Rutland, Vermont demographics

Rutland, VT demographics: median age 49.0; 33.4% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Rutland city, Vermont · Incorporated city · GEOID 5061225. The survey estimates a population of 15,712 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Rutland is 49.0 years, with a 90% margin of error of 2.1 years. There are 7,414 households (±317). 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	49.0 ±2.1	43.1 ±0.2	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 15,712
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Vermont	U.S.
Under 18	2,431 ±372	15.5% ±2.4 pp	17.9%	22.0%
18–34	2,659 ±347	16.9% ±2.2 pp	21.9%	22.8%
35–64	6,510 ±564	41.4% ±3.6 pp	38.8%	38.0%
65 and older	4,112 ±495	26.2% ±3.1 pp	21.4%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 15,712
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Vermont	U.S.
Male	7,975 ±285	50.8% ±1.8 pp	49.6%	49.5%
Female	7,737 ±287	49.2% ±1.8 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: 15,712
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Vermont	U.S.
White alone	14,598 ±239	92.9% ±1.5 pp	90.7%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	107 ±58 · low precision	0.7% ±0.4 pp · low precision	1.1%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	19 ±31 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.9%
Asian alone	110 ±57 · low precision	0.7% ±0.4 pp · low precision	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	45 ±52 · low precision	0.3% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.7%	7.1%
Two or more races	833 ±229	5.3% ±1.5 pp	5.5%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 15,712
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Vermont	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	15,137 ±198	96.3% ±1.2 pp	97.4%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	575 ±201	3.7% ±1.3 pp	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: 7,414
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Vermont	U.S.
Married-couple family	2,738 ±249	36.9% ±3.0 pp	46.4%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	351 ±160	4.7% ±2.1 pp	4.0%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	474 ±177	6.4% ±2.4 pp	8.5%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	3,106 ±367	41.9% ±4.6 pp	31.0%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	745 ±242	10.0% ±3.2 pp	10.1%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 7,414
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Vermont	U.S.
Households with people under 18	1,195 ±182	16.1% ±2.4 pp	23.5%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	6,219 ±377	83.9% ±3.6 pp	76.5%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 7,414
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Vermont	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	3,106 ±367	41.9% ±4.6 pp	31.0%	28.7%
Two-person households	3,070 ±402	41.4% ±5.1 pp	39.8%	33.8%
Three-person households	654 ±173	8.8% ±2.3 pp	13.6%	15.3%
Four-person households	312 ±129	4.2% ±1.7 pp	10.2%	12.6%
Five-person households	124 ±69 · low precision	1.7% ±0.9 pp · low precision	3.7%	5.9%
Six-person households	90 ±103 · low precision	1.2% ±1.4 pp · low precision	1.1%	2.2%
Seven or more people	58 ±65 · low precision	0.8% ±0.9 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: 15,712
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Vermont	U.S.
Native	15,376 ±125	97.9% ±0.8 pp	95.7%	85.9%
Foreign born	336 ±121	2.1% ±0.8 pp	4.3%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 15,142
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Vermont	U.S.
English only	14,292 ±302	94.4% ±1.7 pp	94.5%	77.7%
Spanish	291 ±129	1.9% ±0.9 pp	1.3%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	214 ±146 · low precision	1.4% ±1.0 pp · low precision	1.2%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	45 ±61 · low precision	0.3% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	0 ±16 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	70 ±84 · low precision	0.5% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.9%	2.0%
Korean	59 ±58 · low precision	0.4% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	26 ±36 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±16 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	10 ±19 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	74 ±65 · low precision	0.5% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.4%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±16 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	61 ±78 · low precision	0.4% ±0.5 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: 12,260
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Vermont	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	1,048 ±285	8.5% ±2.3 pp	5.1%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	3,813 ±554	31.1% ±4.4 pp	26.8%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	2,318 ±356	18.9% ±2.8 pp	15.8%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	992 ±248	8.1% ±2.0 pp	8.6%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	2,431 ±401	19.8% ±3.2 pp	25.2%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1,658 ±365	13.5% ±2.9 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: 15,622
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Vermont	U.S.
Same house	14,173 ±368	90.7% ±2.3 pp	88.2%	87.7%
Moved within same county	860 ±291	5.5% ±1.9 pp	5.1%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	234 ±115	1.5% ±0.7 pp	2.0%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	318 ±178 · low precision	2.0% ±1.1 pp · low precision	4.3%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	37 ±48 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 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

3.7% of Rutland residents (±1.3 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 3.9% in Vermont and 8.4% nationally. 85.0% 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	Rutland	Vermont	U.S.	Compared with Vermont
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	3.7% ±1.3 pp	3.9%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	85.0% ±3.2 pp	89.7%	91.0%	Lower
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	8.0% ±1.5 pp	6.2%	6.2%	Higher

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Rutland . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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