Demographics of Brattleboro town, Vermont

Brattleboro town, Vermont had 11,872 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −291 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Brattleboro town, in four figures

11,872
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 12,122 ±20.; −2.4%
Change since July 2020: −291 people.; 45.6 ±4.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $58,241 ±$8,266
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.

Brattleboro town, Vermont's population shrank 2.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Brattleboro 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).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Brattleboro town, Vermont's population shrank 2.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Brattleboro 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	12,163	100.0	100.0
2021	12,217	100.4	100.2
2022	12,122	99.7	100.7
2023	12,088	99.4	101.6
2024	11,930	98.1	102.5
2025	11,872	97.6	103.1

Population of Brattleboro town, Vermont on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	12,163	—
2021	12,217	+54
2022	12,122	−95
2023	12,088	−34
2024	11,930	−158
2025	11,872	−58

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 45.6 ±4.5: for men 40.0 ±4.0 and for women 50.0 ±4.9. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Brattleboro town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Vermont	United States
Under 5	582 ±153	4.8% ±1.3	4.3% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,720 ±302	14.2% ±2.5	13.6% ±0.2	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	838 ±224	6.9% ±1.9	10.0% ±0.3	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,858 ±373	23.6% ±3.1	24.2% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	3,028 ±432	25.0% ±3.6	26.5% ±0.3	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,096 ±391	25.5% ±3.2	21.4% ±0.3	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $58,241 ±$8,266, and income per person $43,444 ±$3,989, 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 Brattleboro town by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Vermont	United States
Under $25,000	1,059 ±220	19.2% ±3.9	13.5% ±0.5	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,448 ±325	26.3% ±5.8	16.8% ±0.5	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	649 ±193	11.8% ±3.5	16.3% ±0.6	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	696 ±197	12.6% ±3.5	12.9% ±0.4	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	808 ±202	14.7% ±3.6	19.0% ±0.5	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	115 to 385	2.1% to 7.0%	10.4% ±0.4	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	593 ±199	10.8% ±3.6	11.1% ±0.4	13.4% ±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%.

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 Brattleboro town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Vermont	United States
All ages	2,109 ±498	17.8% ±4.2	10.1% ±0.4	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	426 ±200	19.2% ±8.4	10.8% ±0.7	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,289 ±421	22.2% ±6.9	10.5% ±0.5	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	394 ±133	10.2% ±3.3	8.8% ±0.5	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Brattleboro town, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Brattleboro town	Vermont	United States
Housing units	5,890 ±281	339,042 ±187	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	93.4% ±0.5	80.6% ±0.4	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	6.6% ±2.9	19.4% ±0.4	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	58.5% ±5.5	73.2% ±0.5	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	41.5% ±5.2	26.8% ±0.5	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$257,300 ±$17,948	$316,600 ±$3,361	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,074 ±$58	$1,234 ±$18	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1955 ±5	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 Brattleboro town by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Vermont	United States
Hispanic or Latino	504 ±175	4.2% ±1.4	2.6% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	10,932 ±246	90.2% ±2.0	89.9% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	18 to 158	0.1% to 1.3%	1.1% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	74 to 240	0.6% to 2.0%	1.8% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 16	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 16	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1%	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 16	0% to 0.1%	0.4% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	441 ±179	3.6% ±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 Brattleboro town by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Vermont	United States
Born in the state	4,812 ±530	39.7% ±4.4	47.4% ±0.5	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	7,020 ±516	57.9% ±4.3	47.2% ±0.5	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	34 to 178	0.3% to 1.5%	1.1% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	184 ±70	1.5% ±0.6	4.3% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	65 to 197	0.5% to 1.6%	2.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	20 to 86	0.2% to 0.7%	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%.

Brattleboro town among the places and towns of Vermont

6th 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 Brattleboro town in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Burlington city	44,675 ±33
South Burlington city	20,756 ±79
Colchester town	17,648 ±23
Rutland city	15,712 ±37
Bennington town	15,249 ±23
Brattleboro town	12,122 ±20
Essex town	11,516 ±22
Essex Junction city	10,803 ±21
Milton town	10,769 ±37
Hartford town	10,736 ±22
Williston town	10,144 ±24

Rankings this appears in

No. 1 Places in Vermont by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 1 Places in Vermont by median age
No. 1 Places in Vermont by poverty rate
No. 10 Places in Vermont by per capita income
No. 13 Places in Vermont by median rent
No. 14 Places in Vermont by homeownership rate

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

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026