Under 5	280 ±134	3.5% ±1.7	4.3% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,048 ±223	13.1% ±2.8	13.6% ±0.2	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	626 ±206	7.8% ±2.6	10.0% ±0.3	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,832 ±312	22.9% ±3.9	24.2% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,481 ±349	31.0% ±4.4	26.5% ±0.3	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,738 ±278	21.7% ±3.5	21.4% ±0.3	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $93,210 ±$8,984, and income per person $48,474 ±$3,933, 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 Barre town by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Vermont	United States
Under $25,000	297 ±134	8.4% ±3.8	13.5% ±0.5	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	328 ±156	9.3% ±4.4	16.8% ±0.5	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	633 ±232	18.0% ±6.5	16.3% ±0.6	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	657 ±185	18.6% ±5.1	12.9% ±0.4	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	905 ±194	25.7% ±5.3	19.0% ±0.5	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	431 ±133	12.2% ±3.7	10.4% ±0.4	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	274 ±97	7.8% ±2.7	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 Barre town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Vermont	United States
All ages	87 to 313	1.1% to 3.9%	10.1% ±0.4	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	0 to 26	0% to 2.0%	10.8% ±0.7	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	24 to 178	0.6% to 4.2%	10.5% ±0.5	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	14 to 184	0.6% to 7.6%	8.8% ±0.5	11.0% ±<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%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Barre town, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Barre town	Vermont	United States
Housing units	3,630 ±230	339,042 ±187	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	97.1% ±8.6	80.6% ±0.4	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	0.9% to 4.9%	19.4% ±0.4	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	88.4% ±2.7	73.2% ±0.5	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	11.6% ±4.0	26.8% ±0.5	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$281,400 ±$12,893	$316,600 ±$3,361	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,524 ±$399	$1,234 ±$18	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1974 ±4	1976 ±1	1980 ±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%.

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 Barre town by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Vermont	United States
Hispanic or Latino	483 ±162	6.0% ±2.0	2.6% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	7,232 ±252	90.3% ±3.1	89.9% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	15 to 137	0.2% to 1.7%	1.1% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 15	0% to 0.2%	1.8% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 15	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 15	0% to 0.2%	< 0.1%	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 300	0% to 3.7%	0.4% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	19 to 123	0.2% to 1.5%	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 Barre town by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Vermont	United States
Born in the state	5,495 ±402	68.6% ±5.0	47.4% ±0.5	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,207 ±375	27.6% ±4.7	47.2% ±0.5	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	3 to 129	< 0.1% to 1.6%	1.1% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	104 to 370	1.3% to 4.6%	4.3% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	77 to 323	1.0% to 4.0%	2.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 83	0% to 1.0%	1.5% ±0.1	6.8% ±<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%.

Barre town among the places and towns of Vermont

18th of 34 places and towns of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Vermont page.

Places of Vermont near Barre town in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Middlebury town	9,175 ±22
Springfield town	9,084 ±23
Barre city	8,412 ±39
Winooski city	8,293 ±32
Montpelier city	8,014 ±31
Barre town	8,005 ±22
Shelburne town	7,969 ±25
Brattleboro CDP	7,657 ±417
St. Johnsbury town	7,368 ±27
Middlebury CDP	7,220 ±327
St. Albans town	7,057 ±51

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — 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