Demographics of Northfield town, Vermont

Northfield town, Vermont had 5,873 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −25 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Northfield town, in four figures

5,873
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 5,920 ±18.; −0.4%
Change since July 2020: −25 people.; 36.4 ±4.1
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $71,768 ±$13,486
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.

Northfield town, Vermont's population shrank 0.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Northfield 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

Northfield town, Vermont's population shrank 0.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Northfield 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	5,898	100.0	100.0
2021	5,893	99.9	100.2
2022	5,917	100.3	100.7
2023	5,923	100.4	101.6
2024	5,897	100.0	102.5
2025	5,873	99.6	103.1

Population of Northfield town, Vermont on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	5,898	—
2021	5,893	−5
2022	5,917	+24
2023	5,923	+6
2024	5,897	−26
2025	5,873	−24

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 36.4 ±4.1: for men 32.0 ±5.3 and for women 41.8 ±6.5. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Northfield town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Vermont	United States
Under 5	318 ±131	5.4% ±2.2	4.3% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	545 ±177	9.2% ±3.0	13.6% ±0.2	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,245 ±319	21.0% ±5.4	10.0% ±0.3	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,334 ±239	22.5% ±4.0	24.2% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,294 ±208	21.9% ±3.5	26.5% ±0.3	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,184 ±222	20.0% ±3.8	21.4% ±0.3	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $71,768 ±$13,486, and income per person $34,194 ±$3,529, 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 Northfield town by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Vermont	United States
Under $25,000	337 ±117	15.8% ±5.3	13.5% ±0.5	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	423 ±158	19.8% ±7.2	16.8% ±0.5	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	335 ±110	15.7% ±4.9	16.3% ±0.6	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	332 ±119	15.5% ±5.4	12.9% ±0.4	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	372 ±113	17.4% ±5.1	19.0% ±0.5	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	265 ±106	12.4% ±4.8	10.4% ±0.4	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	25 to 123	1.2% to 5.7%	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 Northfield town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Vermont	United States
All ages	646 ±200	12.5% ±3.9	10.1% ±0.4	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	0 to 148	0.3% to 16.9%	10.8% ±0.7	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	165 to 565	6.0% to 20.0%	10.5% ±0.5	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	89 to 325	6.4% to 21.4%	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 Northfield town, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Northfield town	Vermont	United States
Housing units	2,418 ±217	339,042 ±187	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	88.4% ±0.9	80.6% ±0.4	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	5.8% to 17.3%	19.4% ±0.4	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	73.5% ±5.8	73.2% ±0.5	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	26.5% ±6.0	26.8% ±0.5	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$274,400 ±$21,052	$316,600 ±$3,361	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,018 ±$207	$1,234 ±$18	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1956 ±7	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 Northfield town by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Vermont	United States
Hispanic or Latino	33 to 161	0.6% to 2.7%	2.6% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	5,352 ±213	90.4% ±3.6	89.9% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 79	0% to 1.3%	1.1% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	5 to 77	0.1% to 1.3%	1.8% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 15	0% to 0.3%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 15	0% to 0.3%	< 0.1%	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 15	0% to 0.3%	0.4% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	397 ±179	6.7% ±3.0	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 Northfield town by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Vermont	United States
Born in the state	3,228 ±280	54.5% ±4.7	47.4% ±0.5	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,556 ±288	43.2% ±4.9	47.2% ±0.5	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 28	0% to 0.5%	1.1% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	53 to 197	0.9% to 3.3%	4.3% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	11 to 87	0.2% to 1.5%	2.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	18 to 134	0.3% to 2.3%	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%.

Northfield town among the places and towns of Vermont

27th 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 Northfield town in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Middlebury CDP	7,220 ±327
St. Albans town	7,057 ±51
St. Albans city	6,954 ±31
Swanton town	6,820 ±19
Shelburne CDP	6,499 ±515
Northfield town	5,920 ±18
St. Johnsbury CDP	5,859 ±365
Morristown town	5,722 ±38
Lyndon town	5,590 ±18
Waterbury town	5,405 ±20
Stowe town	5,285 ±15

Rankings this appears in

No. 2 Places in Vermont by poverty rate
No. 6 Places in Vermont by homeownership rate
No. 10 Places in Vermont by median household income
No. 11 Places in Vermont by median rent
No. 12 Places in Vermont by median age
No. 19 Places in Vermont by median home value

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