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Vermont At A Glance
Last Updated July 19, 2005
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The State:
- Profile: Click here for political history and analysis.
- Size: 9,614 square miles
- Population in 2000: 608,827; 38.2% urban; 61.8% rural
- Population in 1990: 562,758
- Population Change: Up
8.2% 1990-2000; Up
10.0% 1980-1990
- Population Rank: 49th of 50; 0.2% of total U.S. population
- Most Populous Cities:
Burlington (39,148);
Rutland (17,103);
South Burlington (16,285);
Barre (9,166);
Essex Junction (8,717)
- Registered Voters: No party registration
- Presidential Votes: Click here for analysis and past returns.
- Congressional Redistricting: Click here for additional details. An expanded
map of the current lines is also available.
- State
Senate: 21 D 9 R
- State House: 83 D 60 R 7 I
- State Legislative Term Limits: No
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The People:
For definitions and additional details regarding the data below, please see the Almanac 2006 Guide to Usage.
- Race/Ethnic Origin:
585,431 (96.2%) white;
2,921 (0.5%) black;
5,160 (0.8%) Asian;
2,325 (0.4%) American Indian;
120 (0.0%) Pacific islander/Hawaiian;
6,809 (1.1%) two-plus races;
557 (0.1%) other;
5,504 (0.9%) Hispanic origin
- Ancestry:
13.1% English,
11.7% Irish,
10.3% French,
6.5% German,
6.3% Fr. Canadian
- State Natives: 54.3% of residents were born in-state.
- Non-Citizens: 1.8% of residents are foreign-born and not U.S. citizens
- Language Spoken, by Household: 90.8% English;
6.8% Other Eur.;
1.6% Spanish
- Education:
86.4% high school graduates;
29.4% college graduates
- Military Veterans:
62,809 (13.6%);
WWII: (19.4%);
Korea: (14.3%);
Vietnam: (32.2%);
First Gulf War: (7.4%)
The Economy:
For definitions and additional details regarding the data below, please see the Almanac 2006 Guide to Usage.
- Industry:
3.0% agriculture;
6.7% construction;
4.7% finance;
2.7% information;
18.8% manufacturing;
31.2% professional;
4.6% public administration;
15.1% trade;
13.3% other
- Work Force: 23.3% blue collar; 60.8% white collar; 15.9% gray collar
- Work Sector: 75.3% private; 14.2% government; 10.3% self-employed; 0.3% unpaid family workers
- Unemployment: 0.3% unemployed
- Median Household Income:
$40,856
- 9.4% are below the poverty line
- 14.5% less than $15,000
- 27.9% $15-35,000
- 18.6% $35-50,000
- 30.3% $50-100,000
- 5.7% $100-150,000
- 3.0% more than $150,000
Median Home Value: $111,200
- 8.6% less than $50,000
- 33.8% $50-100,000
- 43.9% $100-200,000
- 8.8% $200-300,000
- 3.6% $300-500,000
- 1.5% more than $500,000
Thursday, Sept. 1, 2005
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