Brattleboro Demographics and Housing Information

Brattleboro Demographics & Housing

Local Demographics
Brattleboro Demographics
as of 2010
County: Windham
Brattleboro Population: 12,046
Gender  
   Male: 5,591 (46.4%)
   Female: 6,455 (53.6%)
Number of households: 5,562
Household Income  
   Median Household Income: $38,301
Race  
   White: 11,090 (92.1%)
   African American : 225 (1.9%)
   Asian: 269 (2.2%)
   Hispanic/Latino: 322 (2.7%)
   Other: 140 (1.2%)
Age  
   Median age: 42 years
   Under 18: 2,368 (19.7%)
   Between 18 to 24: 1,008 ( 8.4%)
   Between 25 and 34: 1,521 (12.6%)
   Between 35 and 44: 1,399 (11.6%)
   Over 45 to 64: 3,796 (31.5%)
   65 and over: 1,954 (16.2%)

Primary Source: U.S. Census 2010 and updates

Brattleboro Housing Statistics
Housing Distribution
as of 2010
   Number of Units: 5,562
   # Owner Occupied Units: 2,855 (51.3%)
   # Renter Occupied Units: 2,707 (48.7%)
   # Subsidized Rental Units: 743
   Average household size 2.09
   Single-family home price (2011) $209,143
Median Housing Costs *
as of 2011
    Single Family Home (2010): $199,000
    Rent for 0 BR Apt: $ 745
    Rent for 1 BR Apt: $ 810
    Rent for 2 BR Apt: $1,030
    Rent for 3 BR Apt: $1,265
Income To Afford Median Rent
as of 2011
   0 Bedroom Apt: $29,800
   1 Bedroom Apt: $32,400
   2 Bedroom Apt: $41,200
   3 Bedroom Apt: $50,600

* Rent is calculated as median gross rent which includes all utilities

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 2005-9, mostly 2010, some 2011 – helpfully provides past years' data as well (click on "trend" in the grey column at right).



U.S. Census - "factfinder2.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 2010 Summary File 3
Factfinder2" is an entirely redesigned Census website which we still are trying to understand.  Stay tuned.



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 4th quarter of 2010)
then, at top right, get data
note:  NAICS = North American Industrial Classification System

Brattleboro Housing Links

 


iBrattleboro.com
http://www.ibrattleboro.com/staticpages/index.php/housingdemographics