Burlington Senior Population Jumps 2010-2019
While Burlington remains forever young with some 15,000 college students from UVM, Champlain College and Saint Michael’s residing here, the greying of Vermont seeped into its population since 2010.
If Census 11.7% of Burlington’s 2019 estimated population of 42,819 is 65-and-over gets confirmed by the Census this year, then the 5,010 senior population 2010-2019 growth jumped 1,024 or 25.7% from the 3,986 2010 number. Burlington senior population actually declined 104 between 2000-2010.
Still, while Census estimates the City gained 402 residents 2010-2019, the 1,024 senior growth more than doubles that number--this means 2010-2019 non-senior (under 65) population declined, about 622 residents!
So from 2010 to 2019, the percentage of senior population in the Queen City increased from 10.3% to 12.2% of all residents.
Meanwhile, statewide Vermont is in the process of a 2010-2030 senior growth leading its share of total population from 12% to 24% during the period. Averaging the two official state projections, each year during the 2010-2030 period a town size of Stowe, about 4,000, senior population is added to the state population while a town the size of Johnson, 3,000, decline occurs in the under 65 age population.
As far as overall population is concerned from 2010 to now statewide there has been a slight decline and little increase is expected as of now through 2030. Early in this decade another set of 20 year projections can be expected to be commissioned by the State.
Chittenden County area is the only showing any population gain since 2010 but even here the entire growth, about 8,000, is composed of seniors 65-and-over with little change those below in age.
