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Colchester, VT (Vermont) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $406,693 (it was $131,300 in 2000)
Colchester:

$406,693
Vermont:

$304,700
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $302,100 - $641,039

Total population: 17,067 (Urban population: 13,907, Rural population: 3,079 (41 farm, 3,038 nonfarm))

Houses: 6,727 (6,144 occupied: 4,359 owner occupied, 1,785 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

29%
State:

26%

Housing density: 182 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $706,355.

Median contract rent in 2022: $1,414 (lower quartile is $1,106, upper quartile is $1,753)


Median gross rent in Colchester, VT in 2022: $1,555

Housing units in Colchester with a mortgage: 2,607 (137 second mortgage, 486 home equity loan, 11 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 535

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Colchester, Vermont Age and Sex of Residents

Household type by relationship:

Households: 146,750
  • In family households: 109,943 (24,793 male householders, 11,789 female householders)
    28,660 spouses, 37,454 children (34,847 natural, 1,395 adopted, 1,212 stepchildren), 1,289 grandchildren, 800 brothers or sisters, 735 parents, foster children, 675 other relatives, 3,212 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 36,807 (11,423 male householders (7,248 living alone)), 13,822 female householders (9,861 living alone)), 11,562 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 9,795 (1,163 institutionalized population)

25,754 married couples with children.
6,932 single-parent households (1,683 men, 5,249 women).

92.6% of residents of Colchester speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (71% speak English very well, 29% speak English well).
4.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (57% speak English very well, 43% speak English well).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (87% speak English very well, 13% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 1,121 (5.7%)
(68.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.3
State:

6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.9
State:

3.9

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Colchester, Vermont
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Colchester, Vermont
  • 0no bedroom
  • 1241 bedroom
  • 1,1352 bedrooms
  • 2,1503 bedrooms
  • 8144 bedrooms
  • 1365+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Colchester, Vermont
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Colchester, Vermont
  • 54no bedroom
  • 3101 bedroom
  • 1,1002 bedrooms
  • 2583 bedrooms
  • 124 bedrooms
  • 515+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Colchester in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Colchester in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 123no vehicle
  • 1,0821 vehicle
  • 2,2922 vehicles
  • 5653 vehicles
  • 2214 vehicles
  • 765+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Colchester in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Colchester in renter-occupied apartments
  • 130no vehicle
  • 8601 vehicle
  • 6552 vehicles
  • 1333 vehicles
  • 74 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Colchester, Vermont
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Colchester, Vermont
  • 01 room
  • 252 rooms
  • 1673 rooms
  • 6164 rooms
  • 9465 rooms
  • 8126 rooms
  • 6747 rooms
  • 6068 rooms
  • 5139+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Colchester, Vermont
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Colchester, Vermont
  • 541 room
  • 1392 rooms
  • 2793 rooms
  • 7264 rooms
  • 3405 rooms
  • 1296 rooms
  • 657 rooms
  • 378 rooms
  • 169+ rooms
Year house built
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Colchester, VT
Colchester town income, earnings, and wages data

  • Colchester, VT household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Colchester, VT in 2022
  • 3,855Less than $10,000
  • 4,772$10,000 to $19,999
  • 4,280$20,000 to $29,999
  • 4,941$30,000 to $39,999
  • 4,000$40,000 to $49,999
  • 4,628$50,000 to $59,999
  • 7,163$60,000 to $74,999
  • 10,484$75,000 to $99,999
  • 7,742$100,000 to $124,999
  • 7,099$125,000 to $149,999
  • 10,080$150,000 to $199,999
  • 8,742$200,000 or more
Work and jobs in Colchester: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute

Percentage of workers working in this county: 95.4%
Number of people working at home: 1,980 (16.9% of all workers)

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 235
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 960
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 1,430
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 2,325
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 2,197
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 700
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 746
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 85
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 130
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 160
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 165
  • 90 or more minutes: 126

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 7,821 (81.7%)
  • Carpooled: 929 (9.7%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 27 (0.3%)
  • Bicycle: 33 (0.3%)
  • Walked: 443 (4.6%)
  • Other means: 6 (0.1%)
  • Worked at home: 310 (3.2%)
Class of Workers in 2000
Races in Colchester detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Colchester, Vermont
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Colchester, Vermont
  • 2671995 to March 2000
  • 741990 to 1994
  • 851985 to 1989
  • 801980 to 1984
  • 631975 to 1979
  • 351970 to 1974
  • 441965 to 1969
  • 106Before 1965
Ancestries in Colchester, VT

First ancestries reported:

  • Irish: 3,362 (17.0%)
  • French: 2,745 (13.9%)
  • French Canadian: 2,700 (13.7%)
  • English: 2,364 (12.0%)
  • Other: 1,986 (10.1%)
  • German: 1,462 (7.4%)
  • Italian: 1,310 (6.6%)
  • United States: 991 (5.0%)
  • Scottish: 690 (3.5%)
  • Polish: 576 (2.9%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 295 (1.5%)
  • Dutch: 201 (1.0%)
  • Swedish: 156 (0.8%)
  • Arab: 143 (0.7%)
  • Norwegian: 136 (0.7%)
  • Greek: 100 (0.5%)
  • Russian: 88 (0.4%)
  • Welsh: 84 (0.4%)
  • Danish: 83 (0.4%)
  • Czech: 68 (0.3%)
  • Portuguese: 49 (0.2%)
  • Slovak: 43 (0.2%)
  • Subsaharan African: 36 (0.2%)
  • Lithuanian: 32 (0.2%)
  • Ukrainian: 28 (0.1%)
  • Hungarian: 18 (0.09%)
  • Swiss: 7 (0.04%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Canada
Colchester:

25.1% (189)
Vermont:

34.0% (7,912)

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Colchester:

10.9% (82)
Vermont:

2.9% (673)

Germany
Colchester:

7.6% (57)
Vermont:

7.2% (1,669)

Korea
Colchester:

6.6% (50)
Vermont:

2.5% (588)

United Kingdom
Colchester:

5.0% (38)
Vermont:

7.5% (1,744)

Other Western Europe
Colchester:

4.4% (33)
Vermont:

1.2% (273)

Yugoslavia
Colchester:

4.1% (31)
Vermont:

0.6% (145)

Colombia
Colchester:

4.0% (30)
Vermont:

0.5% (108)

Ghana
Colchester:

3.6% (27)
Vermont:

0.2% (46)

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Colchester:

3.4% (26)
Vermont:

6.1% (1,412)

Cambodia
Colchester:

2.7% (20)
Vermont:

0.3% (65)

Italy
Colchester:

2.4% (18)
Vermont:

1.4% (322)

Japan
Colchester:

2.4% (18)
Vermont:

1.4% (335)

India
Colchester:

2.4% (18)
Vermont:

2.5% (585)

Ecuador
Colchester:

2.4% (18)
Vermont:

0.4% (90)

Other Northern Europe
Colchester:

1.9% (14)
Vermont:

1.2% (268)

Brazil
Colchester:

1.9% (14)
Vermont:

0.5% (115)

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

  • This state: 9,537
  • Other state: 6,573
  • Northeast: 4,750
  • Midwest: 633
  • South: 804
  • West: 386

51% of Colchester residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 53% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 30% lived in Vermont.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 0
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 18
  • 7th and 8th grade: 174
  • 9th grade: 66
  • 10th grade: 37
  • 11th grade: 56
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 102
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,501
  • Less than 1 year of college: 339
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 615
  • Associate degree: 510
  • Bachelor's degree: 1,169
  • Master's degree: 417
  • Professional school degree: 42
  • Doctorate degree: 85
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 5
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 33
  • 7th and 8th grade: 121
  • 9th grade: 25
  • 10th grade: 53
  • 11th grade: 79
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 100
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,503
  • Less than 1 year of college: 340
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 635
  • Associate degree: 671
  • Bachelor's degree: 1,036
  • Master's degree: 452
  • Professional school degree: 110
  • Doctorate degree: 55
Educational Attainment for Females
Colchester marital status for males
Colchester marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 3,939
  • One, attached: 629
  • Two: 436
  • 3 or 4: 489
  • 5 to 9: 459
  • 10 to 19: 56
  • 20 to 49: 116
  • 50 or more: 8
  • Mobile homes: 595

Median worth of mobile homes: $40,328

Year householders moved into residence in Colchester
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Colchester, VT
  • 51.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 24.0%Utility gas
  • 18.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 3.1%Wood
  • 1.9%Electricity
  • 0.8%Other fuel
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Colchester, VT
  • 42.2%Utility gas
  • 27.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 21.4%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 5.2%Electricity
  • 2.2%Other fuel
  • 1.6%Wood
  • 0.4%No fuel used

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 163
Here:

9.2%
Vermont:

7.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 121
Here:

15.2%
Vermont:

10.4%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1,603
Here:

72.9%
Vermont:

37.7%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability
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