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    Brattleboro Demographics & Housing

    Local Demographics
    Brattleboro Demographics
    as of 2000
    County: Windham
    Brattleboro Population: 12,005
    Gender  
       Male: 5481 (45.7%)
       Female: 6524 (54.3%)
    Number of households: 5361
    Household Income  
       Median Household Income: $31,997
       Under $45,000: 3441 (64.4%)
       $45,000 and $100,000: 1584 (29.5%)
       Over $100,000: 336 (6.2%)
    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%)

    Source: U.S. Census 2000

    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 2009
        Single Family Home: $232,774
        Rent for 0 BR Apt: $690
        Rent for 1 BR Apt: $750
        Rent for 2 BR Apt: $954
        Rent for 3 BR Apt: $1,172
    Income To Afford Housing
    as of 2009
       0 Bedroom Apt: $27,000
       1 Bedroom Apt: $28,120
       2 Bedroom Apt: $36,960
       3 Bedroom Apt: $44,640

    Source: Vermont Housing Data

     

    Vermont Housing Resources

    Sources of Local Data

    compiled by Brattleboro Area Affordable Housing, 9/09

    Vermont Housing Datahousingdata.org
     
    Excellent, select data – handier than the Census  
     
    Click on build a housing data profile (you could also choose "find a rental unit"), then, at "select profile type," general housing data, then, at "geography," city/town, then select Brattleboro.
    It shows town, county and state data – some 1999, mostly 2,000, some recent – helpfully provides past years' data as well (click on H in the second grey column).
     
    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
    at Census 2000 Summary File 3 select (on right) detailed tables
    then:  list
              county subdivision
              Vermont
              Windham
              Brattleboro town - then add
                                                      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.org
     
    A great variety of data gathered at UVM
     
    Click on Vermont Community Data Bank
    then 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 Informationvtlmi.info
     
    Lots of interesting information – most useful may be about what jobs there are and who does them:
     
    On home page click covered employment in left column – then, in top section, choose Town –  then, at top center, Brattleboro and, at left, year or quarter (currently through 1st quarter of 2009) – then get data

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  • Brattleboro Weekly Poll
    The Town Meeting issue I'm most interested in this year is
    the Chestnut Hill Reservoir
    Pay As You Throw
    the Skatepark Lease
    Repairing the Parking Lot at Living Memorial Park
    Buying Property from the Railroad Company
    Funding a Recycling Coordinator
    Other
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