Rutland is a somewhat small city located in the state of Vermont. With a population of 17,292 people and five constituent neighborhoods, Rutland is the fifth largest community in Vermont. Rutland has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.

Unlike some cities, Rutland isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Rutland are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Rutland is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Rutland who work in office and administrative support jobs (14.98%), sales jobs (14.14%), and management occupations (7.63%).

One of the benefits of Rutland is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 15.10 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.

Rutland is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Rutland Information and Demographics

The overall education level of Rutland is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 14.96%: 21.59% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Rutland in 2000 was $17,075, 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 $68,300 for a family of four.

The people who call Rutland home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Rutland is White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Rutland include Irish, French, Italian, English, French Canadian, Polish, and German.

The most common language spoken in Rutland is English.