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 |
| 2008 (latest estimates) |
412,810 |
208,460 |
621,270 |
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 (2007 dollars) |
| 2006 |
34,824 |
38,861 |
36,168 |
| 2007 |
36,255 |
39,932 |
37,483 |
| Percent change |
8.2 |
5.5 |
7.3 |
| |
| Earnings per job (2007 dollars) |
| 2006 |
34,472 |
44,721 |
38,080 |
| 2007 |
34,975 |
44,847 |
38,465 |
| Percent change |
2.9 |
0.6 |
2.0 |
| |
| 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 Tracey Farrigan, 202-694-5489
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Education (Persons 25 and older)
|
| |
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
| 1997, 2002 and 2007 Census of Agriculture |
| |
| |
1997 |
2002 |
2007 |
| Approximate total land area (acres) |
5,919,571 |
5,919,718 |
5,898,698 |
| Total farmland (acres) |
1,315,315 |
1,244,909 |
1,233,313 |
| Percent of total land area |
22.2 |
21.0 |
20.9 |
| |
| Cropland (acres) |
632,339 |
567,509 |
516,924 |
| Percent of total farmland |
48.1 |
45.6 |
41.9 |
| Percent in pasture |
21.8 |
14.2 |
9.0 |
| Percent irrigated |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
| |
| Harvested Cropland (acres) |
473,026 |
454,699 |
433,074 |
| |
| Woodland (acres) |
517,028 |
523,204 |
502,823 |
| Percent of total farmland |
39.3 |
42.0 |
40.8 |
| Percent in pasture |
13.3 |
10.4 |
8.2 |
| |
| Pastureland (acres) |
86,835 |
89,095 |
137,165 |
| Percent of total farmland |
6.6 |
7.2 |
11.1 |
| |
Land in house lots, ponds,
roads, wasteland, etc. (acres) |
79,113 |
65,101 |
76,401 |
| Percent of total farmland |
6.0 |
5.2 |
6.2 |
| |
| Conservation practices |
Farmland in conservation or
wetlands reserve programs
(acres) |
8,024 |
1,376 |
6,752 |
| |
| Average farm size (acres) |
186 |
189 |
177 |
| |
| Farms by size (percent) |
| 1 to 99 acres |
47.3 |
49.8 |
52.4 |
| 100 to 499 acres |
44.8 |
41.8 |
40.0 |
| 500 to 999 acres |
6.4 |
6.2 |
5.6 |
| 1000 to 1,999 acres |
1.4 |
1.9 |
1.6 |
| 2,000 or more acres |
0.2 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
| |
| Farms by sales (percent) |
| Less than $9,999 |
56.8 |
60.6 |
58.9 |
| $10,000 to $49,999 |
16.7 |
15.7 |
20.0 |
| $50,000 to $99,999 |
8.0 |
6.0 |
5.6 |
| $100,000 to $499,999 |
16.5 |
15.0 |
11.3 |
| More than $500,000 |
2.0 |
2.8 |
4.2 |
| |
| Tenure of farmers |
| Full owner (farms) |
4,218 |
4,011 |
4,502 |
| Percent of total |
59.7 |
61.0 |
64.5 |
| |
| Part owner (farms) |
2,295 |
2,162 |
2,116 |
| Percent of total |
32.5 |
32.9 |
30.3 |
| |
| Tenant owner (farms) |
550 |
398 |
366 |
| Percent of total |
7.8 |
6.1 |
5.2 |
| |
| Farm organization |
Individuals/family, sole
proprietorship (farms) |
6,061 |
5,716 |
5,848 |
| Percent of total |
85.8 |
87.0 |
83.7 |
| |
Family-held corporations
(farms) |
332 |
261 |
360 |
| Percent of total |
4.7 |
4.0 |
5.2 |
| |
| Partnerships (farms) |
575 |
483 |
608 |
| Percent of total |
8.1 |
7.4 |
8.7 |
| |
| Non-family corporations (farms) |
27 |
20 |
40 |
| Percent of total |
0.4 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
| |
Others - cooperative, estate or
trust, institutional, etc. (farms) |
68 |
91 |
128 |
| Percent of total |
1.0 |
1.4 |
1.8 |
| |
| Characteristics of principal farm operators |
| Average operator age (years) |
52.7 |
53.9 |
56.5 |
Percent with farming as their
primary occupation |
51.2 |
53.1 |
49.6 |
| Men |
5,996 |
5,604 |
5,518 |
| Women |
1,067 |
967 |
1,466 |
| |
More information on farm characteristics
• Census of Agriculture
• Contact NASS Customer Service, 1-800-727-9540.
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Farm Financial Indicators
| Farm income and value added data |
| |
2007 |
2008 |
| |
| Number of farms |
7,000 |
7,000 |
| |
| |
Thousands $ |
| Final crop output |
110,130 |
112,498 |
| + Final animal output |
597,706 |
570,061 |
| + Services and forestry |
67,134 |
71,975 |
| = Final agricultural sector output |
774,970 |
754,533 |
| |
| - Intermediate consumption outlays |
352,771 |
388,881 |
| + Net government transactions |
-21,491 |
-28,413 |
| = Gross value added |
400,708 |
337,239 |
| |
| - Capital consumption |
65,599 |
69,500 |
| |
| = Net value added |
335,109 |
267,739 |
| |
| - Factor payments |
109,973 |
102,996 |
| Employee compensation (total hired labor) |
77,079 |
73,804 |
| Net rent received by nonoperator landlords |
85 |
-2,330 |
| Real estate and nonreal estate interest |
32,809 |
31,522 |
| |
| = Net farm income |
225,136 |
164,743 |
| |
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 |
| |
|
• 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, 2008
|
| |
Value of receipts
thousand $ |
Percent of state total
farm receipts |
Percent of US value |
| 1. Dairy products |
499,200 |
72.6 |
1.4 |
| 2. Cattle and calves |
51,667 |
7.5 |
0.1 |
| 3. Greenhouse/nursery |
28,850 |
4.2 |
0.2 |
| 4. Maple products |
27,832 |
4.0 |
36.0 |
| 5. Hay |
15,763 |
2.3 |
0.2 |
| |
| All commodities |
687,801 |
|
0.2 |
| |
More information on Vermont's top agriculture commodities
• Leading commodities for cash receipts in a text file
• Contact Ted Covey, 202-694-5344.
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| Top 5 agriculture exports, estimates, FY 2008 |
| |
Rank among states |
Value
million $ |
| 1. Dairy products |
11 |
44.4 |
| 2. Other |
46 |
6.7 |
| 3. Seeds |
32 |
5.3 |
| 4. Fruits and preparations |
28 |
3.1 |
| 5. Feeds and fodders |
44 |
2.4 |
| |
| Overall rank |
46 |
63.1 |
| |
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 2007 |
| |
Percent of state total receipts |
Thousands $ |
| 1. Addison County |
24.0 |
161,417 |
| 2. Franklin County |
23.8 |
160,619 |
| 3. Orleans County |
12.2 |
82,348 |
| 4. Orange County |
6.4 |
43,292 |
| 5. Rutland County |
5.2 |
35,286 |
| |
| State total |
|
673,713 |
| |
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 2008, 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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