Barre is a somewhat small city located in the state of Vermont. With a population of 8,430 people and three associated neighborhoods, Barre is the 13th largest community in Vermont. Much of the housing stock in Barre was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.

Also of interest is that Barre has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

A relatively large number of people in Barre telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 9.72% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.

The education level of Barre citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 29.55% of adults in Barre have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Barre in 2022 was $33,285, which is low income relative to Vermont, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $133,140 for a family of four. However, Barre contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Barre home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Barre residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Barre include English, Irish, French, French Canadian, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Barre is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.