Demographics of Swanton town, Vermont

Swanton town, Vermont had 6,894 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +118 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Swanton town, in four figures

6,894
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 6,820 ±19.; +1.7%
Change since July 2020: +118 people.; 43.7 ±5.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $81,371 ±$13,820
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.

Swanton town, Vermont's population grew 1.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Swanton 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

Swanton town, Vermont's population grew 1.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Swanton 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	6,776	100.0	100.0
2021	6,808	100.5	100.2
2022	6,854	101.2	100.7
2023	6,861	101.3	101.6
2024	6,886	101.6	102.5
2025	6,894	101.7	103.1

Population of Swanton town, Vermont on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	6,776	—
2021	6,808	+32
2022	6,854	+46
2023	6,861	+7
2024	6,886	+25
2025	6,894	+8

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 43.7 ±5.5: for men 45.8 ±5.1 and for women 41.3 ±5.6. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Swanton town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Vermont	United States
Under 5	362 ±162	5.3% ±2.4	4.3% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,052 ±275	15.4% ±4.0	13.6% ±0.2	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	404 ±155	5.9% ±2.3	10.0% ±0.3	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,627 ±279	23.9% ±4.1	24.2% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,043 ±322	30.0% ±4.7	26.5% ±0.3	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,332 ±220	19.5% ±3.2	21.4% ±0.3	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $81,371 ±$13,820, and income per person $38,928 ±$5,979, 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 Swanton town by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Vermont	United States
Under $25,000	355 ±127	13.6% ±4.8	13.5% ±0.5	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	408 ±162	15.6% ±6.1	16.8% ±0.5	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	465 ±135	17.8% ±5.0	16.3% ±0.6	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	358 ±117	13.7% ±4.4	12.9% ±0.4	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	577 ±164	22.1% ±6.1	19.0% ±0.5	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	220 ±87	8.4% ±3.3	10.4% ±0.4	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	95 to 359	3.7% to 13.7%	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 Swanton town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Vermont	United States
All ages	888 ±405	13.0% ±5.9	10.1% ±0.4	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	170 to 502	23.8% ±10.2	10.8% ±0.7	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	117 to 521	3.6% to 15.2%	10.5% ±0.5	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	67 to 399	3.6% to 19.6%	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 Swanton town, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Swanton town	Vermont	United States
Housing units	2,971 ±217	339,042 ±187	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	87.8% ±8.6	80.6% ±0.4	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	12.2% ±4.9	19.4% ±0.4	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	77.9% ±4.8	73.2% ±0.5	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	22.1% ±6.3	26.8% ±0.5	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$285,100 ±$35,075	$316,600 ±$3,361	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,257 ±$133	$1,234 ±$18	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1976 ±4	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 Swanton town by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Vermont	United States
Hispanic or Latino	31 to 233	0.5% to 3.4%	2.6% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	6,331 ±171	92.8% ±2.5	89.9% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 41	0% to 0.6%	1.1% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 153	0% to 2.2%	1.8% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 27	0% to 0.4%	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 15	0% to 0.2%	0.4% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	254 ±123	3.7% ±1.8	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 Swanton town by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Vermont	United States
Born in the state	4,764 ±383	69.9% ±5.6	47.4% ±0.5	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,781 ±368	26.1% ±5.4	47.2% ±0.5	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 116	< 0.1% to 1.7%	1.1% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	217 ±100	3.2% ±1.5	4.3% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	155 ±75	2.3% ±1.1	2.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 141	0% to 2.1%	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%.

Swanton town among the places and towns of Vermont

25th 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 Swanton town in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Brattleboro CDP	7,657 ±417
St. Johnsbury town	7,368 ±27
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

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