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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Vermont is $29,535, which is about the same as the national average of $28,555. Vermont median household income is $54,447, which has grown by 33.27% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Vermont residents spend 22.0 minutes per day commuting to work, which 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, #19

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

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

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

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, #21

Vermont	54,447 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Vermont	70,524 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #19

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

	Vermont		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	29.50%	$14,988, see rank	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	32.13%	$17,534, see rank	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	4.45%	$3,492, see rank	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	17.15%	$20,664, see rank	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

Vermont	68,787 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

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

	Vermont	U.S.
White	$54,661, see rank	$56,900
Black	$54,531, see rank	$35,600
Hispanic	$50,410, see rank	$42,396
Asian	$55,417, see rank	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$36,530, see rank	$37,170
One Race, Other	$55,586, see rank	$40,300
Two or More Races	$43,119, see rank	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Vermont	U.S.
less than 25	$29,336, see rank	$25,788
25 to 44	$61,124, see rank	$58,398
45 to 64	$64,582, see rank	$65,027
65 or over	$36,952, see rank	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Vermont	%	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	517,411	see rank	248,775,628
Male¹	252,485	48.80%, see rank	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	178,064	70.52%, see rank	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	406	0.16%, see rank	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	177,658	70.36%, see rank	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	165,712	93.28%, see rank	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	11,946	6.72%, see rank	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	74,421	29.48%, see rank	30.72%
Female¹	264,926	51.20%, see rank	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	169,422	63.95%, see rank	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	101	0.04%, see rank	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	169,321	63.91%, see rank	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	159,624	94.27%, see rank	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	9,697	5.73%, see rank	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	95,504	36.05%, see rank	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

	Vermont	%	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	316,919	100%	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	237,511	74.94%, see rank	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	30,778	9.71%, see rank	9.59%
Public Transportation	3,809	1.20%, see rank	5.06%
Walked	17,766	5.61%, see rank	2.78%
Other Means	5,044	1.59%, see rank	1.79%
Worked at Home	22,011	6.95%, see rank	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

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

	Vermont	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	325,336	-	143,435,233
Male¹	165,712	50.94%, see rank	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	57,895	34.94%, see rank	33.12%
Service Occupations²	24,301	14.66%, see rank	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	25,048	15.12%, see rank	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	3,317	2.00%, see rank	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	18,566	11.20%, see rank	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	26,873	16.22%, see rank	17.94%
Female¹	159,624	49.06%, see rank	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	71,951	45.08%, see rank	40.04%
Service Occupations²	32,674	20.47%, see rank	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	45,800	28.69%, see rank	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	880	0.55%, see rank	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	592	0.37%, see rank	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	7,394	4.63%, see rank	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

	Vermont	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	325,336	100%	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	8,639	2.66%, see rank	1.96%
Construction	24,128	7.42%, see rank	6.17%
Manufacturing	34,889	10.72%, see rank	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	6,974	2.14%, see rank	2.75%
Retail Trade	37,606	11.56%, see rank	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	10,553	3.24%, see rank	4.93%
Information	6,299	1.94%, see rank	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	15,323	4.71%, see rank	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	28,007	8.61%, see rank	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	92,277	28.36%, see rank	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	29,940	9.20%, see rank	9.49%
Public Administration	15,795	4.85%, see rank	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	14,906	4.58%, see rank	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Vermont	%	U.S.
Population in Poverty	72,044	11.97%, see rank	15.59%
Family in Poverty	12,598	7.83%, see rank	11.47%

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