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Williston, VT
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Williston profile


Living in Williston



Williston is a somewhat small town located in the state of Vermont. With a population of 10,104 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Williston is the tenth largest community in Vermont.

Williston home prices are not only among the most expensive in Vermont, but Williston real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.

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

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.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 16.93% 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.

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Williston, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Williston is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 58.51% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%.

The per capita income in Williston in 2018 was $52,643, which is wealthy relative to Vermont and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $210,572 for a family of four.

The people who call Williston home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Williston residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Williston include English, Irish, German, French, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Williston is English. Other important languages spoken here include French and Chinese.