Essex Junction, Vermont demographics

Essex Junction, VT demographics: median age 39.3; 52.4% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Essex Junction city, Vermont · Incorporated city · GEOID 5024400. The survey estimates a population of 10,803 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Essex Junction is 39.3 years, with a 90% margin of error of 3.1 years. There are 4,761 households (±225). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	39.3 ±3.1	43.1 ±0.2	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 10,803
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Vermont	U.S.
Under 18	2,112 ±351	19.6% ±3.2 pp	17.9%	22.0%
18–34	2,540 ±436	23.5% ±4.0 pp	21.9%	22.8%
35–64	4,544 ±522	42.1% ±4.8 pp	38.8%	38.0%
65 and older	1,607 ±273	14.9% ±2.5 pp	21.4%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 10,803
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Vermont	U.S.
Male	5,538 ±338	51.3% ±3.1 pp	49.6%	49.5%
Female	5,265 ±340	48.7% ±3.1 pp	50.4%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 10,803
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Vermont	U.S.
White alone	8,907 ±601	82.4% ±5.6 pp	90.7%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	520 ±343 · low precision	4.8% ±3.2 pp · low precision	1.1%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	3 ±5 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.9%
Asian alone	616 ±302	5.7% ±2.8 pp	1.8%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±16 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	26 ±39 · low precision	0.2% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.7%	7.1%
Two or more races	731 ±431 · low precision	6.8% ±4.0 pp · low precision	5.5%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 10,803
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Vermont	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	10,267 ±408	95.0% ±3.8 pp	97.4%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	536 ±410 · low precision	5.0% ±3.8 pp · low precision	2.6%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 4,761
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Vermont	U.S.
Married-couple family	2,362 ±256	49.6% ±4.8 pp	46.4%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	119 ±68 · low precision	2.5% ±1.4 pp · low precision	4.0%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	454 ±177	9.5% ±3.7 pp	8.5%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	1,320 ±275	27.7% ±5.6 pp	31.0%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	506 ±197	10.6% ±4.1 pp	10.1%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 4,761
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Vermont	U.S.
Households with people under 18	1,314 ±182	27.6% ±3.6 pp	23.5%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	3,447 ±357	72.4% ±6.7 pp	76.5%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 4,761
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Vermont	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	1,320 ±275	27.7% ±5.6 pp	31.0%	28.7%
Two-person households	1,784 ±295	37.5% ±5.9 pp	39.8%	33.8%
Three-person households	931 ±242	19.6% ±5.0 pp	13.6%	15.3%
Four-person households	351 ±113	7.4% ±2.4 pp	10.2%	12.6%
Five-person households	221 ±120 · low precision	4.6% ±2.5 pp · low precision	3.7%	5.9%
Six-person households	124 ±122 · low precision	2.6% ±2.6 pp · low precision	1.1%	2.2%
Seven or more people	30 ±50 · low precision	0.6% ±1.0 pp · low precision	0.5%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 10,803
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Vermont	U.S.
Native	9,674 ±388	89.5% ±3.6 pp	95.7%	85.9%
Foreign born	1,129 ±384	10.5% ±3.6 pp	4.3%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 10,180
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Vermont	U.S.
English only	8,570 ±596	84.2% ±5.6 pp	94.5%	77.7%
Spanish	509 ±427 · low precision	5.0% ±4.2 pp · low precision	1.3%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	85 ±76 · low precision	0.8% ±0.7 pp · low precision	1.2%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	45 ±64 · low precision	0.4% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	98 ±90 · low precision	1.0% ±0.9 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	524 ±305 · low precision	5.1% ±3.0 pp · low precision	0.9%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±16 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	34 ±52 · low precision	0.3% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.2%	1.1%
Vietnamese	33 ±53 · low precision	0.3% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	0 ±16 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	42 ±67 · low precision	0.4% ±0.7 pp · low precision	0.4%	1.1%
Arabic	3 ±6 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	237 ±224 · low precision	2.3% ±2.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 7,676
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Vermont	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	342 ±165	4.5% ±2.1 pp	5.1%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	1,429 ±341	18.6% ±4.3 pp	26.8%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	1,201 ±281	15.6% ±3.6 pp	15.8%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	679 ±174	8.8% ±2.2 pp	8.6%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	2,421 ±486	31.5% ±6.1 pp	25.2%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1,604 ±324	20.9% ±4.1 pp	18.6%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 10,681
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Vermont	U.S.
Same house	8,952 ±600	83.8% ±5.6 pp	88.2%	87.7%
Moved within same county	1,371 ±625	12.8% ±5.9 pp	5.1%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	114 ±102 · low precision	1.1% ±1.0 pp · low precision	2.0%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	243 ±134 · low precision	2.3% ±1.3 pp · low precision	4.3%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	1 ±23 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

7.2% of Essex Junction residents (±3.3 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 3.9% in Vermont and 8.4% nationally. 94.7% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Essex Junction	Vermont	U.S.	Compared with Vermont
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	7.2% ±3.3 pp	3.9%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	94.7% ±4.7 pp	89.7%	91.0%	Higher
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	5.3% ±1.8 pp	6.2%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

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