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statistics below offer an interesting comparison between a variety
of factors then (circa 1990) and now. They bring into focus shifting
population patterns and offer a kaleidoscopic view of changes to the
state's economy, its agriculture, its educational facilities and its
health care between 1990 and 2000.
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include as much data about the State of Vermont as we could. If you're
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Source: U.S. Census
Bureau
| Total Population, 2000 |
608,827 |
| Total
Population, 1990 |
562,758 |
| Population Density, 2000 |
65.8 per Sq. Mile |
| Population,
Percent change, 1990-2000 |
8.2% |
| Population, Absolute change,
1990-2000 |
40,069 |
| Natural
Increase, 1990-2000 |
23,069 |
| Natural Increase, 1980-1990 |
34,791 |
| Net Migration,
1990-2000 |
23,000 |
| Net Migration, 1980-1990 |
16,511 |
| Total
Population Living in Households, 2000 |
588,067 (96.6%) |
| Total Population Living
in Households, 1990 |
541,116 (96.2%) |
| Total
Population Living in Group Quarters, 2000 |
20,760
(3.4%) |
| Total Population Living
in Group Quarters, 1990 |
21,642 (3.8%) |
| Number
of Children in Single Parent Families, 2000 |
33,184 |
| Single Family Homes, 1990 |
177,639 |
| Homeownership
Rate, 2000 |
70.6% |
| High School Graduates,
persons 25 years and over, 1990 |
288,608 |
| Average
Family Size, 2000 |
2.96 |
| Average Family Size, 1990 |
3.06 |
| % Female
Persons, 2000 |
51.0% |
| % Persons under 18 years
old, 2000 |
24.2% |
| % Persons
under 5 years old, 2000 |
5.6% |
| % Persons 65 years old
and over, 2000 |
12.7% |
| % Black
or African American persons, 2000 |
0.5% |
| % American Indian and Alaska
Native persons, 2000 |
0.4% |
| % Asian
persons, 2000 |
0.9% |
| % White persons, 2000 |
96.8% |
| % Persons
reporting some other race, 2000 |
0.2% |
| % Hispanic or Latino persons,
2000 |
0.9% |
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Source:
U.S. Census Bureau
| Total Households, 2000 |
240,634 |
| Total
Households, 1990 |
210,650 |
| Total Family Households,
2000 |
157,763 |
| Total
Family Households, 1990 |
118,905 |
| Total Non-Family Households,
2000 |
82,871 |
| Total
Non-Family Households, 1990 |
65,755 |
| Single Households, 2000 |
31,350 |
| Single
Households (With Children under 18), 2000 |
20,502 |
| Single Households, 1990 |
25,990 |
| Married
Couple Households, 2000 |
126,413 |
| Married Couple Households
(With Children under 18), 2000 |
55,907 |
| Married
Couple Households, 1990 |
118,905 |
| Unmarried Partner Households,
2000 |
18,079 |
| Average
Household Size, 2000 |
2.44 |
| Average Household Size,
1990 |
2.57 |
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Source:
U.S. Census Bureau
| Total Housing Units, 2000 |
294,382 |
| Total
Housing Units, 1990 |
271,214 |
| Occupied Housing Units,
2000 |
240,634 (81.7%) |
| Occupied
Housing Units, 1990 |
210,650
(77.7%) |
| Vacant Housing Units, 2000 |
53,748 (18.3%) |
| Vacant
Housing Units, 1990 |
60,564
(22.3%) |
| Percent Owner-Occupied
Housing Units, 2000 |
70.6% |
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Cities with largest populations (2000)
comprise:
- Burlington (also called the Queen City of Vermont)
- Rutland
- St. Johnsbury
- Brattleboro
- Newport
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau,
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, & VT Department of Social Welfare
| Per Capita Income, 1999 |
$ 20,625 |
| Per Capita
Income, 1989 |
$ 13,527 |
| Median Family Income, 1999 |
$ 48,625 |
| Median Family
Income, 1989 |
$ 34,780 |
| Median Household Income, 1999 |
$ 40,856 |
| Median Household
Income, 1989 |
$ 29,792 |
| Median Non-Family Household Income,
1989 |
$ 17,117 |
| Unemployment
Rate (Annual Avg.), 2001 |
3.6% |
| Unemployment Rate (Annual Avg.),
2000 |
2.9% |
| Unemployment
Rate (Annual Avg.), 1999 |
3.0% |
| Unemployment Rate (Annual Avg.),
1998 |
3.4% |
| Unemployment
Rate (Annual Avg.), 1997 |
4.0% |
| Total Civilian Labor Force (Annual
Avg.), 2001 |
334,700 |
| Total Civilian
Labor Force (Annual Avg.), 2000 |
331,550 |
| Total Civilian Labor Force (Annual
Avg.), 1999 |
335,800 |
| Total Civilian
Labor Force (Annual Avg.), 1998 |
330,300 |
| Total Civilian Labor Force (Annual
Avg.), 1997 |
327,000 |
| Persons below
poverty, Percent, 1999 |
9.4% |
| Related Children below poverty,
Percent, 2000 |
10.7% |
| Median Gross
Rent, 2000 |
$ 553 |
| Median Gross Rent, 1990 |
$ 446 |
| Aggregate Gross
Rent, 1990 |
$ 27,244,976 |
| Median gross rent as a % of household
income in 1989 |
27.1 % |
| % Population
Receiving Food Stamps, 1997 |
8.6 % |
| % Population Receiving Aid to
Needy Families & Children (ANFC), 1997 |
3.8 % |
| Median Household
Income, 1997 estimate |
$ 35,210 |
| Retail Sales, 1997 |
$ 5,898,646,000 |
| Retail Sales
per capita, 1997 |
$ 10,020 |
| Manufacturers shipments, 1997 |
$ 7,803,041,000 |
| Private nonfarm
establishments with paid employees, 1998 |
21,261 |
| Private nonfarm employment, 1998 |
239,034 |
| Private nonfarm
employment, percent change 1990-1998 |
11.1 % |
| Local government employment (full-time
equivalent), 1997 |
17,841 |
| Women-owned
firms, 1992 |
21,033 |
| Minority-owned firms, 1992 |
747 |
| Federal funds
and grants, 2000 |
$ 3,362,418,000 |
| Federal funds and grants, 1999 |
$ 3,114,291,000 |
| Housing units
authorized by building permits, 2000 |
2,506 |
| Housing units authorized by building
permits, 1999 |
2,600 |
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau,
VT Department of Education, & Scorecard FY1995
| High school graduates, persons
25 years and over, 1990 |
288,608 |
| College graduates,
persons 25 years and over, 1990 |
86,854 |
| College Bound Students, FY1998 |
59 % |
| High School
Dropout Rate (3 year Avg.), FY1998 |
5 % |
| SAT Verbal Score (mean), FY1998 |
508 - VT / 505 - Nat'l |
| SAT Math Score
(mean), FY1998 |
504 - VT /
512 - Nat'l |
| Student/Teacher Ratio, FY1998 |
13.8 : 1 |
| Avg. Daily
Membership, Elementary School Count, FY1999 |
57,189 |
| Avg. Daily Membership, Secondary
School Count, FY1999 |
48,176 |
| School Spending
per Equalized Pupil, FY1999 |
$ 6,223 |
| Above Block Spending per Equalized
Pupil, FY1999 |
$ 1,209 |
| $ Raised from
Local Education Tax, FY1999 |
$ 116,100,919 |
| Median Expense per Student, FY1995
(not including; construction, capital debt, transportation,
and special ed.) |
$ 4,584 |
| Maximum Expense
per Student, FY1995 |
$ 7,726 |
| Minimum Expense per Student,
FY1995 |
$ 2,961 |
| Median Expense
per Student, FY1975-95 Avg Annual Growth Rate |
7.62% |
| General State Aid to Education,
FY1997 |
$ 144,900,000 |
| Special Education
Aid to Education, FY1997 |
$ 36,500,000 |
| Technical Education Aid to Education,
FY1997 |
$ 7,100,000 |
| Capital Construction
Aid to Education, FY1997 |
$ 17,000,000 |
| Teachers’ retirement (Indirect)
Aid to Education, FY1997 |
$ 18,000,000 |
| Property tax
rebates (support school and municipal taxes), FY1997 |
$ 35,000,000 |
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Source: USDA Forest
Service (FIA), U.S. Census Bureau, USDA-National Resources Inventory
(NRI)
| Land Area, 2000 |
9,250 Sq. Miles / 5,920,000 acres |
| Water Area,
1990 |
365.7 Sq. Miles
/ 234,048 acres |
| Forestland Area, 1997 |
4,627,800 acres |
| Timberland
Area, 1997 |
4,482,600 acres |
| Percent Forest, 1997 |
74% (+/-
1% margin of error) |
| Percent Agricultural,
1997 |
15.5% (+/-
2% margin of error) |
| Percent Developed, 1997 |
5% (+/-
1% margin of error) |
| Percent Water,
1997 |
4% (+/-
0% margin of error) |
| Percent Other, 1997 |
1.5% (+/-
1% margin of error) |
| Forest (Acres),
1997 |
4,543,000 (+/-92400
acres, margin of error) |
| Agricultural (Acres), 1997 |
945,000 (+/-72300
acres, margin of error) |
| Developed (Acres),
1997 |
317,500 (+/-29100
acres, margin of error) |
| Water (Acres), 1997 |
261,000 (+/-5700
acres, margin of error) |
| Other (Acres),
1997 |
87,500 (+/-20100
acres, margin of error) |
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Source:
U.S. Census of Agriculture
| Number of Farms, 1997 |
5,828 |
| Number of Farms,
1992 |
5,436 |
| Number of Farms, 1987 |
5,877 |
| Land in farms,
1997 |
1,262,155 acres |
| Land in farms, 1992 |
1,278,525 acres |
| Land in farms,
1987 |
1,407,868 acres |
| Total cropland, 1997 |
617,263 acres |
| Total cropland,
1992 |
658,765 acres |
| Total cropland, 1987 |
707,970 acres |
| Harvested cropland,
1997 |
465,489 acres |
| Harvested cropland, 1992 |
477,020 acres |
| Harvested cropland,
1987 |
488,253 acres |
| Irrigated land, 1997 |
2,570 acres |
| Irrigated land,
1992 |
2,123 acres |
| Irrigated land, 1987 |
1,823 acres |
| Market value
of Ag. products sold, 1997 |
$ 476,343,000 |
| Market value of Ag. products
sold, 1992 |
$ 415,253,000 |
| Market value
of Ag. products sold, 1987 |
$ 375,537,000 |
| Total farm production expenses,
1997 |
$ 371,207,000 |
| Total farm
production expenses, 1992 |
$ 340,482,000 |
| Total farm production expenses,
1987 |
$ 289,945,000 |
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Source:
Vermont Department of Health
| Percent Low-Birthweight Babies
(less than 5.5 lbs.), 1999 |
5.7 % |
| Percent of
children in families receiving Food Stamps, 1999 |
13.7 % |
| Teen sexually-transmitted diseases:
Reported incidence of chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis among
15-19-year-olds, 1999 |
5.1 per 1,000 pop. |
| Adult smokers:
Percent of people aged 18+ years who are current smokers (defined
as having smoked 100 cigarettes and currently smoke), 1995-99 |
22.7 % (3 yr.
avg.) |
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Source: DHHS/ Health Care
Financing Administration
| Hospital Care Expenditures, All
payers, 1998 Estimate |
$ 712,000,000 |
| Hospital Care
Expenditures, All payers, Avg. Annual Growth, 1980-1998 Estimate |
8.2 % |
| Personal Health Care Expenditures,
All payers, 1998 Estimate |
$ 2,066,000,000 |
| Personal Health
Care Expenditures, All payers, Avg. Annual Growth, 1980-1998
Estimate |
9.6 % |
| Medicare Enrollee Population,
1998 Estimate |
87,000 |
| Medicare Enrollee
Population, Percent Increase, 1980-1998 Estimates |
33.84 % |
| Hospital Care Expenditures, Medicare
payers, 1998 Estimate |
$ 199,000,000 |
| Hospital Care
Expenditures, Medicare payers, Avg. Annual Growth, 1980-1998
Estimate |
7.8 % |
| Personal Health Care Expenditures,
Medicare payers, 1998 Estimate |
$ 335,000,000 |
| Personal Health
Care Expenditures, Medicare payers, Avg. Annual Growth, 1980-1998
Estimate |
9.0 % |
| Medicaid Recipient Population,
1998 Estimate |
124,000 |
| Medicaid Recipient
Population, Percent Increase, 1980-1998 Estimates |
129.62 % |
| Hospital Care Expenditures, Medicaid
payers, 1998 Estimate |
$ 77,000,000 |
| Hospital Care
Expenditures, Medicaid payers, Avg. Annual Growth, 1980-1998
Estimate |
8.7 % |
| Personal Health Care Expenditures,
Medicaid payers, 1998 Estimate |
$ 388,000,000 |
| Personal Health
Care Expenditures, Medicaid payers, Avg. Annual Growth, 1980-1998
Estimate |
10.7 % |
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Source: U.S. Department
of Commerce, Census of Pop. & Housing / Federal Highway Administration
(FHWA) Source for Driver Registration Date: U.S. Department of Commerce,
1997 Vehicle & Use Survey / Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
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| Vehicle Miles Traveled (Millions),
1999 |
6,867 |
| Aggregate Travel
Time to Work, 1990 |
4,688,636 min |
| Mean (Avg.) Travel Time to Work
of Workers 16 years+ who did not work at home, 1990 |
18.02 min |
| Mean (Avg.)
Travel Time to Work, 1980 |
17.3 min |
| Means of Transport to work: Car,
truck, or van- Drove Alone, 1990 |
199,808 |
| Means of Transport
to work: Car, truck, or van- Carpooled, 1990 |
35,731 |
| Means of Transport to work: Public
transportation-Bus or Trolley Bus, 1990 |
1,522 |
| Means of Transport
to work: Public transportation-Subway or elevated, 1990 |
96 |
| Means of Transport to work: Public
transportation-Railroad, 1990 |
35 |
| Means of Transport
to work: Public transportation-Ferryboat, 1990 |
9 |
| Means of Transport to work: Public
transportation-Taxicab, 1990 |
371 |
| Means of Transport
to work: Motorcycle, 1990 |
277 |
| Means of Transport to work: Bicycle,
1990 |
1,054 |
| Means of Transport
to work: Walked, 1990 |
19,001 |
| Means of Transport to work: Other
Means, 1990 |
2,351 |
| Worked at home,
1990 |
16,510 |
| Total Number of Registered Vehicles,
1999 |
535,000 |
| Estimated Registrations
of Private & Commercial Trucks, 1997 |
194,500 |
| Estimated Registrations of Private
& Commercial Trucks, 1992 |
157,000 |
| Licensed Drivers,
1999 |
496,000 |
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