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People QuickFacts |
Orleans County |
Vermont |
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Population, 2006 estimate |
27,718 | 623,908 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 |
5.5% | 2.5% |
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Population, 2000 |
26,277 | 608,827 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2006 |
5.3% | 5.3% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2006 |
21.2% | 21.4% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2006 |
15.3% | 13.3% |
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Female persons, percent, 2006 |
50.6% | 50.8% |
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White persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
97.3% | 96.7% |
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Black persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
0.4% | 0.7% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
0.6% | 0.4% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
0.4% | 1.1% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2006 (a) |
Z | Z |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2006 |
1.3% | 1.1% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2006 (b) |
0.9% | 1.1% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2006 |
96.4% | 95.7% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
64.1% | 59.1% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
5.5% | 3.8% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
9.8% | 5.9% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
78.2% | 86.4% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
16.1% | 29.4% |
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Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 |
5,144 | 97,167 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
21.5 | 21.6 |
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Housing units, 2006 |
15,564 | 309,557 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
74.1% | 70.6% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 |
14.9% | 23.0% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$78,800 | $111,500 |
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Households, 2000 |
10,446 | 240,634 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.45 | 2.44 |
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Median household income, 2004 |
$34,962 | $44,548 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$16,518 | $20,625 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 2004 |
12.2% | 8.7% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Orleans County |
Vermont |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2005 |
890 | 22,2731 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2005 |
7,865 | 261,6561 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2005 |
8.0% | 3.2%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2005 |
2,538 | 59,556 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
3,189 | 72,321 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.3% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.4% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.6% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | S |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.6% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
20.4% | 26.3% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) |
238,886 | 9,660,529 |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
65,379 | 5,094,373 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
240,256 | 7,623,872 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$9,001 | $12,366 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
29,883 | 1,154,048 |
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Building permits, 2006 |
171 | 2,626 |
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Federal spending, 2004 ($1000) |
283,389 | 4,632,9331 |
