Everything You Need to Know About the City of St. Johnsbury Vermont

In 2017, St. Johnsbury, VT had a population of 5.79k people with a median age of 44.5 and a median household income of $36,958 dollars. Between 2016 and 2017 the population of St. Johnsbury, VT declined from 6,153 to 5,789, a -5.92 percent decrease, and its median household income declined from $39,232 dollars to $36,958 dollars, a -5.8 percent decrease.

The population of St. Johnsbury, Vermont is 95 percent White Alone, 2.61 percent Hispanic or Latino, and 1.3 percent Asian Alone. N/A% of the people in St. Johnsbury, VT speak a non-English language, and 98.4 percent are U.S. citizens.

The median property value in St. Johnsbury, VT is $148,800 dollars, and the homeownership rate is 57.2 percent. Most people in St. Johnsbury, VT commute by Drove Alone, and the average commute time is 21.3 minutes. The average car ownership in St. Johnsbury, VT is 2 cars per household.

 

Health in St. Johnsbury

94.5 percent of the population of St. Johnsbury, VT has health coverage, with 38.9 percent on employee plans, 25.3 percent on Medicaid, 14.4 percent on Medicare, 13.6 percent on non-group plans, and 2.39 percent on military or VA plans.

Per capita personal health care spending in the place of St. Johnsbury, VT was $10,190 dollars in 2014. This is a 2.73 percent increase from the previous year ($9,919 dollars).

Primary care physicians in St. Johnsbury, VT see 1184 patients per year on average, which represents a 7.05 percent increase from the previous year (1106 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1319 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 310 patients per year.

Comparing across all counties in the state, Essex County has the highest prevalence of diabetes (11.2 percent). Additionally, Caledonia County has the highest prevalence of adult obesity (30.5 percent).

 

Economy in St. Johnsbury

The economy of St. Johnsbury, VT employs 2.59k people. The largest industries in St. Johnsbury, VT are Health Care & Social Assistance (475 people), Manufacturing (357 people), and Educational Services (366 people), and the highest paying industries are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting ($49,125 dollars), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($49,125 dollars), and Educational Services ($46,568 dollars).

Households in St. Johnsbury, VT have a median annual income of $36,958 dollars, which is less than the median annual income of $61,937 dollars across the entire United States. This is in comparison to a median income of $39,232 dollars in 2016, which represents a -5.8 percent annual growth.