| | People QuickFacts | Montpelier | Vermont |
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Population, 2011 estimate | 7,868 | 626,592 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 7,855 | 625,741 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 | 0.2% | 0.1% |
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Population, 2010 | 7,855 | 625,741 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 5.1% | 5.1% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 18.8% | 20.7% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 | 15.3% | 14.6% |
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Female persons, percent, 2010 | 53.7% | 50.7% |
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White persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 93.7% | 95.3% |
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Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 1.0% | 1.0% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.3% | 0.4% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 2.2% | 1.3% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) | Z | 0.0% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 | 2.3% | 1.7% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) | 2.1% | 1.5% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 | 92.3% | 94.3% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 | 87.6% | 86.2% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 | 3.5% | 3.9% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 | 4.4% | 5.2% |
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High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 94.9% | 91.0% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 56.3% | 33.8% |
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Veterans, 2007-2011 | 582 | 51,981 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 | 18.5 | 21.7 |
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Housing units, 2010 | 4,034 | 322,539 |
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Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 | 58.9% | 71.4% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 | 48.8% | 23.0% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 | $202,500 | $213,000 |
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Households, 2007-2011 | 3,669 | 256,711 |
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Persons per household, 2007-2011 | 2.07 | 2.34 |
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Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 | $32,145 | $28,376 |
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Median household income, 2007-2011 | $57,648 | $53,422 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 | 8.7% | 11.3% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Montpelier | Vermont |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 1,483 | 78,729 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | S |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.5% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 0.8% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | S |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.6% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 26.0% | 26.0% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | NA | 10,751,461 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 15,496 | 5,121,694 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 173,560 | 9,310,119 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $22,340 | $15,005 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 22,652 | 1,367,630 |