About Williston

Williston is a somewhat small town located in the state of Vermont. With a population of 7,650 people and just one neighborhood, Williston is the 23rd largest community in Vermont.

Williston is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Williston is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Williston who work in management occupations (13.29%), sales jobs (11.89%), and office and administrative support jobs (11.00%).

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

Williston is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The town's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Williston's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

Residents of the town have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 18.54 minutes getting to work every day.

Williston is a small town, and as is often the case with smaller towns, the population isn't large or dense enough to support much in the way of a public transportation system. In fact, there are many rural roads around Williston, which makes walking or biking to and from work a bit difficult. This makes for a very car-oriented town: 97.89% of residents commute to work by private automobile, and people often drive out of town for work, shopping, and other activities.

As is often the case in a small town, Williston doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Williston Information and Demographics

The population of Williston is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 14.96% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 44.42% of adults in Williston have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Williston in 2000 was $29,757, which is wealthy relative to Vermont and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $119,028 for a family of four. However, Williston contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

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