Montpelier

Population & Demographics

Montpelier, VT

Montpelier is home to 8,014 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 3,872 resident workers commute each day.

VermontCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
8,014
people
Population

8,014 residents

Median age 42.3 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Montpelier population & demographics

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

Population
8,014
Median age
42.3yrs
Median household income
$81,030
Median home value
$375,100
Median gross rent
$1,302/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
66.1%
Poverty rate
6.5%

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 Montpelier

How Montpelier 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).

White86.5%
Two or more races6.4%
Hispanic or Latino4.5%
Asian1.7%
Black0.8%
Some other race0.0%

Race across Montpelier

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 Montpelier.

Montpelier at a glance
Employed Residents
3,872
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
32.7mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
33.1%
Share working within the area
Work from home
26.9%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Burlington
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Montpelier 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 Montpelier 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

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

Montpelier

3,872 commutes, one dot at a time

Montpelier

Where 3,872 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

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

1Montpelier0.0 mi1,282
2Burlington35.6 mi300
3Barre5.5 mi203
4South Burlington32.7 mi121
5Northfield8.8 mi73
6Waterbury10.4 mi63
7Randolph23.8 mi38
8White River Junction44.0 mi37

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Montpelier.

1Montpelier0.0 mi1,282
2Barre5.5 mi520
3Burlington35.6 mi265
4Northfield8.8 mi125
5South Burlington32.7 mi117
6South Barre7.3 mi76
7Essex Junction31.1 mi63
8Williamstown9.7 mi56

Top industries

The sectors that employ Montpelier’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%)
FIFinance and Insurance16.8%
RTRetail Trade13.0%
PAPublic Administration12.1%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services10.5%
AFAccommodation and Food Services8.2%
OSOther Services (except Public Administration)7.8%
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance7.0%
EDEducational Services6.2%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services5.8%
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