Demographics of Williston town, Vermont

Williston town, Vermont had 9,975 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −180 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Williston town, in four figures

9,975
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 10,144 ±24.; −1.8%
Change since July 2020: −180 people.; 45.4 ±4.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $106,967 ±$11,875
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.

Williston town, Vermont's population shrank 1.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Williston 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

About this chart

The figures

Williston town, Vermont's population shrank 1.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Williston 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	10,155	100.0	100.0
2021	10,156	100.0	100.2
2022	10,138	99.8	100.7
2023	10,094	99.4	101.6
2024	10,014	98.6	102.5
2025	9,975	98.2	103.1

Population of Williston town, Vermont on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	10,155	—
2021	10,156	+1
2022	10,138	−18
2023	10,094	−44
2024	10,014	−80
2025	9,975	−39

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 45.4 ±4.5: for men 44.2 ±5.2 and for women 48.5 ±6.8. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

2 more columns on a wider screen

People in Williston town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Vermont	United States
Under 5	183 to 627	1.8% to 6.2%	4.3% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,672 ±473	16.5% ±4.7	13.6% ±0.2	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	124 to 456	1.2% to 4.5%	10.0% ±0.3	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,651 ±459	26.1% ±4.5	24.2% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	3,000 ±471	29.6% ±4.6	26.5% ±0.3	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,126 ±360	21.0% ±3.5	21.4% ±0.3	17.2% ±<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%.

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $106,967 ±$11,875, and income per person $60,542 ±$6,759, in 2024 dollars. The median is $81,203 ±$1,339 in Vermont and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

2 more columns on a wider screen

Households in Williston town by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Vermont	United States
Under $25,000	168 to 524	3.8% to 11.8%	13.5% ±0.5	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	554 ±230	12.5% ±5.1	16.8% ±0.5	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	562 ±222	12.7% ±4.9	16.3% ±0.6	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	511 ±232	11.6% ±5.2	12.9% ±0.4	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,044 ±278	23.6% ±6.1	19.0% ±0.5	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	661 ±261	15.0% ±5.8	10.4% ±0.4	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	743 ±233	16.8% ±5.2	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).

2 more columns on a wider screen

Poverty rate in Williston town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Vermont	United States
All ages	122 to 742	1.2% to 7.3%	10.1% ±0.4	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	0 to 169	0% to 8.1%	10.8% ±0.7	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	35 to 443	0.7% to 8.9%	10.5% ±0.5	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	41 to 217	1.4% to 7.1%	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

1 more column on a wider screen

Housing in Williston town, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Williston town	Vermont	United States
Housing units	4,772 ±330	339,042 ±187	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	92.6% ±8.9	80.6% ±0.4	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	3.1% to 11.6%	19.4% ±0.4	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	75.1% ±4.6	73.2% ±0.5	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	24.9% ±6.4	26.8% ±0.5	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$475,800 ±$39,667	$316,600 ±$3,361	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,832 ±$130	$1,234 ±$18	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1993 ±2	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

2 more columns on a wider screen

People in Williston town by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Vermont	United States
Hispanic or Latino	143 to 543	1.4% to 5.4%	2.6% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	9,146 ±322	90.2% ±3.2	89.9% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	41 to 399	0.4% to 3.9%	1.1% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 158	0% to 1.6%	1.8% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 54	0% to 0.5%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 16	0% to 0.2%	< 0.1%	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 16	0% to 0.2%	0.4% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	171 to 507	1.7% to 5.0%	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).

2 more columns on a wider screen

People in Williston town by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Vermont	United States
Born in the state	4,794 ±567	47.3% ±5.6	47.4% ±0.5	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	4,754 ±551	46.9% ±5.4	47.2% ±0.5	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	75 to 343	0.7% to 3.4%	1.1% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	188 to 586	1.9% to 5.8%	4.3% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	128 to 500	1.3% to 4.9%	2.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	4 to 142	< 0.1% to 1.4%	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%.

Williston town among the places and towns of Vermont

11th 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 Williston town in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
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
Bennington CDP	9,245 ±559
Middlebury town	9,175 ±22
Springfield town	9,084 ±23
Barre city	8,412 ±39
Winooski city	8,293 ±32

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