A NATIONAL DATA SYSTEM PUBLICATION2024 ACS · FIVE-YEAR EDITION
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31 MEASURES. TWO PERSPECTIVES.

Idaho & Vermont

MEASUREIDAHOVERMONTDIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count2,001,619#38 of 50 states648,493#49 of 50 states+1,353,126
Housing units ↗Reported count751,859#39 of 50 states334,318#48 of 50 states+417,541
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count80,871#40 of 50 states57,618#44 of 50 states+23,253
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,384#29 of 50 states$1,319#26 of 50 states+$65
Employed residents ↗Reported count965,244#37 of 50 states348,622#48 of 50 states+616,622
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count37,396#37 of 50 states9,554#49 of 50 states+27,842
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count5,211#36 of 50 states688#50 of 50 states+4,523
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count585,943#38 of 50 states194,632#49 of 50 states+391,311
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count4,395#41 of 50 states4,863#37 of 50 states−468
Residents working from home ↗Reported count120,976#34 of 50 states54,357#46 of 50 states+66,619
Mean commute time ↗Minutes22.2 min#9 of 50 states23.9 min#17 of 50 states−1.7 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$81,166#21 of 50 states$82,730#19 of 50 states−$1,564
Per capita income ↗Dollars$39,870#41 of 50 states$48,856#11 of 50 states−$8,986
Mean household income ↗Dollars$104,073#26 of 50 states$109,920#21 of 50 states−$5,847
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count53,837#42 of 50 states30,142#46 of 50 states+23,695
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count246,556#38 of 50 states104,432#47 of 50 states+142,124
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count196,303#38 of 50 states76,328#47 of 50 states+119,975
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count33,998#39 of 50 states13,889#47 of 50 states+20,109
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count18,051#36 of 50 states11,681#45 of 50 states+6,370
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count1,793,174#38 of 50 states615,657#49 of 50 states+1,177,517
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count181,552#36 of 50 states27,102#50 of 50 states+154,450
Private health insurance ↗Reported count1,378,383#37 of 50 states456,037#49 of 50 states+922,346
Public health insurance ↗Reported count666,050#38 of 50 states260,439#48 of 50 states+405,611
Private wage workers ↗Reported count749,614#37 of 50 states270,905#48 of 50 states+478,709
Government workers ↗Reported count145,606#40 of 50 states46,616#50 of 50 states+98,990
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count68,172#36 of 50 states29,890#47 of 50 states+38,282
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count1,558,007#36 of 50 states579,324#47 of 50 states+978,683
Black or African American population ↗Reported count14,354#47 of 50 states5,845#48 of 50 states+8,509
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count12,541#31 of 50 states895#49 of 50 states+11,646
Asian population ↗Reported count29,215#43 of 50 states13,049#47 of 50 states+16,166
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count286,185#34 of 50 states17,401#50 of 50 states+268,784

Ranks follow each measure’s default order. Counts reflect state size as well as the underlying condition; higher is not automatically better. State comparisons describe separate populations, not the same household across measures.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACS 5-Year Estimates. Supplied extract; descriptive ranks across 50 states.

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