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 Consolidated Plan
    Executive Summary
   
    Purpose of the Plan
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    Plan
   
    Community Profile
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      Tracts - 2000
      Median Family
      Income - Region
      Median Family
      Income - Burlington
      Poverty Rates for
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      Low-Moderate
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      Foreign-Born
   
    Housing Conditions
    and Market Analysis
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      - Region
      Age of Housing -
      Burlington
      Homeownership
      Homeownership
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    Assisted Housing
    Inventory
   
    Housing Needs
      HUD Table 2A
    Housing Strategies
    Fair Housing
    HOME Program
    Policies
    Public Housing
    Strategy
    Inventory of Homeless
    Facilities and
    Supportive Housing
    Nature and Extent of
    Homelessness
    Homeless Strategy -
    Continuum of Care
    Supportive Housing
    Needs
   
    Economic
    Development
    Introduction
    General Policies and
    Principles
    General Economic
    Data and Trends
    Targeted Districts
      Map of Targeted
      Districts
    Targeted Strategies
   
    Social Services
   
    Neighborhood
    Development
   
    HUD Table 2B
   
    Strategic Plan
    Affordable Housing
      Priority 1: Produce
      Affordable Housing
      Priority 2: Promote
      Homeownership and
      Household Mobility
      Priority 3: Preserve
      and Upgrade the
      Existing Housing
      Stock
      Priority 4: Protect
      the Vulnerable
      Priority 5: Regional
      Housing Issues
   
    Economic
    Development
      Priority 1: A Strong
      and Vital Downtown
      Priority 2:
      Waterfront
      Priority 3: North
      Street and Other
      Neighborhood
      Activity Centers
      Priority 4: South End
      Arts & Business
      District (Enterprise
      Zone)
      Priority 5: Intervale
      Priority 6: Continued
      Growth and
      Development of
      Locally-Owned
      Businesses
      Priority 7: Brownfield
      Redevelopment
      Priority 8: Equal
     Opportunity / Livable
     Wage / Child Care
      Priority 9: 
      Transportation
      Priority 10: 
      Targeted Industries
      Priority 11: 
      Cooperative
      Relationships
   
    Social Services
      Priority 1: Basic
      Services
      Priority 2: Families
      and Youth
      Priority 3: Seniors
      and People with
      Disabilities
      Priority 4: Equal
      Access / Civil and
      Human Rights
      Priority 5: Health,
      Prevention, Public
      Safety and Quality of
      Life
   
    Neighborhood
    Development
      Priority 1:
      Neighborhood
      Infrastructure and
      Public Facilities
      Priority 2:
      Environmental
      Quality
      Priority 3:
      Waterfront
   
    Neighborhood
    Revitalization

    Strategy
   
    Institutional Structure
    and Coordination
   
    Anti-Poverty and
    Resource Allocation
    Strategy
   
    Monitoring Standards
    and Procedures
   
    Citizen Participation
    Plan
   
   
    Appendix A: Inventory
    of Services
    Appendix B: Public
    Comments
  
  
   
 
 
 


2003 Consolidated Plan for Housing & Community Development
Community Profile

Burlington Population

1980 1990 2000
37,712 39,127 39,815

Chittenden County Population

  1960 1970 1980 1990 2000
Burlington 35,531 39,815
South Burlington 6,903 10,032 10,679 12,809 15,814
Colchester 4,718 8,776 12,629 14,731 16,986
Winooski 7,420 7,309 6,318 6,649 6,561
Williston 1,484 3,187 3,843 4,887 7,650
Milton 2,022 4,495 6,829 8,404 9,479
Essex 7,090 10,951 14,392 16,498 18,626
Other County Towns 9,257 15,748 23,132 28,656 31,640

Household Demographics

Type of Household

# of Households % of Total Households
Single-Parent Families with Children 1,324 8%
Married-Couple Families with Children 2,061 13%
Other Family Households 3,670 23%
Individuals Living Alone 5,649 36%
Other Non-family Households 3,181 20%

Age Demographics

Age Group

Number of Residents
Under 5 years 1,788
5 to 17 years 4,543
18 - 24 years 13,808
25 to 44 years 9,066
45 to 59 years 5,460
60 years and older 5,150

Median Income

  Median Family Income Median Household Income
Chittenden County $59,460 $47,673
Winooski $38,551 $30,592
South Burlington $67,241 $51,566
Colchester $58,358 $51,429
Essex Junction $61,985 $53,444
Essex $65,794 $58,441
Milton $50,972 $49,379
Charlotte $71,090 $62,313
Williston $69,762 $61,467
Burlington $46,012 $33,070
  Census Tract 1 $48,917 $43,265
  Census Tract 2 $50,665 $47,534
  Census Tract 3 $30,179 $25,731
  Census Tract 4 $27,574 $22,946
  Census Tract 5 $44,327 $26,292
  Census Tract 6 $48,705 $32,852
  Census Tract 7 $65,000 $45,927
  Census Tract 8 $57,375 $41,004
  Census Tract 9 $51,667 $30,758
  Census Tract 10 $28,382 $22,544
  Census Tract 11 $69,338 $51,186

Income Level Distribution

Annual Income

Number of Households Number of Families
Less than $10,000 2,016 462
$10,000 to $14,999 1,225 355
$15,000 to $24,999 2,665 722
$25,000 to $34,999 2,389 1,021
$35,000 to $49,999 2,706 1,336
$50,000 to $74,999 2,469 1,462
$75,000 to $99,999 1,316 929
$100,000 to $149,999 693 520
$150,000 to $199,999 170 135
$200,000 or more 220 180

2000 Poverty Rates

  Poverty Rate for Individuals Poverty Rate for Families
Old North End 31.4% 20.9%
Burlington 20.0% 10.4%
Chittenden County 8.8%  4.9%
Vermont 9.4% 6.3%
U.S. 12.4% 9.2%

Poverty Trends

  1980 1990 2000
Families in poverty  7.8% 11.2% 10.4%
Families in poverty with related children under 18 11.8% 23.4% 17.2%
Female-Headed Households in poverty with related children under 18 39.2% 48.4% 41.3%
Age 65 and older below poverty 12.6% 11.1% 10.5%
Age 17 and under below poverty 13.5% 19.7% 20.0%

Trends - Race and Ethnicity

  1980 1990 2000
White, Not Hispanic      36,868 37,393 35,337
Hispanic 285 483 546
Black 218 390 693
Asian and Pacific Islander 143 583 1,039
American Indian 67 123 182
Other/Multi-racial 131 155 1,092

Racial Concentrations - Burlington

  Black American Indian Asian Some other race Two or more races
Census Tract 1 3.4% 0.0% 1.1%    0.5%   0.4%
Census Tract 2 0.6%  0.5% 1.9% 0.4% 2.0%
Census Tract 3 4.6% 1.3% 6.6% 0.5% 2.7%
Census Tract 4 3.9% 0.9% 4.7% 0.9% 2.7%
Census Tract 5 1.1% 0.3% 2.4% 0.6% 2.4%
Census Tract 6 1.5% 0.8% 2.5% 0.5% 1.8%
Census Tract 7 0.5% 0.0% 1.4% 1.1% 1.3%
Census Tract 8 1.8% 0.0% 2.5% 1.0% 1.8%
Census Tract 9 1.4% 0.0% 1.6% 0.3% 2.1%
Census Tract 10 4.0% 0.8% 4.3% 0.2% 3.7%
Census Tract 11 0.3% 0.3% 1.2% 0.4% 0.6%

Racial Concentrations - Burlington as a Percent of Chittenden County

Total Population 26.5% 
Black or African American Residents 56.7%
American Indian Residents 42.4%
Asian Residents 34.3%
Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander Residents 46.9%
Residents of some other race 46.2% 
Residents of two or more races 37.2%

Residents Who Entered Country in Last 5 to 10 Years

  % of Residents Who Entered Country in Last 5 Years % of Residents Who Entered Country in Last 10 Years
Bolton 0.4% 0.5% 
Burlington 3.5% 4.9%
Charlotte 1.1% 1.6%
Colchester 1.6% 2.0%
Essex 1.4% 2.3%
Hinesburg 1.0% 1.0%
Huntington 0.1% 0.4%
Jericho 0.2% 0.9%
Milton 1.2% 1.6%
Richmond 0.0% 0.4%
Shelburne 1.2% 1.4%
South Burlington 2.3% 3.7%
Underhill 0.1% 0.1%
Westford 0.9% 1.5%
Williston 1.7% 2.5%
Winooski 4.5% 6.4%

Unemployment Rates

  Rate
Census Tract 1 3.6% 
Census Tract 2 2.9%
Census Tract 3 8.8%
Census Tract 4 5.6%
Census Tract 5 3.4%
Census Tract 6 5.6%
Census Tract 7 8.1%
Census Tract 8 4.5%
Census Tract 9 9.2%
Census Tract 10 8.3%
Census Tract 11 2.0%

Residents Living and Working in Same Town

Bolton 8.9%  
Burlington 53.5%
Charlotte 22.8%
Colchester 22.7%
Essex 41.6%
Hinesburg 20.3%
Huntington 14.5%
Jericho 12.5%
Milton 19.8%
Richmond 11.9%
St. George 9.6%
Shelburne 26.9%
South Burlington 32.4%
Underhill 15.1%
Westford 11.7%
Williston 26.1%
Winooski 14.8%

Residents Without a High School Diploma

Census Tract 1 13.3%
Census Tract 2 10.3%
Census Tract 3 26.7%
Census Tract 4 17.5%
Census Tract 5 12.1%
Census Tract 6 9.2%
Census Tract 7 2.9%
Census Tract 8 5.2%
Census Tract 9 8.2%
Census Tract 10 17.5%
Census Tract 11 8.3%

Page last updated September 22, 2008

 

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