Middlebury is home to 7,220 people in Vermont. This skews young, with a median age of 23.7. This is an unusually credentialed place: 62% of adults have a four-year degree. The average commute runs 15 minutes. People stay put here: 77% were in the same home a year ago. Owners hold 57% of the housing stock.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $86,250, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 23.7
US median: 38.9
More educated
62% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 85%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Middlebury
What changed most since 1990
Adults with a bachelor's degree39.2% → 61.9%(+22.7 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Hispanic share1.6% → 5.3%(+3.7 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Its weight in Addison County
Middlebury's population equals 19% of Addison County's. Its number of households without a car equals 40% of the county's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 38% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)11%(23)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)5.7%(12)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era62.9%(132)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War7.6%(16)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II3.8%(8)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 210 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Middlebury, decade by decade
Middlebury population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
6,068
$67,668
$265,208
39.2%
12.6
2000
6,252
$63,027
$226,067
40.8%
19.0
2010
6,588
$63,919
$319,075
45.9%
31.6
2020
7,304
$74,862
$368,460
55.5%
43.4
2024
7,220
$86,250
$417,400
61.9%
44.2
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
