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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Brattleboro is $26,997, which is lower than the state average of $29,535 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Brattleboro median household income is $49,431, which has grown by 65.03% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 33.27% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Brattleboro residents spend 14.8 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 22.0 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #42

Brattleboro, VT	26,997 USD
Vermont	29,535 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Brattleboro, VT	27,427 USD
Vermont	29,854 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Brattleboro, VT	30,529 USD
Vermont	33,897 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Brattleboro, VT	25,661 USD
Vermont	25,566 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #40

Brattleboro, VT	49,431 USD
Vermont	54,447 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Brattleboro, VT	55,827 USD
Vermont	70,524 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #6

Brattleboro, VT	65.03%
Vermont	33.27%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Brattleboro, VT		Vermont		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	25.43%	$8,626, see rank	29.50%	$14,988	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	28.50%	$16,729, see rank	32.13%	$17,534	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	5.03%	$2,202, see rank	4.45%	$3,492	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	15.16%	$25,212, see rank	17.15%	$20,664	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Brattleboro, VT	62,842 USD
Vermont	68,787 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Brattleboro, VT	67,115 USD
Vermont	85,013 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Brattleboro, VT	Vermont	U.S.
White	$49,639, see rank	$54,661	$56,900
Asian	$66,307, see rank	$55,417	$73,244

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Brattleboro, VT	Vermont	U.S.
less than 25	$26,891, see rank	$29,336	$25,788
25 to 44	$57,344, see rank	$61,124	$58,398
45 to 64	$55,758, see rank	$64,582	$65,027
65 or over	$33,649, see rank	$36,952	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Brattleboro, VT	Vermont	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	6,105, see rank	517,411	248,775,628
Male¹	2,894, 47.40%, see rank	48.80%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	2,166, 74.84%, see rank	70.52%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.16%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	2,166, 74.84%, see rank	70.36%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	1,939, 89.52%, see rank	93.28%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	227, 10.48%, see rank	6.72%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	728, 25.16%, see rank	29.48%	30.72%
Female¹	3,211, 52.60%, see rank	51.20%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	1,941, 60.45%, see rank	63.95%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.04%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	1,941, 60.45%, see rank	63.91%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	1,755, 90.42%, see rank	94.27%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	186, 9.58%, see rank	5.73%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	1,270, 39.55%, see rank	36.05%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Brattleboro, VT	Vermont	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	3,635, 100%	316,919	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	2,368, 65.14%, see rank	74.94%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	247, 6.80%, see rank	9.71%	9.59%
Public Transportation	53, 1.46%, see rank	1.20%	5.06%
Walked	520, 14.31%, see rank	5.61%	2.78%
Other Means	120, 3.30%, see rank	1.59%	1.79%
Worked at Home	327, 9.00%, see rank	6.95%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Brattleboro, VT	14.8 minutes
Vermont	22.0 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Brattleboro, VT	Vermont	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	3,694	325,336	143,435,233
Male¹	1,939, 52.49%, see rank	50.94%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	782, 40.33%, see rank	34.94%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	341, 17.59%, see rank	14.66%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	299, 15.42%, see rank	15.12%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.00%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	120, 6.19%, see rank	11.20%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	337, 17.38%, see rank	16.22%	17.94%
Female¹	1,755, 47.51%, see rank	49.06%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	751, 42.79%, see rank	45.08%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	542, 30.88%, see rank	20.47%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	331, 18.86%, see rank	28.69%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	19, 1.08%, see rank	0.55%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.37%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	94, 5.36%, see rank	4.63%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Brattleboro, VT	Vermont	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	3,694, 100%	325,336	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	24, 0.65%, see rank	2.66%	1.96%
Construction	241, 6.52%, see rank	7.42%	6.17%
Manufacturing	319, 8.64%, see rank	10.72%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	159, 4.30%, see rank	2.14%	2.75%
Retail Trade	391, 10.58%, see rank	11.56%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	126, 3.41%, see rank	3.24%	4.93%
Information	165, 4.47%, see rank	1.94%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	128, 3.47%, see rank	4.71%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	234, 6.33%, see rank	8.61%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	1,384, 37.47%, see rank	28.36%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	331, 8.96%, see rank	9.20%	9.49%
Public Administration	65, 1.76%, see rank	4.85%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	127, 3.44%, see rank	4.58%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Brattleboro, VT	%	Vermont	U.S.
Population in Poverty	1,159	16.68%, see rank	11.97%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	144	9.41%, see rank	7.83%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.