Barre Population History 1990 - 2023

Barre Population Facts

What is the current population of Barre?

Based on the latest 2024 data from the US census, the current population of Barre is 8,387. Barre, Vermont is the 3,570th largest city in the US.

What county is Barre, Vermont in?

Barre is located entirely in Washington County.

What is the size of Barre, Vermont in square miles?

Barre has an area of 4.0 square miles. Barre is the 10th largest city, by area, in Vermont.

What was the peak population of Barre?

The peak population of Barre was in 1990, when its population was 9,536. In 1990, Barre was the 2,555th largest city in the US; now its fallen to the 3,570th largest city in the US. Barre is currently 12.0% smaller than it was in 1990.

How quickly is Barre shrinking?

Barre has shrunk 9.5% since the year 2000. Barre, Vermont's growth is extremely below average. 87% of similarly sized cities are growing faster since 2000.

What is the population density of Barre, Vermont?

Barre has a population density of 2,294.6 people per square mile. Barre has the 4th highest population density in Vermont.

Barre Demographics

What is the voting age population of Barre, Vermont?

The total voting age population of Barre, Vermont, meaning US citizens 18 or older, is 6,646. The voting age population is 48.7% male and 51.3% female.

What percentage of Barre, Vermont residents are senior citizens?

According to the latest census statistics, 14.1% of the residents of Barre are 65 or older.

What are the racial demographics of Barre, Vermont?

The racial demographics of Barre are 96.3% White, 2.2% Two or more races, 1.1% Black, 0.2% Asian and 0.1% Other. Additionally, 1.7% of the population identifies as Hispanic.

What percentage of Barre, Vermont residents are below the poverty line?

In Barre, 22.8% of residents have an income below the poverty line, and the child poverty rate is 34.6%. On a per-household basis, 16.1% of families are below the poverty line in Barre.

What percentage of Barre, Vermont residents are in the labor force?

Among those aged 16 and older, 61.5% of Barre residents are in the labor force.

What are the education levels among Barre, Vermont residents?

Among the adult population 25 years old and over, 86.3% of Barre residents have at least a high school degree or equivalent, 23.7% have a bachelor's degree and 8.9% have a graduate or professional degree.

What percentage of Barre, Vermont residents speak a non-English language at home?

Among Barre residents aged 5 and older, 3.6% of them speak a non-English language at home. Broken down by language: 0.5% of residents speak Spanish at home, 2.8% speak an Indo-European language, and 0.4% speak an Asian language.

Barre Income & Labor Statistics

What is the unemployment rate in Barre, Vermont?

The unemployment rate in Barre is 7.4%, which is calculated among residents aged 16 or older who are in the labor force.

What percentage of Barre, Vermont residents work for the government?

In Barre, 18.2% of the residents in the non-military labor force are employed by the local, state and federal government.

What is the median income in Barre, Vermont?

The median household income in Barre is $38,142.

Barre Housing & Rent Statistics

What percentage of housing units are owner-occupied in Barre, Vermont?

In Barre, 46.8% of housing units are occupied by their owners.

What percentage of housing units are rented in Barre, Vermont?

Renters occupy 53.2% of housing units in Barre.

What percentage of Barre, Vermont housing units were built before 1940?

Of all the housing units in Barre, 48.8% of them were build before 1940.

What percentage of Barre, Vermont housing units were built after 2000?

In Barre, 9.2% of the total housing units were built after the year 2000, which is approximately 400 units.

What is the median monthly rent in Barre, Vermont?

The median gross monthly rent payment for renters in Barre is $739.

What percentage of households in Barre, Vermont have broadband internet?

In Barre, 78.1% of households have an active broadband internet connection.