City profile · Vermont · Census ACS 2023

Winooski, VT

Population, income, housing, safety, climate and schools for Winooski - drawn straight from Census ACS, FBI UCR, NOAA, NCES, HUD and FEMA, refreshed on the 2024–2025 release cycle.

8,198
Residents
$77,020
Median income
$350,700
Median home
$2,140
Median rent (state)

Winooski - the verdict

Winooski ranks in the 58th percentile for household income and the 16th percentile for safety nationally, out of every US city with at least 1,000 residents. Source: Census ACS + FBI UCR.

58th
percentile, household income
72nd
percentile, home value
85th
percentile, median rent
16th
percentile, safety
📝 How we sourced this

Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.

Data Snapshot: Winooski, VT

Census ACS 2023 estimates count 8,198 residents in Winooski, a small town within Vermont. Median household income here is $77,020 per year, above the median for U.S. cities on this measure, with a poverty rate of 8.1%. Typical homes in Winooski are valued around $350,700, and the median resident age is 32.7 years. 56.2% of adults here have a bachelor's degree or higher; 80.0% of working-age residents are in the labor force.

In 2024, 29 residential building permits were authorized in Winooski (Construction Slowdown), down 76% from five years earlier, per Census BPS data. Winooski's reported crime rate runs above the national norm: per-100,000 total crime stands at 2943.6 in FBI UCR data, above the national average (a voluntary reporting program, read this as reporting activity, not a definitive danger score).

Vermont tracks close to the national cost-of-living baseline: on BEA's 100-equals-national-average cost index, Vermont scores 98.0 (Near Average), per the 2024 Regional Price Parities release. A typical two-bedroom carries a HUD Fair Market Rent of $2,140 per month statewide. Statewide, average monthly utility bills in Vermont run around $251, per EIA 2023 residential energy data. Commute times here average 18.3 minutes, with 63.9% driving alone and 14.8% working from home, per Census ACS commuting data. On FEMA's National Risk Index, this area rates 63.9 out of 100 for natural-hazard exposure (Moderate).

Population

8,198 residents

Census ACS 2023 - Vermont

Median Household Income

$77,020 /yr

Poverty 8.1%

Cost of Living Index (state)

98.0 (US=100)

Near Average - BEA RPP 2024, Vermont average

How does Winooski compare to other US cities?

Winooski measured against every US city with 1,000+ residents, computed live from the same Census and FBI data shown throughout this page.

Household income 58% higher than other cities
Home value 72% pricier than other cities
Median rent 85% pricier than other cities
Safety 16% safer than other cities

"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.

National percentiles can mask local variation. Looking only at Vermont, Winooski ranks #23 of 30 Vermont cities by lowest crime rate - a narrower, more locally useful cut than the national comparison above.

How we calculate these percentiles & ranks

For each metric we count every US city with population 1,000+ and a non-null value, then compute what share of them fall below Winooski's value: round(cities-below ÷ total × 100). Safety is inverted (percentile = share of cities with a higher crime rate) so a higher number always means safer. The in-state rank narrows that same crime-rate comparison to only the cities PlainCities tracks in Vermont, breaking ties alphabetically. See the methodology page for the full source-to-figure lineage.

58thIncome percentile
16thSafety percentile

58th percentile nationally for median household income · 16th percentile for safety (lower crime rate). Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.

Winooski's profile vs. every US city

Income, affordability, and safety percentile

Winooski's percentile rank on 3 favorable-direction measures (income, affordability, safety) vs. every tracked US city -- higher on every axis is more favorable. Not a composite quality score, just the arithmetic mean of the axes shown. 3-axis radar comparing 1 series across Income, Affordability, Safety. IncomeAffordabilitySafety 32 Avg. percentile National median
Winooski's percentile rank on 3 favorable-direction measures (income, affordability, safety) vs. every tracked US city -- higher on every axis is more favorable. Not a composite quality score, just the arithmetic mean of the axes shown.

How Winooski's home value compares nationally

Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)

$350,700 28th percentile more affordable than 28% of 15,600 US cities

$0–$25,000: 5 US cities (0%). Below this entry. $25,000–$50,000: 54 US cities (0%). Below this entry. $50,000–$75,000: 352 US cities (2%). Below this entry. $75,000–$100,000: 1,086 US cities (7%). Below this entry. $100,000–$125,000: 1,516 US cities (10%). Below this entry. $125,000–$150,000: 1,170 US cities (8%). Below this entry. $150,000–$175,000: 1,278 US cities (8%). Below this entry. $175,000–$200,000: 1,229 US cities (8%). Below this entry. $200,000–$225,000: 1,035 US cities (7%). Below this entry. $225,000–$250,000: 976 US cities (6%). Below this entry. $250,000–$275,000: 754 US cities (5%). Below this entry. $275,000–$300,000: 712 US cities (5%). Below this entry. $300,000–$325,000: 521 US cities (3%). Below this entry. $325,000–$350,000: 526 US cities (3%). Below this entry. $350,000–$375,000: 465 US cities (3%). This entry sits in this band. $375,000–$400,000: 393 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $400,000–$425,000: 317 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $425,000–$450,000: 300 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $450,000–$475,000: 307 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $475,000–$500,000: 250 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $500,000–$525,000: 160 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $525,000–$550,000: 156 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $550,000–$575,000: 172 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $575,000–$600,000: 172 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $600,000–$625,000: 163 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $625,000–$650,000: 167 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $650,000–$675,000: 135 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $675,000–$700,000: 101 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $700,000–$725,000: 95 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $725,000–$750,000: 71 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $750,000–$775,000: 65 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $775,000–$800,000: 70 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $800,000–$825,000: 57 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $825,000–$850,000: 67 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $850,000–$875,000: 60 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $875,000–$900,000: 58 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $900,000–$925,000: 47 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $925,000–$950,000: 37 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $950,000–$975,000: 31 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $975,000–$1,000,000: 470 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $1,000,000–$1,025,000: 0 US cities (0%). Above this entry. Winooski $0 $1,025,000 every US city, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $25K-wide band; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023

Income distribution context

Household income distribution - Winooski, VT Winooski, VT's reported median household income shown against the U.S. national quintile-share pattern (not Winooski, VT-specific quintile data). The Lorenz curve traces the national cumulative income share against cumulative population share, perfect equality is the diagonal; observed inequality bows below. $ Household Income Distribution Winooski, VT median $77,020/yr, vs. U.S. national quintile pattern QUINTILE SHARE OF AGGREGATE INCOME Lowest 20% 3.4% Second 20% 9.2% Middle 20% 15.1% Fourth 20% 23.2% Top 20% 49.1% LORENZ CURVE cumulative income vs. population 100% 0% 100% pop. 0%
Winooski, VT's median household income (Census ACS 5-year estimate) plotted against the U.S. national income-quintile distribution pattern for context; the quintile shares and Lorenz curve are national figures, not computed specifically for Winooski, VT. Diagonal = perfect equality.

Key socioeconomic indicators

Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+) 56.2%

Census ACS S1501, educational attainment

Poverty rate (households below FPL) 8.1%

Census ACS S1701, poverty status

Labor force participation (adults 16+) 80.0%

Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force

Population
8,198
Median Income
$77,020
Median Home Value
$350,700
Median Age
32.7
Poverty Rate
8.1%
Labor force participation
80.0%
Bachelor's Degree+
56.2%

Safety & Crime

Total Crime Rate
2943.6
per 100,000 residents
Violent Crime
348.4
per 100,000 residents
Property Crime
2595.2
per 100,000 residents

Reflects incidents reported to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program — agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies by jurisdiction and year, so this reflects reporting activity, not a definitive danger score. Not adjusted for tourism, commuter, or daytime population.

Schools

Total Schools
3
Public schools in this city

Population Change

Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025

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8,000 residents8,100 residents8,200 residents8,300 residents8,400 residents8,500 residents 202020212022202320242025 8,052 residents 8,239 residents ▲ +2.3%
Winooski's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.

Housing Supply

Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (BPS) - annual residential permits authorized

📉 Construction Slowdown
Total Permits (2024)
29
housing units authorized
Single-Family
2
detached homes
Multifamily
27
apartments & condos
Supply Intensity
3.5
permits per 1,000 residents

5-Year Permit Trend (2019–2024)

Year Total
2019 121
2020 192
2021 31
2022 3
2023 77
2024 29

Permit volume decreased 76% from 2019 to 2024.

Commute Patterns

How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023

Average Commute Time
18.3 minutes
Drive Alone
63.9%
Carpool
11.4%
Public Transit
2.5%
Walk
5.7%
Work from Home
14.8%
Other
1.7%

Based on 5,508 workers 16 and over.

Monthly Utility Costs

State-average estimates for Vermont - EIA 2023 residential energy data

Electricity
$105
avg/month
Natural Gas
$98
avg/month
Water & Sewer
$48
avg/month
Total Utilities
$251
estimated/month

Estimates reflect Vermont state averages. Actual costs vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.

Living Costs & Risk

Cost of living is a Vermont state average from BEA; rent and hazard risk are county-level figures from HUD and FEMA for the county Winooski sits in

Cost of Living Index
98.0
Near Average
US average = 100 · BEA RPP 2024
Typical 2-BR Rent
$2,140/mo
HUD Fair Market Rent
County-level FMR estimate
Natural Hazard Risk
63.9 / 100
Moderate
FEMA NRI composite score (county)

Similar Cities in Vermont

Montpelier
8,038 people
Barre
8,461 people
Brattleboro
7,793 people
Bennington
8,888 people
Middlebury
7,145 people
St. Albans
6,910 people

Cities of a Similar Size Nationwide

Population-matched peers from other states, closest to Winooski's 8,198 residents (Census ACS 5-Year 2023).

McGregor, FL
8,198 people
Oradell, NJ
8,197 people
Sans Souci, SC
8,199 people
Wilson, PA
8,196 people
New Prague, MN
8,195 people
Bellevue, OH
8,201 people

Cities with a Similar Household Income Nationwide

Median-household-income-matched peers from other states, closest to Winooski's $77,020 (Census ACS 5-Year 2023, table B19013).

Bohners Lake, WI
$77,021 median income
Newcastle, WY
$77,014 median income
Sandwich, IL
$77,027 median income
Loganville, GA
$77,011 median income
Lingleville, TX
$77,031 median income
Maitland, PA
$77,007 median income

Race & Ethnicity Composition

Race and ethnicity - Winooski, VT Race categories sum to one hundred percent per Census methodology. Hispanic or Latino is shown separately as an ethnicity overlay; it cuts across all race categories per OMB Directive 15. Race & Ethnicity Composition Winooski, VT - Census ACS, OMB race + ethnicity categories RACE, sums to 100% 78.5% 11.4% ETHNICITY, Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.0% White 78.5% Black or African American 4.5% Asian 11.4% American Indian 0.1% Native Hawaiian 0.2% Some other race 1.7% Two or more races 3.6% Per OMB Directive 15: Hispanic/Latino ethnicity is reported separately from the race categories.
Race categories sum to 100%. Hispanic or Latino ethnicity is reported separately and cuts across race per Census/OMB methodology.

City-level race and ethnicity, Census ACS 5-year 2023 (tables B02001, B03001), OMB Directive 15 categories.

How Winooski compares to nearby Vermont cities

Population + median household income, sourced from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 (population) and B19013 (median household income).

City Population Median Household Income
Winooski (this city) 8,198 $77,020
Montpelier 8,038 $79,175
Barre 8,461 $53,288
Brattleboro 7,793 $46,972
Census ACS 5-year FIPS VT FBI UCR NCES CCD Census BPS 2024 OMB Bulletin 23-01

What do people ask about Winooski, VT?

What is the population of Winooski, VT? +

The population of Winooski, VT stands at 8,198 according to U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates.

What is the median household income in Winooski, VT? +

Median annual household income in Winooski runs $77,020, based on Census ACS 2023 data.

What is the cost of living in Winooski? +

BEA does not publish a city-level cost-of-living figure for Winooski; the closest available measure is the Vermont state average, a cost of living index of 98.0 (U.S. average = 100), rated "Near Average" based on BEA Regional Price Parities 2024 data. Costs within Vermont vary by metro area.

Is Winooski, VT safe? +

Winooski has a total crime rate of 2943.6 per 100,000 residents, which is above the national average. This reflects incidents reported to the FBI UCR program, not a definitive safety score -- agency reporting is voluntary and completeness varies by jurisdiction.

What is the median home value in Winooski, VT? +

The median home value in Winooski is $350,700, according to Census ACS 2023 estimates.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, FBI UCR, NCES CCD, Census BPS 2024, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.

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Primary sources: Census ACS, FBI UCR, NOAA Climate Normals, NCES.

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