Vermont Profile and Statistics

Vermont Cities Households By Type

In 2007, Vermont had 250871 total households with the average home having 2.39 residents and the average family coming in at 2.91.

Of those homes reported, 29.1% were made up of families with kids under 18 years old; 19.6% of homes were married couples with kids under 18 years old.

There were 6738 homes where the male was the sole parent of one or more kids under 18, and 17029 where the female was the sole head of household.

In Vermont, 69897 people live alone, and of that, 24495 are 65 and over.

There were 77775 (31%) homes with at least one person under 18 living there and 57851 (23.1%) where one resident or more was 65 or older.

Relationships in Vermont

So who are the folks in those homes? Out of the total household population of 599829, 41.8 percent are the main “Householder,” while 20.7 are spouses. There are 161137 children, and 21233 comprise “other relatives.” 42517 are non-relatives sharing the space, while 19439 reflect an unmarried partner in the home.

Vermont Census Marital Status data

In Vermont, there are 249921 males, 15 years or older. Of that, 82178 have never married; 130742 are currently still married, but have separated. 3456 are legally separated, 27437 are divorced and 6108 are widowed.

Among women 15 or over (264078), 26.1% never married, 49% are married but separated while 1.8% are legally still separated. 13.8% are divorced and 9.3% are widowed.

Vermont Fertility Rates and VT Statistics

Let’s talk babies in Vermont (VT): In the 2007 report, 6309 women (15-50) had given birth in the previous 12 months. Here’s how it breaks down:

Of the unmarried women in Vermont (which could mean widowed, divorced or never hitched); of those, 1749 had a baby in the previous year.

A finer breakdown is as follows (each category reflects per 1000 women):
Among unmarried women, there were 21 births; among women 15 to 50, it totals 40 babies. Women 15 to 19 had 14 babies, while there were 89 babies delivered to women 20 to 34. Among women 35 to 50, the birth rate totaled 14.

Vermont Grandparents Statistics

There are 6517 grandparents living with their own grandkids, and 2154 (33.1%) that are responsible for those young ‘uns. Of those, 57.3% are the grandmothers and 65.5% of the grandparents are married.

Among those “Nanas” and ”Pop Pops” caring for the kids, 524 have done it for less than a year; 479 have been in charge from 1-2 years, 491 handling things 3 or 4 years and 660 doing the job 5 or more years.

Vermont School Enrollment / Educational Attainment: (VT)

In Vermont, 156755 (100%) of the population is 3 years old and over and enrolled in school. Of that, 9174 (5.9%) are in nursery or preschool; 5517 (3.5%) are in kindergarten, while 59790 (38.1%) are in Elementary school (meaning, grades 1-8). 35908 (22.9%) are slogging through High School, while 46366 (29.6%) are in college or graduate school.

The total percentage of those folks with a high school graduate degree (or higher) is 32.4% (137473); 20% (85009) percent hold a Bachelor’s degree or higher. It breaks down as follows:

Among the population 25 years or older (424832), 15894 (3.7%) have less than a 9th grade education, while 28025 (6.6%) made it anywhere from 9th to 12th grade, but received no diploma. There are 137473 (32.4%) who are high school graduates (or have the equivalency). 69074 (16.3%) have some college experience but no degree; 35364 (8.3%) reached an Associate’s degree; 85009 (20%) attained their Bachelor’s degree and 53993 (12.7%) hold a Graduate or other professional degree.

Veteran Information

The civilian population (18 and over) in Vermont is 485919. Of that, 55866 (100%) are civilian veterans.

Disability Status Of Civilian. Noninstitutionalized Pop.

The total population in this demographic (5 years and over) is 581771 (100%) – of that, 95362 (16.4%) have a disability. The different groups break down as follows:

Among the total age group of 5-15 years (82644), 7099 (8.6%) have a disability.

Of those 16-64 years old (420160), 57180 (13.6%) have a disability.

Of those 65 and older (78967), 31083 (39.4%) have a disability.

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