Waterbury, Vermont Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 4,915. Estimated population in July 2024: 5,211 (+6.0% change)
Males: 2,425 (49.3%), Females: 2,490 (50.7%)
Washington County
Demographics
Median resident age: 37.7 years
Median household income: $44,940
Median house value: $131,000
Population by Race
Races in Waterbury:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.3%)
- Two or more races (0.9%)
- American Indian (0.7%)
- Hispanic (0.7%)
Ancestries: English (20.7%), Irish (15.7%), French (13.0%), German (8.8%), French Canadian (8.5%), Italian (7.8%).
Elevation: 428 feet
Land area: 1.8 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Waterbury
- High school or higher: 87.5%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 37.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 12.9%
- Unemployed: 3.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 25.2 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Waterbury town
- Never married: 21.8%
- Now married: 59.2%
- Separated: 1.4%
- Widowed: 5.9%
- Divorced: 11.7%
3.3% Foreign born (1.4% North America, 1.3% Europe, 0.3% Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: +289 (+6.2%).
Hospitals
Hospital/medical center in Waterbury:
- VERMONT STATE HOSP DISTINCT PART UNIT (103 SOUTH MAIN ST)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Waterbury:
- COPLEY HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; MORRISVILLE, VT)
- CENTRAL VERMONT HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; BARRE, VT)
- GIFFORD MEDICAL CENTER (about 28 miles; RANDOLPH, VT)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Waterbury:
- BURLINGTON INTL (about 29 miles; BURLINGTON, VT; Abbreviation: BTV)
- RUTLAND STATE (about 58 miles; RUTLAND, VT; Abbreviation: RUT)
- CLINTON CO (about 59 miles; PLATTSBURGH, NY; Abbreviation: PLB)
Other public-use airports nearest to Waterbury:
- WARREN-SUGARBUSH (about 16 miles; WARREN, VT; Abbreviation: 0B7)
- EDWARD F KNAPP STATE (about 17 miles; BARRE/MONTPELIER, VT; Abbreviation: MPV)
- MORRISVILLE-STOWE STATE (about 17 miles; MORRISVILLE, VT; Abbreviation: MVL)
Amtrak station:
WATERBURY-STOWE (PARK ROW). Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, intercity bus service.
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/Universities in Waterbury:
- COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF VERMONT (Full-time enrollment: 1,845; Location: 103 South Main Street; Public; Website: www.ccv.vsc.edu)
- VERMONT STATE COLLEGES-OFFICE OF THE CHANCELLOR (Location: PO BOX 359, Stanley Hall; Public; Offers Master’s degree)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Waterbury:
- NORWICH UNIVERSITY (about 15 miles; NORTHFIELD, VT; Full-time enrollment: 2,585)
- UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT AND STATE AGRICULTURAL COLL (about 25 miles; BURLINGTON, VT; Full-time enrollment: 8,852)
- SAINT MICHAELS COLLEGE (about 31 miles; COLCHESTER, VT; Full-time enrollment: 2,272)
- MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE (about 38 miles; MIDDLEBURY, VT; Full-time enrollment: 2,265)
- DARTMOUTH COLLEGE (about 55 miles; HANOVER, NH; Full-time enrollment: 5,309)
- SUNY COLLEGE AT PLATTSBURGH (about 56 miles; PLATTSBURGH, NY; Full-time enrollment: 5,601)
- PLYMOUTH STATE COLLEGE (about 87 miles; PLYMOUTH, NH; Full-time enrollment: 3,542)
Public primary/middle school in Waterbury:
- THATCHER BROOK PRIMARY USD (Students: 433; Location: 47 STOWE STREET; Grades: PK – 04)
Libraries
Library in Waterbury:
- WATERBURY PUBLIC (Operating income: $132,248; Location: 28 N. MAIN ST.; 23,619 books; 513 audio materials; 729 video materials; 67 serial subscriptions)