About Stowe

Stowe is a very small town located in the state of Vermont. With a population of 4,339 people and just one neighborhood, Stowe is the 48th largest community in Vermont.

Stowe is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 90.78% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Stowe is a town of sales and office workers, managers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Stowe who work in management occupations (20.02%), sales jobs (13.56%), and office and administrative support jobs (11.33%).

Of important note, Stowe is also a town of artists. Stowe has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Stowe's character.

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

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their homes - 9.98% 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.

For a small town, there is also a high proportion of single, often educated, people living in Stowe. This is not typical for most smaller communities in America, and adds a feeling of vibrancy to Stowe.

Even though Stowe is a smaller town, it has many people who hop on public transportation - mostly taxis - for their daily commute to work. Typically, these people are commuting to good jobs in the surrounding cities.

Stowe Information and Demographics

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Stowe, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Stowe is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 54.07% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 14.96%.

The per capita income in Stowe in 2000 was $35,474, which is wealthy relative to Vermont and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $141,896 for a family of four.

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

The most common language spoken in Stowe is English. Some people also speak French.