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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Montpelier is $32,108, which is higher than the state average of $29,535 and is higher than the national average of $28,555. Montpelier median household income is $60,676, which has grown by 61.75% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 33.27% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Montpelier residents spend 17.6 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 22.0 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #21

Montpelier, VT	32,108 USD
Vermont	29,535 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Montpelier, VT	35,500 USD
Vermont	29,854 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Montpelier, VT	42,083 USD
Vermont	33,897 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Montpelier, VT	29,769 USD
Vermont	25,566 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #19

Montpelier, VT	60,676 USD
Vermont	54,447 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Montpelier, VT	68,125 USD
Vermont	70,524 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #8

Montpelier, VT	61.75%
Vermont	33.27%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Montpelier, VT		Vermont		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	36.22%	$11,572, see rank	29.50%	$14,988	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	35.06%	$16,700, see rank	32.13%	$17,534	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	5.67%	$3,685, see rank	4.45%	$3,492	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	19.87%	$20,721, see rank	17.15%	$20,664	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Montpelier, VT	74,399 USD
Vermont	68,787 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Montpelier, VT	86,577 USD
Vermont	85,013 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Montpelier, VT	Vermont	U.S.
White	$60,727, see rank	$54,661	$56,900
Black	$54,722, see rank	$54,531	$35,600
Hispanic	$67,375, see rank	$50,410	$42,396
Asian	$72,969, see rank	$55,417	$73,244
Two or More Races	$56,250, see rank	$43,119	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Montpelier, VT	Vermont	U.S.
less than 25	$32,941, see rank	$29,336	$25,788
25 to 44	$64,779, see rank	$61,124	$58,398
45 to 64	$70,512, see rank	$64,582	$65,027
65 or over	$38,710, see rank	$36,952	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Montpelier, VT	Vermont	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	6,413, see rank	517,411	248,775,628
Male¹	2,933, 45.74%, see rank	48.80%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	2,056, 70.10%, see rank	70.52%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	7, 0.24%, see rank	0.16%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	2,049, 69.86%, see rank	70.36%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	1,920, 93.70%, see rank	93.28%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	129, 6.30%, see rank	6.72%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	877, 29.90%, see rank	29.48%	30.72%
Female¹	3,480, 54.26%, see rank	51.20%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	2,263, 65.03%, see rank	63.95%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.04%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	2,263, 65.03%, see rank	63.91%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	2,090, 92.36%, see rank	94.27%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	173, 7.64%, see rank	5.73%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	1,217, 34.97%, see rank	36.05%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Montpelier, VT	Vermont	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	3,924, 100%	316,919	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	2,437, 62.10%, see rank	74.94%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	368, 9.38%, see rank	9.71%	9.59%
Public Transportation	121, 3.08%, see rank	1.20%	5.06%
Walked	643, 16.39%, see rank	5.61%	2.78%
Other Means	95, 2.42%, see rank	1.59%	1.79%
Worked at Home	260, 6.63%, see rank	6.95%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Montpelier, VT	17.6 minutes
Vermont	22.0 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Montpelier, VT	Vermont	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	4,010	325,336	143,435,233
Male¹	1,920, 47.88%, see rank	50.94%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,026, 53.44%, see rank	34.94%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	289, 15.05%, see rank	14.66%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	320, 16.67%, see rank	15.12%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	8, 0.42%, see rank	2.00%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	86, 4.48%, see rank	11.20%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	156, 8.13%, see rank	16.22%	17.94%
Female¹	2,090, 52.12%, see rank	49.06%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,177, 56.32%, see rank	45.08%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	320, 15.31%, see rank	20.47%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	508, 24.31%, see rank	28.69%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	4, 0.19%, see rank	0.55%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	10, 0.48%, see rank	0.37%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	57, 2.73%, see rank	4.63%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Montpelier, VT	Vermont	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	4,010, 100%	325,336	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	26, 0.65%, see rank	2.66%	1.96%
Construction	104, 2.59%, see rank	7.42%	6.17%
Manufacturing	132, 3.29%, see rank	10.72%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	18, 0.45%, see rank	2.14%	2.75%
Retail Trade	409, 10.20%, see rank	11.56%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	85, 2.12%, see rank	3.24%	4.93%
Information	191, 4.76%, see rank	1.94%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	163, 4.06%, see rank	4.71%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	461, 11.50%, see rank	8.61%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	1,353, 33.74%, see rank	28.36%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	376, 9.38%, see rank	9.20%	9.49%
Public Administration	514, 12.82%, see rank	4.85%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	178, 4.44%, see rank	4.58%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Montpelier, VT	%	Vermont	U.S.
Population in Poverty	819	10.67%, see rank	11.97%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	146	7.87%, see rank	7.83%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.