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

Vermont & New Mexico

MEASUREVERMONTNEW MEXICODIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count648,493#49 of 50 states2,130,256#36 of 50 states−1,481,763
Housing units ↗Reported count334,318#48 of 50 states940,859#36 of 50 states−606,541
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count57,618#44 of 50 states116,974#34 of 50 states−59,356
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,319#26 of 50 states$1,117#17 of 50 states+$202
Employed residents ↗Reported count348,622#48 of 50 states954,860#38 of 50 states−606,238
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count9,554#49 of 50 states53,097#36 of 50 states−43,543
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count688#50 of 50 states16,049#20 of 50 states−15,361
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count194,632#49 of 50 states719,928#36 of 50 states−525,296
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count4,863#37 of 50 states4,443#40 of 50 states+420
Residents working from home ↗Reported count54,357#46 of 50 states97,946#39 of 50 states−43,589
Mean commute time ↗Minutes23.9 min#17 of 50 states24.0 min#18 of 50 states−0.1 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$82,730#19 of 50 states$67,816#43 of 50 states+$14,914
Per capita income ↗Dollars$48,856#11 of 50 states$37,978#43 of 50 states+$10,878
Mean household income ↗Dollars$109,920#21 of 50 states$91,875#43 of 50 states+$18,045
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count30,142#46 of 50 states165,567#30 of 50 states−135,425
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count104,432#47 of 50 states305,909#35 of 50 states−201,477
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count76,328#47 of 50 states228,435#36 of 50 states−152,107
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count13,889#47 of 50 states55,098#32 of 50 states−41,209
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count11,681#45 of 50 states26,318#31 of 50 states−14,637
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count615,657#49 of 50 states1,880,602#36 of 50 states−1,264,945
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count27,102#50 of 50 states211,289#34 of 50 states−184,187
Private health insurance ↗Reported count456,037#49 of 50 states1,099,331#39 of 50 states−643,294
Public health insurance ↗Reported count260,439#48 of 50 states1,074,739#34 of 50 states−814,300
Private wage workers ↗Reported count270,905#48 of 50 states678,298#38 of 50 states−407,393
Government workers ↗Reported count46,616#50 of 50 states211,865#35 of 50 states−165,249
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count29,890#47 of 50 states62,211#38 of 50 states−32,321
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count579,324#47 of 50 states746,911#42 of 50 states−167,587
Black or African American population ↗Reported count5,845#48 of 50 states42,593#39 of 50 states−36,748
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count895#49 of 50 states176,103#3 of 50 states−175,208
Asian population ↗Reported count13,049#47 of 50 states40,322#40 of 50 states−27,273
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count17,401#50 of 50 states1,046,253#13 of 50 states−1,028,852

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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