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Vermont & Vermont

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MEASUREVERMONTVERMONTDIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count648,493#49 of 50 states648,493#49 of 50 states0
Housing units ↗Reported count334,318#48 of 50 states334,318#48 of 50 states0
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count57,618#44 of 50 states57,618#44 of 50 states0
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,319#26 of 50 states$1,319#26 of 50 states$0
Employed residents ↗Reported count348,622#48 of 50 states348,622#48 of 50 states0
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count9,554#49 of 50 states9,554#49 of 50 states0
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count688#50 of 50 states688#50 of 50 states0
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count194,632#49 of 50 states194,632#49 of 50 states0
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count4,863#37 of 50 states4,863#37 of 50 states0
Residents working from home ↗Reported count54,357#46 of 50 states54,357#46 of 50 states0
Mean commute time ↗Minutes23.9 min#17 of 50 states23.9 min#17 of 50 states0.0 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$82,730#19 of 50 states$82,730#19 of 50 states$0
Per capita income ↗Dollars$48,856#11 of 50 states$48,856#11 of 50 states$0
Mean household income ↗Dollars$109,920#21 of 50 states$109,920#21 of 50 states$0
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count30,142#46 of 50 states30,142#46 of 50 states0
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count104,432#47 of 50 states104,432#47 of 50 states0
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count76,328#47 of 50 states76,328#47 of 50 states0
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count13,889#47 of 50 states13,889#47 of 50 states0
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count11,681#45 of 50 states11,681#45 of 50 states0
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count615,657#49 of 50 states615,657#49 of 50 states0
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count27,102#50 of 50 states27,102#50 of 50 states0
Private health insurance ↗Reported count456,037#49 of 50 states456,037#49 of 50 states0
Public health insurance ↗Reported count260,439#48 of 50 states260,439#48 of 50 states0
Private wage workers ↗Reported count270,905#48 of 50 states270,905#48 of 50 states0
Government workers ↗Reported count46,616#50 of 50 states46,616#50 of 50 states0
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count29,890#47 of 50 states29,890#47 of 50 states0
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count579,324#47 of 50 states579,324#47 of 50 states0
Black or African American population ↗Reported count5,845#48 of 50 states5,845#48 of 50 states0
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count895#49 of 50 states895#49 of 50 states0
Asian population ↗Reported count13,049#47 of 50 states13,049#47 of 50 states0
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count17,401#50 of 50 states17,401#50 of 50 states0

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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