What is the population of Montpelier city?

Montpelier city has 8,038 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #8 of 179 in Vermont.

What is the median household income in Montpelier city?

Median household income in Montpelier city is $79,175 a year, essentially level with the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Montpelier city?

Median gross rent is $1,169 a month and the median home value is $349,200, so rent absorbs about 17.7% of median household income.

Is Montpelier city affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 4.4× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Montpelier city is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 17.7% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Montpelier, VT population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Montpelier, Vermont (Montpelier, VT — Census place “Montpelier city”) is 8,038 residents, ranking #8 of 179 places in Vermont. Median household income is $79,175, the median home is worth $349,200 and median gross rent runs $1,169 a month. Looking for the Montpelier Vermont ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Montpelier, VT: 05602.

Population: 8,038Montpelier city residents
Median household income: $79,175Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $349,200Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $1,169Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 43.4 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 54.6%Owner-occupied households

Montpelier ZIP codes (Vermont)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Montpelier.

The Montpelier VT ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

05602

What the numbers mean in Montpelier city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Montpelier city median would spend about 17.7% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 4.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 7.3% of residents and 54.6% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Montpelier city, VT in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Montpelier city is a mid-size town in Vermont, with 8,038 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #8 of 179 ranked by population — larger than 96% of them. The median age here is 43.4 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.

Households in Montpelier city earn a median of $79,175 a year, essentially level with the national figure of $78,538 and 20% above the $65,898 median for the 48 Vermont cities we cover. The median is the midpoint household, not an average, so a handful of very high earners cannot drag it upward the way they distort a mean. Poverty reaches 7.3% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Montpelier city is valued at $349,200, 15.1% above the national figure and 42% above the $245,300 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,169 a month, 16.9% below the national figure, or roughly $14,028 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 17.7% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 4.4×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is harder here than in the average US market. 54.6% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.

All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of Montpelier city?: Montpelier city has 8,038 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #8 of 179 in Vermont.
What is the median household income in Montpelier city?: Median household income in Montpelier city is $79,175 a year, essentially level with the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Montpelier city?: Median gross rent is $1,169 a month and the median home value is $349,200, so rent absorbs about 17.7% of median household income.
Is Montpelier city affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 4.4× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Montpelier city is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 17.7% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Montpelier city data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.