Brattleboro is a somewhat small town located in the state of Vermont. With a population of 12,106 people and three associated neighborhoods, Brattleboro is the seventh largest community in Vermont. Brattleboro has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic towns.

Also of interest is that Brattleboro 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: 16.08% 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.

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Brattleboro spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 17.05 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the town are less than they would otherwise be.

Brattleboro is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 43.68% of adults in Brattleboro have at least a bachelor's degree. Compare that to the average community in America, which has just 21.84% with a bachelor's degree or higher.

The per capita income in Brattleboro in 2022 was $36,622, 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 $146,488 for a family of four. However, Brattleboro contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Brattleboro home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Brattleboro residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Brattleboro include Irish, English, German, French, and French Canadian.

The most common language spoken in Brattleboro is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.