Rutland is a medium-sized city located in the state of Vermont. With a population of 15,565 people and five associated neighborhoods, Rutland is the fifth largest community in Vermont. Rutland has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 8.09% 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.

One of the benefits of Rutland is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 16.95 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

The overall education level of Rutland citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 33.35% of adults in Rutland have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%.

The per capita income in Rutland in 2022 was $37,528, which is low income relative to Vermont, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $150,112 for a family of four. However, Rutland contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

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