Washington County, Vermont (VT)

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• • 55,10991.8%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 2,3073.8%Two or more races
  • 1,2842.1%Hispanic or Latino
  • 5270.9%Asian alone
  • 4450.7%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 3360.6%Some other race alone
  • 130.02%American Indian and Alaska Native alone

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $366,162

Here:	$366,162
State:	$378,260

Townhouses or other attached units: $355,423

Here:	$355,423
State:	$360,670

In 2-unit structures: $373,534

Here:	$373,534
State:	$304,383

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $653,333

Here:	$653,333
State:	$746,315

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $271,088

Here:	$271,088
State:	$259,595

Mobile homes: $98,551

Here:	$98,551
State:	$98,266

Crime in 2019 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 1
• Burglaries: 0
• Thefts: 1
• Auto thefts: 0

Crime in 2017 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 0
• Burglaries: 0
• Thefts: 1
• Auto thefts: 0

Health of residents in Washington County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2003 to 2012:

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $5,535 (1.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $5,122 (1.8%)

Area name: Washington County, VT
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Washington County is $547 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $684 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $924 a month.

Cities in this county include: Barre, Montpelier, Northfield, Berlin, East Montpelier, Graniteville-East Barre, Middlesex, Waterbury, Warren, Waitsfield.

Neighboring counties: Knox County, Maine , Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota , Monroe County, Wisconsin , Washington County, New York , Spink County, South Dakota , Sheboygan County, Wisconsin , Oscoda County, Michigan .

Current college students: 3,593
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 95.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 46.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,669 (68.9% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 2202010 or later
• 3242000 to 2009
• 3641990 to 1999
• 2751980 to 1989
• 2161970 to 1979
• 916Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 98.6%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 20,121
• One, attached: 1,684
• Two: 1,862
• 3 or 4: 2,020
• 5 to 9: 2,120
• 10 to 19: 646
• 20 to 49: 556
• 50 or more: 439
• Mobile homes: 1,538

Housing units in Washington County with a mortgage: 12,036 (1,552 second mortgage, 6 home equity loan, 1,522 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 777

Religion statistics for Washington County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Washington County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Vermont Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4532, Natural disaster type: Other
• Vermont Severe Storm And Flooding, Incident Period: October 31, 2019 - November 1, 2019, FEMA Id: 4474, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Vermont Severe Storms And Flooding, Incident Period: April 15, 2019, FEMA Id: 4445, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Vermont Severe Storm And Flooding, Incident Period: October 29, 2017 - October 30, 2017, FEMA Id: 4356, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Vermont Severe Storms And Flooding, Incident Period: June 29, 2017 - July 1, 2017, FEMA Id: 4330, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Vermont Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: December 09, 2014 to December 13, 2014, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4207: February 03, 2015, FEMA Id: 4207, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• Vermont Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: April 15, 2014 to April 18, 2014, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4178: June 11, 2014, FEMA Id: 4178, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Vermont Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: June 25, 2013 to July 11, 2013, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4140: August 02, 2013, FEMA Id: 4140, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Vermont Tropical Storm Irene, Incident Period: August 27, 2011 to September 02, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4022: September 01, 2011, FEMA Id: 4022, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
• Vermont Hurricane Irene, Incident Period: August 26, 2011 to September 02, 2011, Emergency Declared EM-3338: August 29, 2011, FEMA Id: 3338, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• 16 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

7.15% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($70,427 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.36% relocated from other counties in Vermont ($25,515 average AGI)
3.79% relocated from other states ($44,912 average AGI)

Washington County:	3.79%
Vermont average:	4.33%

from Chittenden County, VT	1.31% ($62,361 average AGI)
from Orange County, VT	0.71% ($43,581)
from Lamoille County, VT	0.35% ($46,340)
from Caledonia County, VT	0.20% ($51,167)
from Windsor County, VT	0.19% ($46,846)
from Middlesex County, MA	0.17% ($101,022)
from Addison County, VT	0.15% ($51,854)

6.39% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($62,080 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.09% relocated to other counties in Vermont ($26,251 average AGI)
3.30% relocated to other states ($35,829 average AGI)

Washington County:	3.30%
Vermont average:	3.81%

to Chittenden County, VT	0.85% ($70,815 average AGI)
to Orange County, VT	0.81% ($41,940)
to Caledonia County, VT	0.30% ($53,101)
to Lamoille County, VT	0.29% ($52,295)
to Addison County, VT	0.19% ($62,920)
to Orleans County, VT	0.15% ($71,000)
to Windsor County, VT	0.15% ($25,769)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.3

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 8.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 9.3

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 11.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 5.4

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Washington County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 11,570 (3,364 living alone), Female householders: 14,660 (4,833 living alone)

• 12,157 spouses (11,812 opposite-sex spouses), 2,957 unmarried partners, (2,648 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 13,997 children (12,888 natural, 360 adopted, 749 stepchildren), 457 grandchildren, 183 brothers or sisters, 375 parents, 121 foster children, 333 other relatives, 1,287 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 2,248

Size of family households: 8,325 2-persons, 3,568 3-persons, 2,524 4-persons, 794 5-persons, 255 6-persons, 142 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 8,194 1-person, 2,237 2-persons, 108 3-persons, 44 4-persons, 16 5-persons, 8 7-or-more-persons.

6,280 married couples with children.
3,543 single-parent households (1,315 men, 2,228 women).

96.0% of residents of Washington speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (95% speak English very well, 1% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).
2.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (72% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 3% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (71% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $615,214,000 ($10,415 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $21,329,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $148,828,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $64,025,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,207,000
Federal grants: $363,420,000
Federal procurement contracts: $10,994,000 ($5,507,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $26,741,000 ($7,462,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,890,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $31,109,000
Federal Government insurance: $99,994,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 6.14 millions of gallons per day (35% from ground, 65% from surface)

• Year house built in Washington County, Vermont
• 452020 or later
• 1,6712010 to 2019
• 2,6972000 to 2009
• 2,9641990 to 1999
• 4,3971980 to 1989
• 4,9421970 to 1979
• 3,1771960 to 1969
• 1,4481950 to 1959
• 7781940 to 1949
• 8,5581939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Washington County, Vermont

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Washington County, Vermont
• 441 room
• 2242 rooms
• 4943 rooms
• 2,0714 rooms
• 2,9615 rooms
• 4,2916 rooms
• 3,2537 rooms
• 2,6558 rooms
• 3,3519+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Washington County, Vermont
• 3281 room
• 4992 rooms
• 1,5663 rooms
• 1,8024 rooms
• 1,6165 rooms
• 5846 rooms
• 1897 rooms
• 1108 rooms
• 2329+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Washington County, Vermont

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Washington County, Vermont
• 60no bedroom
• 8101 bedroom
• 4,0692 bedrooms
• 9,3923 bedrooms
• 4,0124 bedrooms
• 9715+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Washington County, Vermont
• 369no bedroom
• 2,6991 bedroom
• 2,6122 bedrooms
• 1,0183 bedrooms
• 1744 bedrooms
• 885+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Washington County, Vermont in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Washington County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 356no vehicle
• 5,6631 vehicle
• 9,4552 vehicles
• 2,8623 vehicles
• 7204 vehicles
• 2395+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Washington County in renter-occupied apartments
• 1,499no vehicle
• 3,6701 vehicle
• 1,6052 vehicles
• 1083 vehicles
• 274 vehicles
• 145+ vehicles

90.1% of Washington County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 35% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 30% lived in Vermont.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 31,183
• Other state: 26,443
• Northeast: 16,724
• Midwest: 3,290
• South: 4,011
• West: 2,495

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 1,368
• Number of aged recipients: 88
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 1,280
• Number of recipients under 18: 193
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 947
• Number of recipients older than 64: 228
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 602
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 614

Washington County on our top lists:

• #31 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest average weight of females"
• #38 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives"
• #48 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that exercised in the past month"
• #53 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that keep firearms around their homes"
• #58 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the best general health status score of residents (1-5), 3 years of data"
• #76 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that visited a dentist within the past year"