Estimated 2004 population: 621,394

Change from 2000: +12,567

2004 housing units: 304,291

Housing units change from 2000-2004: +9,344

Top Vermont Cities

Arlington | Brattleboro | Burlington | Island Pond | Middlebury | Montpelier | Newport | Rutland | Springfield | Swanton

Vermont Economy

In 2006 the Vermont economy added 2,100 new jobs from 4Q 2004 through 4Q 2005, a gain of 0.7 percent. Construction employment led growth during the year, increasing by 1.2 percent, followed by professional and business services at 1.1 percent.

Although accounting for 5.5 percent of jobs in the state, the construction industry contributed about twice that proportion in new jobs.

Construction employment is highly variable over time and is significantly influenced by the behavior of housing prices. This was especially the case in the 1980s and early 1990s and still appears so now.

Given this relationship, the recent slowing in the rate of home price appreciation may portent some decrease in the growth in construction employment. [Source: FDIC State of Vermont Real Estate and Economic Profile]

Vermont Top Attractions

Smuggler's Notch Resort, Smugglers Notch

Stowe Mountain Resort, Stowe

Killington Resort, Killington

Shelburne Museum, Shelburne

Mad River Glen, Waitsfield

Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream Factory, Waterbury

Hildene, Manchester

Billings Farm and Museum, Woodstock

Mount Snow Resort, Mount Snow

Mount Mansfield, Stowe