St. Albans is a somewhat small city located in the state of Vermont. With a population of 6,935 people and three associated neighborhoods, St. Albans is the 18th largest community in Vermont. St. Albans has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities.

A relatively large number of people in St. Albans telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.66% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.

St. Albans is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

The overall education level of St. Albans is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 28.92% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in St. Albans in 2022 was $34,159, which is low income relative to Vermont, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $136,636 for a family of four. However, St. Albans contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

The most common language spoken in St. Albans is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.