Town · Vermont
Braintree, Vermont
Braintree, town, in Orange County, Vermont. Braintree had 1,226 residents on July 1, 2025 by the Census Bureau's estimate, up 1.7% since 2020; the 2020 Census counted 1,207 and the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates put it at 1,026 (±135). GEOID 5001707600.
Residents, July 2025 estimate
1,226
Census Bureau estimate (no margin published)
2020 Census count: 1,207 · ACS 2020-2024: 1,026 ±135
Median household income
$79,803
±$4,855 (90% margin)
Vermont: $81,203
Median home value
$217,700
±$28,241 (90% margin)
Vermont: $316,600
Median gross rent
$840
±$405 (90% margin)
Vermont: $1,234
Where is Braintree and what county is it in?
Braintree is a town in Orange County, Vermont. It covers 38.4 square miles of land, 31 residents per square mile in 2020.
Braintree is in the Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT micropolitan statistical area, which takes in 4 counties (Census Bureau delineation, July 2023).
Source: 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 place-by-county files, U.S. Census Bureau · Census reference files
How many people live in Braintree, and is it growing?
The Census Bureau estimates that 1,226 people lived in Braintree on July 1, 2025, up 1.7% since 2020, faster than Vermont (+0.2%). The 2020 Census counted 1,207 residents. The 2020-2024 American Community Survey, a five-year sample, puts the population at 1,026 (±135).
| Measure | Braintree | Orange County | Change since 2015-2019 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total population | 1,026±135 | 29,761 | no clear change |
| Households | 511±73 | 12,742 | no clear change |
| Average household size | 2.01±0.19 | 2.29 | no clear change |
| Housing units | 605±76 | 15,078 | no clear change |
Braintree's population since 2000
From 1,194 in 2000 to 1,226 in 2025: up 2.7%. The 2000, 2010 and 2020 figures are census counts, each for Braintree as it was drawn that year: a place that annexed land, or a community that has since incorporated, covered a different area then. The 2005 figure is the Census Bureau's intercensal estimate, revised to fit the 2000 and 2010 counts and drawn on 2010 boundaries; 2015 and 2025 are July 1 estimates made from the census before them.
Source: The 2000, 2010 and 2020 Census counts and the Census Bureau's population estimates (intercensal 2000-2010, Vintage 2020, Vintage 2025) · Census population estimates
Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); Census PEP Vintage 2025 (SUB-EST2025, CO-EST2025); 2020 Census P.L. 94-171 · Check it at data.census.gov
Who lives in Braintree?
The median resident of Braintree is 58.4 years old; 12.3% are under 18 and 33.2% are 65 or older. The largest group is non-Hispanic white residents at 88.4%, then non-Hispanic residents of two or more races at 9.0%.
| Measure | Braintree | Orange County | Change since 2015-2019 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 58.4±2.4 | 46.9 | no clear change |
| Under 18 years | 12.3%±3.6 pts | 17.8% | – |
| 65 years and over | 33.2%±5.6 pts | 23.6% | – |
| Male | 52.9%±4.0 pts | 49.9% | – |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.2%±3.1 pts | 1.8% | – |
| White alone, not Hispanic | 88.4%±6.2 pts | 92.8% | −8.3 pts |
| Black or African American alone, not Hispanic | 0.0%±2.4 pts | 0.3% | – |
| Asian alone, not Hispanic | 0.2%±0.3 pts | 0.6% | – |
| American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic | 0.2%±0.6 pts | 0.1% | – |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic | 0.0%±2.4 pts | 0.0% | – |
| Two or more races, not Hispanic | 9.0%±6.1 pts | 3.9% | – |
| Some other race alone, not Hispanic | 0.0%±2.4 pts | 0.5% | – |
| Born outside the United States | 2.8%±1.9 pts | 2.1% | – |
| Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+) | 1.2%±1.2 pts | 2.6% | – |
| Civilian veterans (age 18+) | 8.7%±3.7 pts | 6.3% | – |
| With a disability | 20.6%±4.9 pts | 17.1% | – |
| No health insurance coverage | 3.4%±2.2 pts | 4.4% | no clear change |
| High school graduate or higher (age 25+) | 94.7%±2.5 pts | 94.8% | – |
| Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+) | 30.9%±6.6 pts | 38.4% | no clear change |
| Graduate or professional degree (age 25+) | 14.1%±5.1 pts | 17.3% | – |
| Lived in the same house a year earlier | 90.8%±4.1 pts | 92.6% | – |
| Moved from another state in the past year | 4.1%±3.5 pts | 2.9% | – |
Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profiles DP02, DP05) · Check it at data.census.gov
What do households in Braintree earn?
Half of Braintree's 511 households earn less than $79,803 a year (±$4,855), against $82,232 in Orange County and $81,203 in Vermont. In 2015-2019 it was $77,304 in 2024 dollars; the margins of error cannot tell the two periods apart. 11.1% of residents live below the poverty line.
| Measure | Braintree | Orange County | Change since 2015-2019 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $79,803±$4,855 | $82,232 | no clear change |
| Mean household income | $92,683±$9,756 | $102,249 | – |
| Per capita income | $46,548±$5,324 | $43,536 | no clear change |
| People below the poverty line | 11.1%±4.9 pts | 9.3% | no clear change |
| Children under 18 below the poverty line | 30.2%±23.4 pts | 12.0% | – |
| Households receiving SNAP | 8.0%±3.1 pts | 9.7% | – |
| Households with a computer | 89.2%±5.4 pts | 93.9% | – |
| Households with a broadband subscription | 85.7%±5.5 pts | 88.3% | – |
Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov
What does housing cost in Braintree?
Owners occupy 81.0% of Braintree's occupied homes and renters 19.0%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $217,700 by its owner (±$28,241). The median renter pays $840 a month including utilities.
| Measure | Braintree | Orange County | Change since 2015-2019 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value (owner-occupied) | $217,700±$28,241 | $271,300 | no clear change |
| Median gross rent | $840±$405 | $1,173 | no clear change |
| Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent | 19.7%±18.5 pts | 38.2% | – |
| Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage | $1,581±$111 | $1,747 | – |
| Owner-occupied homes | 81.0%±7.4 pts | 83.2% | −10.2 pts |
| Renter-occupied homes | 19.0%±7.4 pts | 16.8% | – |
| Housing units | 605±76 | 15,078 | no clear change |
| Homeowner vacancy rate | 1.0%±1.3 pts | 0.6% | – |
| Rental vacancy rate | 0.0%±22.5 pts | 2.1% | – |
| Single-family detached homes | 70.7%±7.7 pts | 80.0% | – |
| Mobile homes | 26.0%±7.6 pts | 9.3% | – |
| Built 2020 or later | 1.8%±1.7 pts | 1.0% | – |
| Built 2010 to 2019 | 3.8%±2.0 pts | 6.0% | – |
| Built 1939 or earlier | 21.0%±6.9 pts | 26.2% | – |
| Households with no vehicle | 1.4%±1.6 pts | 3.9% | – |
Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP04) · Check it at data.census.gov
How many new homes is Braintree building?
Builders took permits for 3 new housing units in Braintree in 2025 (3 in single-family houses), 2.4 per 1,000 residents against 3.6 across Vermont.
Counts of units in permits a local office issued; not every permitted unit is built. A year marked with months was reported for part of the year.
Source: Building Permits Survey, annual place files 2019-2025, U.S. Census Bureau · Census Building Permits Survey
How do people in Braintree work and get to work?
72.6% of Braintree's workers drive alone and 19.0% work from home. The average trip to work takes 26.1 minutes.
| Measure | Braintree | Orange County | Change since 2015-2019 |
|---|---|---|---|
| In the labor force (age 16+) | 61.1%±6.2 pts | 63.9% | – |
| Unemployment rate | 5.0%±3.9 pts | 2.3% | – |
| Drove alone to work | 72.6%±9.2 pts | 69.8% | – |
| Carpooled | 6.1%±4.7 pts | 10.3% | – |
| Public transportation | 0.0%±4.7 pts | 0.3% | – |
| Walked | 1.7%±2.2 pts | 3.2% | – |
| Worked from home | 19.0%±6.9 pts | 15.4% | +15.3 pts |
| Mean travel time to work | 26.1 min±3.5 | 26.2 min | no clear change |
Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov
What census tracts are in Braintree?
No census tract lies mostly in Braintree; 1 tract reaches into it (2020 census blocks).
| Tract | Residents, 2020-2024 | Median household income |
|---|---|---|
| Tract 9593Orange County | 2,512 | $88,681 |
Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 block assignment files (tract share = share of the tract's census blocks in Braintree) · Census block assignment files
How does Braintree compare with other places in Vermont?
By the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimates, Braintree is the 6,819th-most populous of the 16,079 U.S. towns and townships that have one and the 135th-most populous of 237 in Vermont.
Braintree ranks 92nd of 198 places in Vermont with 1,000 or more residents and a reliable estimate, by median household income.
| Measure | Rank | Of |
|---|---|---|
| Population, July 2025 estimate | 135th | 237 |
| Growth 2020-2025 (PEP) | 49th | 173 |
| Residents per square mile | 168th | 202 |
| Median household income | 92nd | 198 |
| Per capita income | 78th | 202 |
| Median home value | 160th | 201 |
| Median gross rent | 172nd | 187 |
| Poverty rate | 66th | 162 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 151st | 200 |
| Median age | 2nd | 202 |
| Owner-occupied share | 100th | 201 |
| Work from home | 55th | 185 |
| Travel time to work | 80th | 202 |
Braintree's figures with every place in Vermont (CSV)
Every place in Vermont, sortable · Compare Braintree with other places
Source: PlainCities ranks computed from the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) and PEP Vintage 2025 · How ranks are computed
How reliable are the figures for Braintree?
20 of the 57 figures for Braintree on this page carry a coefficient of variation over 40% and are marked with a ring: they come from a small sample, so read them as rough.
The American Community Survey samples about one household in eight over five years, so every figure is an estimate with a 90% margin of error (shown under each value). A ring marks an estimate whose coefficient of variation is over 40%. A change is called only when the gap between the two periods is larger than their combined 90% margin (the square root of the sum of the two squared margins), the Census Bureau's test. How to read a margin of error.
Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026): margins of error as published · ACS technical documentation
How these figures are made: methodology and release checks · reading a margin of error · every state · corrections
Not on this page: crime, weather and schools for Braintree are other agencies' records. Crime: the FBI's Crime Data Explorer · climate: NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals · schools: the National Center for Education Statistics' school search.