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    Brattleboro Demographics & Housing

    Local Demographics
    Brattleboro Demographics
    as of 2000
    except where noted (*)
    County: Windham
    Brattleboro Population: * 11,491
    Gender  
       Male: 5481 (45.7%)
       Female: 6524 (54.3%)
    Number of households: 5361
    Household Income **  
       Median Household Income: 37,920
       Under $45,000: 61%
       $45,000 and $100,000: 28%
       Over $100,000: 11%
    Race  
       White: 11,292 (94%)
       African American : 136 (1.1%)
       Asian: 201 (1.7%)
       Native American: 31 (0.25%)
       Other: 345 (2.9%)
    Age  
       Median age: 40.2 years
       Under 18: 2675 (22.2%)
       Between 18 to 24: 795 (6.6%)
       Between 25 and 34: 1549 (12.9%)
       Between 35 and 44: 1951 (16.2%)
       Over 45 to 64: 3038 (25.3%)
       65 and over: 1997 (16.6%)

    * 2008 Census estimate
    ** Extrapolation from Census 'American Community Survey' 2008 data for county by Byron Stookey

    Primary Source: U.S. Census 2000 and updates

    Brattleboro Housing Statistics
    Housing Distribution
    as of 2000
       Number of Units: 5,686
       # Owner Occupied Units: 2,775
       # Renter Occupied Units: 2,589
       # Affordable Rental Units: 711
    Median Housing Costs
    as of 2010
        Single Family Home: $189,950
        Rent for 0 BR Apt: $ 694
        Rent for 1 BR Apt: $755
        Rent for 2 BR Apt: $960
        Rent for 3 BR Apt: $1,179
    Income To Afford Median Rent
    as of 2010
       0 Bedroom Apt: $27,760
       1 Bedroom Apt: $30,200
       2 Bedroom Apt: $38,400
       3 Bedroom Apt: $47,160

    Source: Vermont Housing Data

     

    Vermont Housing Resources

    Sources of Local Data

    compiled by Brattleboro Area Affordable Housing, 6/10

    Vermont Housing Data - housingdata.org

     
    Excellent, select data – handier than the Census  
     
    Under build a housing data profile (you could also choose "find a rental unit"), at "select profile type" choose general housing data

    then: continue and, at "geography," select city/town
    then: continue and select Brattleboro
    then: continue.

    It shows town, county and state data – some 1999, mostly 2,000, some recent – helpfully provides past years' data as well (click on "trend" in the grey column at right).



    U.S. Census - factfinder.census.gov

    Every imaginable kind of data on population, housing and much else -- c. 300 tables of Brattleboro data to choose from -- mostly 2000
     
    On home page click Data Sets in left column
    then, in center column, select Census 2000 Summary File 3
    then at right in that box, select detailed tables
    then:  above top blue line: list
              at "geographic type": county subdivision
              at "state": Vermont
              at "county": Windham
              at "geographic areas": Brattleboro town
    then: add
    then: next

    This displays index of tables - at top choose show all tables 
    then highlight the ones you want (you can select more than one at a time - press add after each choice)
    Then:  add
              show result


    Vermont Center For Rural Studies - crs.uvm.edu/databank

    A great variety of data gathered at UVM
     
    choose type of data (e.g. demographics, agriculture, health, education, housing, etc.)
               geographic coverage (e.g. town)
               search data bank
               Vermont Indicators Online
               Vermont Profiles
    Choose a town or city profile  
     



    Vermont Economic And Labor Information:  vtlmi.info

    Lots of interesting information – most useful may be about what jobs there are and who does them:
     
    On home page, at left, click covered employment 
    then, in top section, choose Town
    then, at top center, Brattleboro and, at left, year or quarter (currently through 3rd quarter of 2009)
    then, at top right, get data
    note:  NAICS = North American Industrial Classification System

    Brattleboro Housing Links

     


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  • Tulibaluganda: Words & Images from a Snarky, Gay Jew's 12 Days in Rural Uganda - Ken Schneck
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  • Friday 03-Sep
  • September Window at Experienced Goods Thrift Shop
  • Gallery Walk
  • BMAC performances by Luminz Dance Studio
  • The Stockwell Brothers
  • Barrand & Murphy Concert
  • Film Screening: Years in the Making

  • Saturday 04-Sep
  • UWWC's Community Day of Caring
  • Post Oil Solutions Chicken Harvest Workshop
  • Estey Organ Museum - Summer Exhibits
  • 45th Annual Organ Barn Concert

  • Sunday 05-Sep
  • Picnicking & Lawn Concert with Guilford Festival Orchestra
  • Estey Organ Museum - Summer Exhibits
  • Ice Cream and Improv!

  • Monday 06-Sep
  • A Birth Circle
  • Macbeth - Castle Theater Company

  • Wednesday 08-Sep
  • Poetry Reading: Rodger Martin– The Battlefield Guide
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  • Thursday 09-Sep
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  • Friday 10-Sep
  • Reading By Author Judah Leblang
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  • Saturday 11-Sep
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  • Sept. 11 Peace Concert

  • Sunday 12-Sep
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  • Monday 13-Sep
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  • Tuesday 14-Sep
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  • Brattleboro Weekly Poll
    What are you planning to do this Labor Day Weekend?
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