Language Spoken At Home in Chittenden County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 148,904 | 100% |
English only | 136,291 | 91.5% |
Language other than English | 12,613 | 8.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 4,691 | 3.2% |
Spanish | 1,739 | 1.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 612 | 0.4% |
Other Indo-European languages | 7,050 | 4.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 2,026 | 1.4% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 2,844 | 1.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,656 | 1.1% |
Other languages | 980 | 0.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 397 | 0.3% |
Ancestry in Chittenden County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 156,696 | 100% |
American | 10,046 | 6.4% |
Arab | 1,223 | 0.8% |
Czech | 481 | 0.3% |
Danish | 697 | 0.4% |
Dutch | 2,558 | 1.6% |
English | 22,619 | 14.4% |
French (except Basque) | 20,941 | 13.4% |
French Canadian | 14,048 | 9.0% |
German | 18,992 | 12.1% |
Greek | 1,023 | 0.7% |
Hungarian | 834 | 0.5% |
Irish | 29,829 | 19.0% |
Italian | 13,712 | 8.8% |
Lithuanian | 847 | 0.5% |
Norwegian | 1,410 | 0.9% |
Polish | 6,850 | 4.4% |
Portuguese | 633 | 0.4% |
Russian | 3,063 | 2.0% |
Scotch-Irish | 1,583 | 1.0% |
Scottish | 6,140 | 3.9% |
Slovak | 422 | 0.3% |
Subsaharan African | 1,257 | 0.8% |
Swedish | 1,973 | 1.3% |
Swiss | 711 | 0.5% |
Ukrainian | 509 | 0.3% |
Welsh | 2,233 | 1.4% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 137 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Chittenden County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 62,267 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 37,057 | 59.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 16,937 | 27.2% |
Married-couple family | 29,659 | 47.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 12,129 | 19.5% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 2,146 | 3.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,216 | 2.0% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 5,252 | 8.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 3,592 | 5.8% |
Nonfamily households | 25,210 | 40.5% |
Householder living alone | 17,281 | 27.8% |
65 years and over | 5,533 | 8.9% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 17,808 | 28.6% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 12,789 | 20.5% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Chittenden County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 147,340 | 100% |
Householder | 62,267 | 42.3% |
Spouse | 29,606 | 20.1% |
Child | 37,673 | 25.6% |
Other relatives | 4,127 | 2.8% |
Nonrelatives | 13,667 | 9.3% |
Unmarried partner | 5,296 | 3.6% |
Marital Status in Chittenden County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 63,424 | 100% |
Never married | 25,705 | 40.5% |
Now married, except separated | 30,727 | 48.4% |
Separated | 458 | 0.7% |
Widowed | 981 | 1.5% |
Divorced | 5,553 | 8.8% |
Females 15 years and over | 68,154 | 100% |
Never married | 24,190 | 35.5% |
Now married, except separated | 30,970 | 45.4% |
Separated | 670 | 1.0% |
Widowed | 4,890 | 7.2% |
Divorced | 7,434 | 10.9% |
Fertility in Chittenden County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 1,776 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 456 | 25.7% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 18 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 41 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 6 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 66 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 29 | 0% |
Grandparents in Chittenden County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,595 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 567 | 35.5% |
Less than 1 year | 132 | 8.3% |
1 or 2 years | 185 | 11.6% |
3 or 4 years | 70 | 4.4% |
5 or more years | 180 | 11.3% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 567 | 100% |
Who are female | 337 | 59.4% |
Who are married | 484 | 85.4% |
School Enrollment in Chittenden County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 46,747 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 2,673 | 5.7% |
Kindergarten | 1,699 | 3.6% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 13,364 | 28.6% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 7,884 | 16.9% |
College or graduate school | 21,127 | 45.2% |
Educational Attainment in Chittenden County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 101,207 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 2,199 | 2.2% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 4,003 | 4.0% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 22,582 | 22.3% |
Some college, no degree | 15,956 | 15.8% |
Associate's degree | 9,586 | 9.5% |
Bachelor's degree | 29,406 | 29.1% |
Graduate or professional degree | 17,475 | 17.3% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 93.9% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 46.3% |
Veteran Status in Chittenden County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 125,580 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 9,740 | 7.8% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Chittenden County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 155,604 | 100% |
With a disability | 15,328 | 9.9% |
Under 18 years | 30,865 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,372 | 4.4% |
18 to 64 years | 107,321 | 100% |
With a disability | 8,151 | 7.6% |
65 years and over | 17,418 | 100% |
With a disability | 5,805 | 33.3% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Chittenden County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 155,114 | 100% |
Same house | 125,908 | 81.2% |
Different house in the U.S. | 28,176 | 18.2% |
Same county | 17,733 | 11.4% |
Different county | 10,443 | 6.7% |
Same state | 2,920 | 1.9% |
Different state | 7,523 | 4.8% |
Abroad | 1,030 | 0.7% |
Place Of Birth in Chittenden County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 156,696 | 100% |
Native | 145,660 | 93.0% |
Born in United States | 144,032 | 91.9% |
State of residence | 75,209 | 48.0% |
Different state | 68,823 | 43.9% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 1,628 | 1.0% |
Foreign born | 11,036 | 7.0% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Chittenden County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 11,036 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 6,250 | 56.6% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 4,786 | 43.4% |
Year of Entry in Chittenden County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 12,664 | 100% |
Native | 1,628 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 33 | 2.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 1,595 | 98.0% |
Foreign born | 11,036 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 275 | 2.5% |
Entered before 2010 | 10,761 | 97.5% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Chittenden County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 11,036 | 100% |
Europe | 3,330 | 30.2% |
Asia | 3,930 | 35.6% |
Africa | 959 | 8.7% |
Oceania | 31 | 0.3% |
Latin America | 956 | 8.7% |
Northern America | 1,830 | 16.6% |