Population, Income, Education, and Employment
| Population |
| |
Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
| Year |
| 1980 |
356,521 |
154,935 |
511,456 |
| 1990 |
385,699 |
177,059 |
562,758 |
| 2000 |
409,938 |
198,889 |
608,827 |
| 2007 (latest estimates) |
413,893 |
207,361 |
621,254 |
More information on Vermont population
• County-level Population Data
• Rural Population and Migration Briefing Room
• Contact John Cromartie, 202-694-5421.
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Income
|
| |
Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
| Per-capita income (2006 dollars) |
| 2005 |
32,675 |
36,347 |
33,893 |
| 2006 |
33,672 |
37,280 |
34,871 |
| Percent change |
3.1 |
2.6 |
2.9 |
| |
| Earnings per job (2006 dollars) |
| 2005 |
33,671 |
42,825 |
36,895 |
| 2006 |
32,966 |
42,722 |
36,382 |
| Percent change |
-2.1 |
-0.2 |
-1.4 |
| |
| Poverty rate (percent) |
| 1979 |
12.3 |
11.4 |
12.1 |
| 1989 |
10.2 |
9.1 |
9.9 |
| 1999 |
9.7 |
8.8 |
9.4 |
| 2007 (latest model-based estimates) |
11.0 |
8.3 |
10.1 |
More information on Vermont poverty rates
• County-level Poverty Data
• Rural Income, Poverty, and Welfare Briefing Room
• See important notes about decennial and model-based intercensal poverty estimates
• Contact Robert Gibbs, 202-694-5423
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Education (Persons 25 and older)
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| |
Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
| Percent not completing high school |
| 1980 |
29.9 |
26.6 |
29.0 |
| 1990 |
20.5 |
16.3 |
19.2 |
| 2000 |
14.5 |
11.5 |
13.6 |
| |
| Percent completing high school only |
| 1980 |
37.0 |
35.2 |
36.4 |
| 1990 |
36.0 |
31.3 |
34.6 |
| 2000 |
34.4 |
28.0 |
32.4 |
| |
| Percent completing some college |
| 1980 |
15.4 |
16.1 |
15.6 |
| 1990 |
21.3 |
23.4 |
21.9 |
| 2000 |
24.1 |
25.7 |
24.6 |
| |
| Percent completing college |
| 1980 |
17.8 |
22.1 |
19.0 |
| 1990 |
22.3 |
29.0 |
24.3 |
| 2000 |
27.0 |
34.8 |
29.4 |
More information on Vermont education
• County-level Education Data
• Rural Labor and Education Briefing Room
• Contact Robert Gibbs, 202-694-5423
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Farm Characteristics
| 1992, 1997 and 2002 Census of Agriculture |
| |
| |
1992 |
1997 |
2002 |
| Total land area (million acres) |
5.92 |
5.92 |
5.92 |
| Total farmland (million acres) |
1.28 |
1.32 |
1.24 |
| Percent of total land area |
21.6 |
22.2 |
21.0 |
| |
| Cropland (million acres) |
0.66 |
0.63 |
0.57 |
| Percent of total farmland |
51.5 |
48.1 |
45.6 |
| Percent in pasture |
24.0 |
21.8 |
14.2 |
| Percent irrigated |
0.3 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
| |
Harvested Cropland
(million acres) |
0.48 |
0.47 |
0.45 |
| |
| Woodland (million acres) |
0.48 |
0.52 |
0.52 |
| Percent of total farmland |
37.5 |
39.3 |
42.0 |
| Percent in pasture |
19.2 |
13.3 |
10.4 |
| |
| Pastureland (million acres) |
0.09 |
0.09 |
0.09 |
| Percent of total farmland |
6.7 |
6.6 |
7.2 |
| |
Land in house lots, ponds,
roads, wasteland, etc.
(million acres) |
0.05 |
0.08 |
0.07 |
| Percent of total farmland |
4.3 |
6.0 |
5.2 |
| |
| Conservation practices |
Farmland in conservation or
wetlands reserve programs
(million acres) |
0.00 |
0.01 |
0.00 |
| Percent of total farmland |
0.2 |
0.6 |
0.1 |
| |
| Average farm size (acres) |
235 |
186 |
189 |
| |
| Farms by size (percent) |
| 1 to 99 acres |
33.2 |
47.3 |
49.8 |
| 100 to 499 acres |
55.6 |
44.8 |
41.8 |
| 500 to 999 acres |
9.6 |
6.4 |
6.2 |
| 1000 to 1,999 acres |
1.3 |
1.4 |
1.9 |
| 2,000 or more acres |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
| |
| Farms by sales (percent) |
| Less than $9,999 |
45.0 |
56.8 |
60.6 |
| $10,000 to $49,999 |
15.0 |
17.0 |
15.7 |
| $50,000 to $99,999 |
13.1 |
8.0 |
6.0 |
| $100,000 to $499,999 |
25.4 |
16.5 |
15.0 |
| More than $500,000 |
1.6 |
2.0 |
2.8 |
| |
| Tenure of farmers |
| Full owner (farms) |
2,925 |
4,218 |
4,011 |
| Percent of total |
53.8 |
59.7 |
61.0 |
| |
| Part owner (farms) |
2,106 |
2,295 |
2,162 |
| Percent of total |
38.7 |
32.5 |
32.9 |
| |
| Tenant owner (farms) |
405 |
550 |
398 |
| Percent of total |
7.5 |
7.8 |
6.1 |
| |
| Farm organization |
Individuals/family, sole
proprietorship (farms) |
4,665 |
6,061 |
5,716 |
| Percent of total |
85.8 |
85.8 |
87.0 |
| |
Family-held corporations
(farms) |
225 |
332 |
261 |
| Percent of total |
4.1 |
4.7 |
4.0 |
| |
| Partnerships (farms) |
485 |
575 |
483 |
| Percent of total |
8.9 |
8.1 |
7.4 |
| |
| Non-family corporations (farms) |
21 |
27 |
20 |
| Percent of total |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
| |
Others - cooperative, estate or
trust, institutional, etc. (farms) |
40 |
68 |
91 |
| Percent of total |
0.7 |
1.0 |
1.4 |
| |
| Characteristics of principal farm operators |
| Average operator age (years) |
51.4 |
52.7 |
53.9 |
Percent with farming as their
primary occupation |
64.4 |
51.2 |
53.1 |
| Men (persons) |
4,777 |
5,996 |
5,604 |
| Women (persons) |
659 |
1,067 |
967 |
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More information on farm characteristics
• Census of Agriculture
• Contact NASS Customer Service, 1-800-727-9540.
Data from the 1992 Census of Agriculture is not adjusted for coverage. See Coverage Adjustment from NASS.
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Farm Financial Indicators
| Farm income and value added data |
| |
2006 |
2007 |
| |
| Number of farms |
6,300 |
6,200 |
| |
| |
Thousands $ |
| Final crop output |
88,240 |
94,854 |
| + Final animal output |
402,976 |
582,277 |
| + Services and forestry |
62,764 |
80,787 |
| = Final agricultural sector output |
553,980 |
757,918 |
| |
| - Intermediate consumption outlays |
280,897 |
310,674 |
| + Net government transactions |
-16,094 |
-24,880 |
| = Gross value added |
256,989 |
422,364 |
| |
| - Capital consumption |
63,797 |
65,329 |
| |
| = Net value added |
193,192 |
357,035 |
| |
| - Factor payments |
99,600 |
93,787 |
| Employee compensation (total hired labor) |
69,206 |
59,684 |
| Net rent received by nonoperator landlords |
18 |
1,393 |
| Real estate and nonreal estate interest |
30,376 |
32,710 |
| |
| = Net farm income |
93,592 |
263,248 |
| |
More information on farm income
• Farm Income Data
• Farm Income and Costs Briefing Room
• Contact Roger Strickland, 202-694-5592.
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| Farm balance sheet |
| |
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• Estimation of State-level Balance Sheets has been suspended. See the Farm Balance Sheet data page for more information.
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Top Commodities, Exports, and Counties
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Top 5 agriculture commodities, 2007
|
| |
Value of receipts
thousand $ |
Percent of state total
farm receipts |
Percent of US value |
| 1. Dairy products |
517,884 |
76.8 |
1.5 |
| 2. Cattle and calves |
47,745 |
7.1 |
0.1 |
| 3. Greenhouse/nursery |
28,075 |
4.2 |
0.2 |
| 4. Hay |
16,482 |
2.4 |
0.3 |
| 5. Maple products |
13,095 |
1.9 |
31.4 |
| |
| All commodities |
674,035 |
|
0.2 |
| |
More information on Vermont's top agriculture commodities
• Leading commodities for cash receipts in Excel
• Contact Roger Strickland, 202-694-5592.
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| Top 5 agriculture exports, estimates, FY 2007 |
| |
Rank among states |
Value
million $ |
| 1. Dairy Products |
11 |
26.0 |
| 2. Seeds |
28 |
7.1 |
| 3. Other |
46 |
6.0 |
| 4. Fruits and preparations |
26 |
3.4 |
| 5. Feeds and fodders |
42 |
2.5 |
| |
| Overall rank |
45 |
47.1 |
| |
More information on agricultural exports
• State Export Data
• Agricultural Trade Briefing Room
• Contact Nora Brooks, 202-694-5211.
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| Top 5 counties in agricultural sales 2002 |
| |
Percent of state total receipts |
Million $ |
| 1. Franklin County |
24.4 |
115.4 |
| 2. Addison County |
22.4 |
105.9 |
| 3. Orleans County |
12.1 |
57.3 |
| 4. Orange County |
6.8 |
32.0 |
| 5. Chittenden County |
5.9 |
28.1 |
| |
| State total |
|
473.1 |
| |
More information on agricultural sales
• Census of Agriculture
• Contact NASS Customer Service, 1-800-727-9540.
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Data Sources
- Local Area Unemployment Statistics, county data, Bureau
of Labor Statistics.
- Regional Economic Information System, April 2006, Bureau
of Economic Analysis, U.S. Department of Commerce.
- 1980, 1990, and 2000 Census of Population, Bureau
of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce.
- Farm Income and Costs Briefing Room,
Economic Research Service, USDA.
- Foreign Agricultural Trade of the United States
(FATUS), Economic Research Service, USDA.
- Census of Agriculture, National Agricultural
Statistics Service, USDA.
Prepared by Economic Research Service, USDA, Washington, DC.
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