Moving to Lowell, Vermont

Population: 738. Estimated population in July 2024: 747 (+1.2% change)
Males: 375 (50.8%), Females: 363 (49.2%)

Orleans County

Demographics

Median resident age: 35.4 years
Median household income: $27,969
Median house value: $66,800

Population by Race

Races in Lowell:

• White Non-Hispanic (97.0%)
• Black (1.2%)
• Hispanic (1.2%)
• American Indian (0.8%)

Ancestries: French (28.0%), Irish (21.4%), English (16.7%), French Canadian (11.5%), United States (8.5%), German (4.3%).

Elevation: 996 feet

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Lowell

• High school or higher: 71.9%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 11.4%
• Graduate or professional degree: 2.4%
• Unemployed: 7.1%
• Mean travel time to work: 34.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Lowell town

• Never married: 22.6%
• Now married: 61.7%
• Separated: 0.5%
• Widowed: 7.3%
• Divorced: 7.8%

4.3% Foreign born (2.2% Europe, 1.8% North America).

Population change in the 1990s: +141 (+23.6%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Lowell:

• NORTH COUNTRY HOSPITAL & HLTH CENTER (about 20 miles; NEWPORT, VT)
• COPLEY HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; MORRISVILLE, VT)
• VERMONT STATE HOSP DISTINCT PART UNIT (about 39 miles; WATERBURY, VT)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Lowell:

• BURLINGTON INTL (about 54 miles; BURLINGTON, VT; Abbreviation: BTV)
• CLINTON CO (about 75 miles; PLATTSBURGH, NY; Abbreviation: PLB)
• RUTLAND STATE (about 95 miles; RUTLAND, VT; Abbreviation: RUT)

Other public-use airports nearest to Lowell:

• NEWPORT STATE (about 18 miles; NEWPORT, VT; Abbreviation: EFK)
• MORRISVILLE-STOWE STATE (about 22 miles; MORRISVILLE, VT; Abbreviation: MVL)
• CALEDONIA COUNTY (about 34 miles; LYNDONVILLE, VT; Abbreviation: 6B8)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Lowell:

• NORWICH UNIVERSITY (about 48 miles; NORTHFIELD, VT; Full-time enrollment: 2,585)
• UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT AND STATE AGRICULTURAL COLL (about 51 miles; BURLINGTON, VT; Full-time enrollment: 8,852)
• SAINT MICHAELS COLLEGE (about 54 miles; COLCHESTER, VT; Full-time enrollment: 2,272)
• SUNY COLLEGE AT PLATTSBURGH (about 71 miles; PLATTSBURGH, NY; Full-time enrollment: 5,601)
• MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE (about 74 miles; MIDDLEBURY, VT; Full-time enrollment: 2,265)
• DARTMOUTH COLLEGE (about 76 miles; HANOVER, NH; Full-time enrollment: 5,309)
• PLYMOUTH STATE COLLEGE (about 91 miles; PLYMOUTH, NH; Full-time enrollment: 3,542)

Public primary/middle school in Lowell:

• LOWELL VILLAGE SCHOOL (Students: 96; Location: 52 GELO PARK ROAD; Grades: PK – 08)

Libraries

Library in Lowell:

• LOWELL COMMUNITY (Operating income: $5,503; Location: P.O. BOX 189; 3,415 books; 4 audio materials; 205 video materials; 7 serial subscriptions)