Eden - Waterville is a very small town located in the state of Vermont. With a population of 2,326 people and just one neighborhood, Eden - Waterville is the 103rd largest community in Vermont.
When you are in Eden - Waterville, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 41.30% of Eden - Waterville’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Eden - Waterville is a town of construction workers and builders, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Eden - Waterville who work in management occupations (9.04%), sales jobs (8.66%), and office and administrative support (7.17%).
Overall, Eden - Waterville’s crime rate is one of the lowest in the nation, which makes a great place to live if safety is an important concern.
Residents will find that the town is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Eden - Waterville is worth considering.
In Eden - Waterville, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 35.97 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
As is often the case in a small town, Eden - Waterville doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
In terms of college education, Eden - Waterville is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 27.72% of adults 25 and older in the town have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Eden - Waterville in 2022 was $38,689, which is lower middle income relative to Vermont, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $154,756 for a family of four. However, Eden - Waterville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Eden - Waterville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Eden - Waterville residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Eden - Waterville include Irish, French, English, French Canadian, and German.
The most common language spoken in Eden - Waterville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
The way a neighborhood looks and feels when you walk or drive around it, from its setting, its buildings, and its flavor, can make all the difference. This neighborhood has some really cool things about the way it looks and feels as revealed by NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research. This might include anything from the housing stock to the types of households living here to how people get around.
Unpopulated, and rural, the neighborhood is one of the least crowded neighborhoods in all of America. If you like open space, no traffic, and lots of room, this neighborhood may be just what you are looking for. According to NeighborhoodScout's leading research, this neighborhood is less densely populated than 94.6% of the neighborhoods in America.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more French Canadian and French ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 10.3% of this neighborhood's residents have French Canadian ancestry and 12.4% have French ancestry.
How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Equally important is the rate of people, particularly children, who live below the federal poverty line. In some wealthy gated communities, the areas immediately surrounding can have high rates of childhood poverty, which indicates other social issues. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this neighborhood.
The neighbors in the neighborhood in Eden - Waterville are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 51.3% of the neighborhoods in America. With 10.8% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 52.1% of U.S. neighborhoods.
What we choose to do for a living reflects who we are. Each neighborhood has a different mix of occupations represented, and together these tell you about the neighborhood and help you understand if this neighborhood may fit your lifestyle.
In the neighborhood, 39.9% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is executive, management, and professional occupations, with 31.5% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (15.8%), and 11.4% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 98.1% of households. Some people also speak Italian (5.6%).
Culture is the shared learned behavior of peoples. Undeniably, different ethnicities and ancestries have different cultural traditions, and as a result, neighborhoods with concentrations of residents of one or another ethnicities or ancestries will express those cultures. It is what makes the North End in Boston so fun to visit for the Italian restaurants, bakeries, culture, and charm, and similarly, why people enjoy visiting Chinatown in San Francisco.
In the neighborhood in Eden - Waterville, VT, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Irish (18.4%). There are also a number of people of French ancestry (12.4%), and residents who report English roots (11.9%), and some of the residents are also of French Canadian ancestry (10.3%), along with some German ancestry residents (8.5%), among others.
Even if your neighborhood is walkable, you may still have to drive to your place of work. Some neighborhoods are located where many can get to work in just a few minutes, while others are located such that most residents have a long and arduous commute. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (34.0% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (84.2%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (9.9%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.