COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Orleans County

Vermont · 24,053 residents · 695 sq mi

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With 24,053 people, Orleans County is a county in Vermont. Owners hold 74% of the housing stock. That trails the Vermont median by roughly 23%. About 14% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The typical home is worth $66,800. Median rent is $326 a month.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.2

US median: 33.0

Less educated

14% 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

24,053

−8%vs 2000

vs 26,277 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.2

−13%vs 2000

vs 39.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

695 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202428K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.3%(1,746)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.5%(2,054)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148%(1,916)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.1%(1,708)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.8%(1,397)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.6%(3,500)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4416.1%(3,869)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.4%(2,492)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.8%(2,121)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.1%(1,939)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.8%(918)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.6%(393)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,809

−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $31,084 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,458

−37%vs 2000

vs $16,518 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

14.9%

+0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$66,800

+7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $82,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$326

+2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $420 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

73.7%

−0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 74.1% in 2000

26.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic96.7%(25,398)

Black0.3%(88)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(190)

Asian0.3%(75)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.2%(23,857)

Black0.1%(33)

Hispanic / Latino0.4%(98)

Asian0.2%(46)

Other0.5%(117)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican0.6%(179)

Puerto Rican0.6%(161)

South American0.2%(56)

Peruvian0.1%(38)

Spaniard0.1%(36)

Central American0.1%(20)

Guatemalan0.1%(15)

Colombian0%(13)

Dominican0%(12)

Honduran0%(5)

Venezuelan0%(3)

Cuban0%(2)

+ 1 more hispanic origin group with data

Chilean0%(2)

Asian origin

Chinese0.3%(82)

Korean0.2%(46)

Asian Indian0.1%(41)

Filipino0.1%(20)

Thai0%(12)

Japanese0%(6)

Nepalese0%(3)

Ancestry

English14.4%(3,967)

French Canadian14.2%(3,929)

Irish12.1%(3,346)

American8.1%(2,223)

German7.7%(2,131)

French7.7%(2,130)

Italian4.1%(1,139)

Scottish3.9%(1,076)

Polish2%(549)

Swedish1.9%(530)

Welsh1.3%(358)

Scotch-Irish1.3%(353)

+ 35 more ancestry groups with data

Canadian1.2%(322)

Dutch1.1%(317)

Norwegian1.1%(294)

Russian0.7%(197)

Subsaharan African0.5%(125)

Portuguese0.4%(107)

Ukrainian0.3%(94)

West Indian0.3%(81)

Greek0.3%(73)

Lithuanian0.3%(72)

British0.2%(66)

Danish0.2%(63)

Haitian0.2%(55)

Czech0.2%(49)

Latvian0.2%(48)

Hungarian0.2%(47)

Swiss0.2%(45)

Nigerian0.2%(44)

Finnish0.1%(29)

Arab0.1%(26)

Ghanaian0.1%(21)

Syrian0.1%(18)

Belgian0.1%(18)

Austrian0%(12)

Armenian0%(11)

Brazilian0%(11)

Lebanese0%(8)

Iranian0%(7)

Jamaican0%(6)

Slovak0%(5)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(5)

Serbian0%(4)

Kenyan0%(4)

Croatian0%(3)

Romanian0%(3)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest French Canadian population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population · Largest German population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

14.2%

−1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

70.7%

−7.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 78.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.1%

−1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

25.4 min

+70%vs 2000

vs 14.9 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 married29.3%(3,446)

Married56.2%(6,620)

Widowed3.7%(432)

Divorced10.8%(1,273)

Women 15+

Never married24.8%(2,855)

Married51%(5,868)

Widowed10.2%(1,175)

Divorced14%(1,606)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.4%

−5.3 ptssince 2013

from 9.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

47.4%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 46.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

16.6%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 16.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

25.1%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 24.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

30.7%

−3.0 ptssince 2020

from 33.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.1%

−1.2 ptssince 2020

from 4.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

62.7%

+1.7 ptssince 2020

from 61.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

51.4%

−2.1 ptssince 2020

from 53.5% 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)22.6%(447)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)19.3%(383)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era33.6%(666)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.8%(75)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.5%(29)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,980 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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