Montpelier is a somewhat small city located in the state of Vermont. With a population of 8,023 people and four associated neighborhoods, Montpelier is the 14th largest community in Vermont. Montpelier has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities. Montpelier real estate is some of the most expensive in Vermont, although Montpelier house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Montpelier is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 89.77% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Montpelier is a city of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Montpelier who work in management occupations (11.81%), business and financial occupations (11.12%), and teaching (8.89%). Also of interest is that Montpelier has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Of important note, Montpelier is also a city of artists. Montpelier has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Montpelier’s character. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 23.42% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. If knowledge is power, Montpelier is a pretty powerful place. 64.83% of the adults in Montpelier have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns. The per capita income in Montpelier in 2022 was $48,616, which is wealthy relative to Vermont and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $194,464 for a family of four. However, Montpelier contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Montpelier home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Montpelier residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Montpelier include English, Irish, German, Italian, and French Canadian. The most common language spoken in Montpelier is English. Other important languages spoken here include Serbo-Croatian and French.
