St. Albans is a somewhat small city located in the state of Vermont. With a population of 6,942 people and three associated neighborhoods, St. Albans is the 18th largest community in Vermont. Much of the housing stock in St. Albans was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, St. Albans is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, St. Albans is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in St. Albans who work in office and administrative support (13.04%), sales jobs (8.84%), and management occupations (7.27%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.27% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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. Being a small city, St. Albans does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The education level of St. Albans citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 24.99% of adults in St. Albans have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in St. Albans in 2022 was $27,640, which is low income relative to Vermont, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $110,560 for a family of four. However, St. Albans contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call St. Albans home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of St. Albans residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in St. Albans include Irish, French, English, French Canadian, and German. The most common language spoken in St. Albans is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and French.
