CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Middlebury

Vermont · 6,068 residents · 14.2 sq mi

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Middlebury is home to 6,068 people in Vermont. This skews young, with a median age of 23.3. This is an unusually credentialed place: 39% of adults have a four-year degree. 56% of homes are owner-occupied. The typical home is worth $110,500. Households earn $28,194 at the median, near the US median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 23.3

US median: 33.0

More educated

39% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

6,068

−3%vs 2000

vs 6,252 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

23.3

+3%vs 2000

vs 22.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

14.2 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20247K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55%(306)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 94.5%(271)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 144.1%(247)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 1917.3%(1,051)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 2422.8%(1,386)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 349.7%(591)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.4%(755)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 546.9%(416)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 645.9%(361)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 745.9%(357)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.4%(205)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2%(122)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$28,194

+7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $34,599 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$12,578

−21%vs 2000

vs $15,990 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

12.4%

+2.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$110,500

+17%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $124,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$492

+27%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $512 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

56.2%

+4.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 51.6% in 2000

43.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic92%(5,751)

Black1.3%(83)

Hispanic / Latino2.5%(155)

Asian2.2%(136)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic96.1%(5,830)

Black1.5%(90)

Hispanic / Latino1.6%(99)

Asian1.8%(109)

Other0.6%(39)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican2.3%(166)

South American1%(74)

Cuban0.5%(37)

Puerto Rican0.4%(26)

Chilean0.3%(23)

Spaniard0.3%(21)

Ecuadorian0.2%(17)

Venezuelan0.2%(17)

Central American0.2%(15)

Guatemalan0.2%(15)

Dominican0.2%(14)

Peruvian0.1%(10)

+ 1 more hispanic origin group with data

Colombian0.1%(7)

Asian origin

Chinese3.8%(275)

Korean0.7%(54)

Vietnamese0.6%(43)

Asian Indian0.5%(38)

Filipino0.4%(30)

Pakistani0.2%(17)

Taiwanese0.2%(15)

Japanese0.2%(15)

Nepalese0%(3)

Kazakh0%(3)

Ancestry

English24.5%(1,772)

Irish17.5%(1,261)

German16.6%(1,198)

Italian8.1%(587)

French7.4%(531)

American3.3%(239)

Scottish2.9%(209)

French Canadian2.5%(178)

Dutch2.2%(159)

Polish2.2%(156)

Russian2.1%(154)

Scotch-Irish1.6%(117)

+ 32 more ancestry groups with data

Canadian1.2%(90)

Swedish1.2%(87)

Swiss1.2%(86)

Norwegian1.1%(81)

Arab1.1%(76)

Welsh0.9%(68)

Subsaharan African0.9%(66)

Ukrainian0.9%(65)

British0.8%(60)

Austrian0.8%(58)

West Indian0.8%(56)

Danish0.7%(48)

Lithuanian0.6%(45)

Greek0.6%(42)

Jamaican0.5%(36)

Romanian0.3%(24)

Nigerian0.3%(23)

Guyanese0.3%(20)

Hungarian0.3%(19)

Lebanese0.2%(16)

Czech0.2%(16)

Slovak0.2%(16)

Belgian0.2%(14)

Brazilian0.2%(13)

Kenyan0.2%(11)

Iranian0.1%(10)

Portuguese0.1%(10)

Jordanian0.1%(7)

Ethiopian0.1%(6)

Somali0.1%(6)

Australian0.1%(5)

Latvian0.1%(4)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest Italian population · Largest French population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

39.2%

−1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 40.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

90.0%

−1.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 91.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

23.2%

+2.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 20.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

18.4 min

+60%vs 2000

vs 11.5 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married57.5%(1,738)

Married34%(1,027)

Widowed2.5%(76)

Divorced6.1%(183)

Women 15+

Never married57.1%(2,134)

Married26.9%(1,006)

Widowed7.7%(288)

Divorced8.3%(309)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

2.0%

−2.4 ptssince 2013

from 4.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

57.2%

−4.5 ptssince 2020

from 61.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

25.0%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 25.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

19.7%

+2.9 ptssince 2020

from 16.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

13.1%

+1.2 ptssince 2020

from 11.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.5%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 1.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

80.1%

−2.3 ptssince 2020

from 82.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

29.8%

+3.2 ptssince 2020

from 26.6% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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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