Chelsea, VT Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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16%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

30%

Household income NAT. AVG.

12%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Chelsea	Vermont	National
Income per capita	$37,833	$44,794	$44,883
Median household income	$57,063	$82,422	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$64,998	$100,400	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$40,536	$48,793	$52,080
Median earnings male	$58,960	$51,965	$54,343
Median earnings female	$36,400	$39,268	$38,439
Unemployment rate	4.3%	3.4%	4.9%
Poverty level	22.1%	11.6%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Chelsea is 16% lower than the national average
The median household income in Chelsea is 30% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Chelsea is 12% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Chelsea is 47% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$38,038 $57,063 $114,126

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Chelsea median earnings by income bracket

Chelsea employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	0.0%	0.0%
Manufacturing sector	10.4%	10.4%
Financial & insurance services	4.5%	4.5%
Wholesale & retail services	35.8%	35.8%
Public administration	17.9%	17.9%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	4.5%	4.5%
Education, health & social services	20.9%	20.9%
Other	6.0%	6.0%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Williamstown, VT	1,282	$107,471	32.1%
East Barre, VT	823	$99,809	22.7%
Websterville, VT	390	$91,032	11.9%
South Barre, VT	1,135	$82,269	1.2%
Northfield, VT	4,589	$80,857	0.6%
Chelsea, VT	472	$57,063	29.8%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Lexington, GA	472	$76,925	5.4%
Holyrood, KS	472	$114,886	41.3%
La Cueva, NM	472	$62,961	22.6%
Madison, NY	472	$73,438	9.7%
Deer Lake CDP, PA	472	$87,661	7.8%
Chelsea, VT	472	$57,063	29.8%

Source: The Chelsea, 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.