Barre

Population & Demographics

Barre, VT

Barre is home to 8,412 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 4,366 resident workers commute each day.

VermontCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
8,412
people
Population

8,412 residents

Median age 42.2 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Barre population & demographics

Who lives in Barre — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
8,412
Median age
42.2yrs
Median household income
$65,625
Median home value
$210,400
Median gross rent
$1,093/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
36.1%
Poverty rate
17.3%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Barre

How Barre breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White92.2%
Two or more races3.5%
Asian2.6%
Hispanic or Latino1.5%
Black0.1%
Some other race0.1%

Race across Barre

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Barre.

Barre at a glance
Employed Residents
4,366
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
16.4mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
21.5%
Share working within the area
Work from home
10.5%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Montpelier
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Barre proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Barre commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

78 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Barre

4,366 commutes, one dot at a time

Barre

Where 4,366 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Barre, by worker count.

1Barre0.0 mi939
2Montpelier5.5 mi520
3Burlington40.7 mi186
4South Burlington37.8 mi148
5Northfield8.5 mi103
6Waterbury15.8 mi76
7Essex Junction36.3 mi53
8South Barre2.1 mi50

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Barre.

1Barre0.0 mi939
2Montpelier5.5 mi203
3South Barre2.1 mi127
4Northfield8.5 mi102
5East Barre3.8 mi88
6Williamstown5.7 mi81
7Graniteville3.6 mi70
8Burlington40.7 mi59

Top industries

The sectors that employ Barre’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
EDEducational Services13.6%
PAPublic Administration11.9%
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance11.7%
MFManufacturing11.4%
RTRetail Trade8.7%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services8.2%
AFAccommodation and Food Services7.9%
WSWholesale Trade5.7%
OSOther Services (except Public Administration)5.1%
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