Brattleboro, VT Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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3%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

33%

Household income NAT. AVG.

2%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Brattleboro	Vermont	National
Income per capita	$43,475	$44,794	$44,883
Median household income	$54,718	$82,422	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$85,022	$100,400	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$35,737	$48,793	$52,080
Median earnings male	$39,341	$51,965	$54,343
Median earnings female	$28,096	$39,268	$38,439
Unemployment rate	5.0%	3.4%	4.9%
Poverty level	24.3%	11.6%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Brattleboro is 3% lower than the national average
The median household income in Brattleboro is 33% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Brattleboro is 2% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Brattleboro is 61% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$36,475 $54,718 $109,436

City

$54,942 $82,422 $164,844

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

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Brattleboro median earnings by income bracket

Brattleboro employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	4.1%	4.1%
Manufacturing sector	16.0%	16.0%
Financial & insurance services	0.7%	0.7%
Wholesale & retail services	7.6%	7.6%
Public administration	1.9%	1.9%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	8.3%	8.3%
Education, health & social services	36.3%	36.3%
Other	24.1%	24.1%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Newfane, VT	142	$136,744	68.1%
West Swanzey, NH	1,204	$110,647	36.0%
Hinsdale, NH	1,514	$87,171	7.2%
Keene, NH	23,283	$86,912	6.9%
Northfield, MA	999	$73,272	9.9%
Brattleboro, VT	6,631	$54,718	32.7%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Valley City, ND	6,631	$76,080	6.5%
Port-Cartier, QC	6,631	n/a
Ishpeming, MI	6,630	$69,199	14.9%
Cheshire Village, CT	6,632	$136,674	68.0%
Harrah, OK	6,629	$94,364	16.0%
Brattleboro, VT	6,631	$54,718	32.7%

Source: The Brattleboro, VT employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.