Winooski

Population & Demographics

Winooski, VT

Winooski is home to 8,293 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 3,954 resident workers commute each day.

VermontCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
8,293
people
Population

8,293 residents

Median age 33.3 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Winooski population & demographics

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

Population
8,293
Median age
33.3yrs
Median household income
$79,522
Median home value
$381,500
Median gross rent
$1,643/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
59.1%
Poverty rate
13.8%

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 Winooski

How Winooski 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).

White76.9%
Asian12.8%
Two or more races3.5%
Black3.2%
Hispanic or Latino2.5%
Some other race1.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%

Race across Winooski

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 Winooski.

Winooski at a glance
Employed Residents
3,954
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
1.9mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
7.2%
Share working within the area
Work from home
16.4%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Burlington
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Winooski 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 Winooski 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

67 / 100

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

Winooski

3,954 commutes, one dot at a time

Winooski

Where 3,954 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

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

1Burlington1.9 mi1,214
2South Burlington3.0 mi530
3Winooski0.0 mi283
4Essex Junction3.6 mi140
5Shelburne7.3 mi75
6White River Junction72.3 mi37
7Montpelier34.3 mi33
8Wilder70.9 mi29

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Winooski.

1Burlington1.9 mi434
2Winooski0.0 mi283
3South Burlington3.0 mi239
4Essex Junction3.6 mi158
5Milton10.0 mi49
6St. Albans22.4 mi44
7Shelburne7.3 mi40
8Barre39.4 mi25

Top industries

The sectors that employ Winooski’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%)
MFManufacturing27.3%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services16.6%
PAPublic Administration11.4%
AFAccommodation and Food Services11.2%
COConstruction6.8%
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance6.3%
RTRetail Trade4.2%
EDEducational Services2.8%
FIFinance and Insurance2.7%
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