Residents will find that the town is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Derby is worth considering.
Derby is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The population of Derby is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 35.58% of adults in Derby have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.
The per capita income in Derby in 2018 was $37,044, which is lower middle income relative to Vermont, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $148,176 for a family of four. However, Derby contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Derby home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Derby residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Derby include French Canadian, English, German, Irish, and French.
The most common language spoken in Derby is English. Other important languages spoken here include French and Spanish.
