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 a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.

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.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 16.08% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.

The education level of Brattleboro ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Brattleboro, 43.68% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree.

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.