Rutland is a medium-sized city located in the state of Vermont. With a population of 15,695 people and five associated neighborhoods, Rutland is the fifth largest community in Vermont. Much of the housing stock in Rutland was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.Rutland is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Rutland is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Rutland who work in office and administrative support (12.76%), healthcare (10.19%), and sales jobs (9.35%). One of the benefits of Rutland is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 16.76 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.The education level of Rutland citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 32.08% of adults in Rutland have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Rutland in 2022 was $35,063, which is lower middle income relative to Vermont, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $140,252 for a family of four. However, Rutland contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Rutland home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Rutland residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Rutland include English, Irish, French, Italian, and German. The most common language spoken in Rutland is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
