Hartford is a somewhat small town located in the state of Vermont. With a population of 10,764 people and three associated neighborhoods, Hartford is the ninth largest community in Vermont.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Hartford is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Hartford is a town of professionals, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Hartford who work in office and administrative support (11.52%), healthcare (10.43%), and food service (8.15%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 8.93% 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. It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Hartford has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Hartford has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Hartford than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Hartford may be for you.The education level of Hartford ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Hartford, 46.06% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree. The per capita income in Hartford in 2022 was $41,902, which is middle income relative to Vermont, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $167,608 for a family of four. However, Hartford contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Hartford home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Hartford residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Hartford include English, Irish, German, French, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Hartford is English. Other important languages spoken here include Langs. of India and Spanish.
