Northfield is a somewhat small town located in the state of Vermont. With a population of 5,927 people and two associated neighborhoods, Northfield is the 22nd largest community in Vermont. Much of the housing stock in Northfield was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Northfield is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Northfield is a town of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Northfield who work in management occupations (13.90%), office and administrative support (11.77%), and business and financial occupations (7.06%). Of important note, Northfield is also a town of artists. Northfield has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Northfield’s character. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 9.64% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Northfield is a place where college students are a big part of the character and culture of the town. Small towns have often struggled with declining populations over the past few decades, but the presence of such a large college student population has helped Northfield to fight this trend. Not only does the college population add spending and jobs to local economy, but it also contributes a very tangible, youthful energy to the town. Being a small town, Northfield does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The citizens of Northfield are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 39.20% of adults in Northfield have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Northfield in 2022 was $28,850, which is low income relative to Vermont, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $115,400 for a family of four. However, Northfield contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Northfield home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Northfield residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Northfield include English, Irish, French Canadian, German, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Northfield is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.
