Brattleboro

Population & Demographics

Brattleboro, VT

Brattleboro is home to 7,657 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 3,388 resident workers commute each day.

VermontCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
7,657
people
Population

7,657 residents

Median age 44.3 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Brattleboro population & demographics

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

Population
7,657
Median age
44.3yrs
Median household income
$52,734
Median home value
$234,600
Median gross rent
$1,113/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
47.2%
Poverty rate
21.3%

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 Brattleboro

How Brattleboro 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).

White91.9%
Hispanic or Latino4.1%
Two or more races2.1%
Black1.1%
Asian0.9%

Race across Brattleboro

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 Brattleboro.

Brattleboro at a glance
Employed Residents
3,388
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
17.3mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
42.3%
Share working within the area
Work from home
11.8%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Keene
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Brattleboro 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 Brattleboro 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

89 / 100

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

Brattleboro

3,388 commutes, one dot at a time

Brattleboro

Where 3,388 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

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

1Brattleboro0.0 mi1,433
2Keene15.2 mi102
3West Brattleboro2.3 mi85
4Greenfield17.3 mi64
5Burlington117.3 mi37
6Wilder58.5 mi32
7Putney8.7 mi26
8White River Junction56.3 mi26

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Brattleboro.

1Brattleboro0.0 mi1,433
2West Brattleboro2.3 mi500
3Keene15.2 mi315
4Greenfield17.3 mi160
5Hinsdale5.9 mi145
6Bellows Falls20.2 mi98
7Bennington31.8 mi84
8Rutland56.2 mi72

Top industries

The sectors that employ Brattleboro’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%)
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance25.4%
EDEducational Services13.3%
RTRetail Trade10.5%
AFAccommodation and Food Services10.4%
MFManufacturing8.0%
WSWholesale Trade6.8%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services3.8%
FIFinance and Insurance3.4%
OSOther Services (except Public Administration)3.3%
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