Orleans County, Vermont QuickFacts

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People QuickFacts	Orleans County	Vermont
?  Population, 2000	26,277	608,827
?  Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000	9.2%	8.2%
?  Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000	5.7%	5.6%
?  Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000	25.1%	24.2%
?  Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000	15.0%	12.7%
?  White persons, percent, 2000 (a)	97.2%	96.8%
?  Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a)	0.4%	0.5%
?  American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a)	0.7%	0.4%
?  Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a)	0.3%	0.9%
?  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a)	Z	Z
?  Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a)	0.1%	0.2%
?  Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000	1.4%	1.2%
?  Female population, percent, 2000	50.4%	51.0%
?  Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b)	0.7%	0.9%
?  White persons, not of Hispanic/Latino origin, percent, 2000	96.7%	96.2%
?  High school graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990	10,774	288,608
?  College graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990	2,165	86,854
?  Housing units, 2000	14,673	294,382
?  Homeownership rate, 2000	74.1%	70.6%
?  Households, 2000	10,446	240,634
?  Persons per household, 2000	2.45	2.44
?  Households with persons under 18 years, percent, 2000	34.1%	33.6%
?  Median household money income, 1997 model-based estimate	$29,184	$35,210
?  Persons below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate	14.8%	9.7%
?  Children below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate	20.5%	12.7%

Business QuickFacts	Orleans County	Vermont
?  Private nonfarm establishments with paid employees, 1998	820	21,261
?  Private nonfarm employment, 1998	6,870	239,034
?  Private nonfarm employment, percent change 1990-1998	4.9%	11.1%
?  Nonemployer establishments, 1997	2,242	49,032
?  Manufacturers shipments, 1997 ($1000)	138,109	7,803,041
?  Retail sales, 1997 ($1000)	220,426	5,898,646
?  Retail sales per capita, 1997	$8,711	$10,020
?  Minority-owned firms, 1992	NA	747
?  Women-owned firms, 1992	784	21,033
?  Housing units authorized by building permits, 1999	69	2,600
?  Federal funds and grants, 1999 ($1000)	120,835	3,114,291
?  Local government employment - full-time equivalent, 1997	850	17,841

Geography QuickFacts	Orleans County	Vermont
?  Land area, 2000 (square miles)	698	9,250
?  Persons per square mile, 2000	37.6	65.8
?  Metropolitan Area	None

(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.

FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data
NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown