Derby is a very small town located in the state of Vermont. With a population of 4,542 people and two associated neighborhoods, Derby is the 34th largest community in Vermont.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 8.58% 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.

The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Derby has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Derby a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.

Being a small town, Derby does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The education level of Derby citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 35.58% of adults in Derby have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Derby in 2022 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.