Barre Town, Vermont Population

Overview

7,848

Total Population

50.3

Median age

48.14%

Female population %

107.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

50-54 years

Largest age group

51.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

181

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Barre town's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Barre town is 50.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Barre town's population under 18 was 16.25%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Barre town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 20.45% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Barre town, 13.70% were under the age of 15, 13.97% aged 15 to 29, 51.89% aged 30 to 64, 19.43% aged 65 to 84, and 1.02% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 292 less females than males in Barre town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 48.14% females and 51.86% males in Barre Town, Vermont.
The Barre Town, Vermont gender ratio is 107.7:100 i.e. 107.7 men to 100 women (1.077).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 543.
For the female population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 441.

Barre town's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Barre town population: 94.20% are White, 2.71% are Black or African American, 0.11% are Asian and 2.97% are multiracial.
Barre town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 181 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 7,667 (97.69% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Barre town is White with a population of 7,393 (94.20% of the total population).

Barre town's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 8,030 in the year 2006
From 2000 to 2010, Barre town's population increased by 306 (4.01%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Barre town's population decreased by 5 (0.06%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Barre town's population was lowest in year 2000 at 7,623.