Who is the Rutland County Sheriff?

David J. Fox is the Sheriff of Rutland County, Vermont. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Rutland County State's Attorney?

Ian Sullivan is the State's Attorney of Rutland County, Vermont. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who are the Rutland County commissioners?

Stephen Benard (Assistant Judge); David Wolk (Assistant Judge).

What is the population of Rutland County?

About 60,425 people, with a median age of 47.7; the median household income is $68,616 and 11.8% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Rutland County?

2.9% in September 2026 (preliminary): 830 people unemployed in a labor force of 28,528, against 2.8% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Rutland County?

65 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 2 municipal, 27 township, 11 school district and 24 special district governments.

Rutland County, VT elected officials: assistant judges, sheriff, school board and cities

Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Rutland County: 4 seats on 3 elected bodies. 4 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.

Assistant Judges

Rutland County Assistant Judges

Every member is elected countywide.

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
Assistant Judge	Stephen Benard source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Assistant Judge	David Wolk source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet

County officers

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
Sheriff	David J. Fox source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
State's Attorney	Ian Sullivan source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet

How many local governments Rutland County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 65 local governments in Rutland County. This page lists the ones whose offices are elected.

Kind of government	Census count (2022)	Listed on this page
County government	1	1
Cities, towns, villages and townships (2 municipal, 27 township)	29	0
School districts (school boards)	11	0
Special districts (elected boards)	24	0

Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Government Units Listing (census.gov).

About these counts

The Census Bureau counts every independent local government once, in the county it assigns it to: the one it mostly serves or where it's based. A city or district that crosses county lines is counted in only one county, so it may be listed on this page but counted elsewhere, or the other way around. Many special districts, such as housing authorities, have appointed boards, and some places have more than one elected body, so the two columns measure different things. School systems run by a county, city or the state aren't counted as separate governments, though their boards may be listed here; in some states the Bureau counts community or state colleges as school districts. The counts are as of 2022.

Who lives in Rutland County

60,425people

47.7median ageU.S.: 38.9

$68,616 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

11.8%below the U.S.: 12.5%

35.3%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$229,400median home valueU.S.: $332,700

4.1%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%

2.2%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

7.6%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

3.9%U.S.: 8.4%

50.2%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

30.2%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 2.2% · White 92.7% · Black 0.6% · Asian 0.6% · Other or more than one race 3.9% (Hispanic or Latino people can be of any race; the other groups are non-Hispanic.)

Census Bureau, 2020–2024 5-year estimates (data.census.gov).

About these figures

The American Community Survey asks about 3.5 million households a year about who lives there, their work, income, schooling and housing. The 5-year estimates pool 2020–2024 answers so that every county and district has enough of them. They're estimates with a (larger for smaller places), and they're different from the once-a-decade census count. "Median" means half are above and half below. Household income is before taxes and includes everyone in the household. The unemployment share here is the survey's five-year average, so it differs from the monthly rate in the BLS jobs report. Race and Hispanic origin are as people describe themselves.

Health insurance means any coverage, private or public (such as Medicaid or Medicare), when people answered; the share is of everyone except people on active military duty and people living in institutions such as prisons and nursing homes. The housing shares are of renting households, and of homeowners with a mortgage, for whom the Census Bureau can compute them (households with no income, or renters who pay no cash rent, are left out). Rent here is gross rent, rent plus utilities; owner costs include the mortgage, property taxes, insurance, utilities and fees.

Jobs in Rutland County

2.9%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 2.8%. Vermont: 2.6%.

830people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

27,698people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

28,528in the September 2026, preliminary.

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years

Month	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)	2.9%	830	27,698	28,528
August 2026	2.8%	821	28,197	29,018
July 2026	2.7%	788	27,999	28,787
June 2026	2.9%	829	27,785	28,614
May 2026	2.7%	775	27,569	28,344
April 2026	2.9%	817	27,779	28,596
March 2026	2.8%	804	28,276	29,080
February 2026	3.1%	916	28,204	29,120
January 2026	3.3%	979	28,321	29,300
December 2025	2.7%	808	28,594	29,402
November 2025	2.9%	850	28,683	29,533
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	2.8%	827	28,544	29,371
August 2025	2.8%	835	28,950	29,785
July 2025	2.8%	827	28,988	29,815
June 2025	2.9%	865	28,987	29,852
May 2025	2.8%	819	28,784	29,603
April 2025	3.1%	931	28,834	29,765
March 2025	3.1%	937	29,297	30,234
February 2025	3.4%	1,028	29,034	30,062
January 2025	3.4%	1,020	29,191	30,211
December 2024	2.7%	814	29,379	30,193
November 2024	2.8%	841	29,220	30,061
October 2024	2.2%	655	29,073	29,728

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	3.0%	886	28,899	29,785
2024	2.7%	809	29,254	30,063
2023	2.4%	701	29,116	29,817
2022	2.9%	856	28,568	29,424
2021	4.3%	1,240	27,903	29,143
2020	6.8%	2,041	27,812	29,853
2019	2.4%	763	30,476	31,239
2018	2.9%	925	30,964	31,889
2017	3.4%	1,091	31,139	32,230
2016	3.6%	1,165	31,243	32,408

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, : BLS publishes county figures only that way, so they rise and fall with the seasons; compare a month with the same month a year earlier rather than with the month before. Vermont's figure above is on the same basis; seasonally adjusted, as in BLS's monthly state release, it was 2.6% in September 2026. The latest month is preliminary and is revised the next month, and BLS revises earlier years each spring. People are counted where they live. October 2025 wasn't collected during the 2025 federal government shutdown, so 2025's yearly average covers 11 months.

Crime reported in Rutland County

220.0 per 100,0002025. Vermont: 214.4.

1,127.8 per 100,0002025. Vermont: 1,419.3.

3murders2025, 142 violent crimes in all.

Earlier years

Year	Violent	Rate	Property	Rate
2025	142	220.0	728	1,127.8
2024	148	227.4	960	1,474.8
2023	152	233.5	1,092	1,677.4
2022	152	231.9	1,341	2,046.2
2021	132	204.7	934	1,448.1
2019	113	178.8	699	1,106.0
2018	124	193.1	672	1,046.6
2017	134	209.1	894	1,395.3

By police agency (7)

Agency	Year	Violent	Property	People served
Rutland Police Department	2025	71	480	15,512
Castleton Police Department	2023	1	2	4,449
Brandon Police Department	2025	4	36	4,115
Rutland Town Police Department	2025	6	86	3,918
Pittsford Police Department	2025	1	4	2,894
Fair Haven Police Department	2025	5	46	2,705
Killington Police Department	2025	0	13	1,397

Crimes to the county's city and county police agencies (FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, Return A), per 100,000 people they serve. Years with incomplete reporting are left out. Crime in Vermont · the U.S.

Police staffing

1.57 per 1,000 residents2024, 7 agencies serving 35,059 people.

55sworn officers2024, full-time, as of October 31.

17civilian staff2024, full-time.

2024 is the latest year every agency here sent the FBI its staff count.

Agencies counted (7), 2024

Agency	Officers	Civilians	People served
Rutland Police Department	31	15	15,579
Brandon Police Department	7	1	4,101
Castleton Police Department	5	0	4,441
Rutland Town Police Department	4	1	3,929
Fair Haven Police Department	4	0	2,710
Killington Police Department	3	0	1,413
Pittsford Police Department	1	0	2,886

Earlier years

Year	Officers	Per 1,000	Civilians	Agencies
2024	55	1.57	17	7
2023	52	1.48	18	7
2022	49	1.38	15	7
2021	51	1.54	12	7
2020	56	1.68	14	7
2019	62	1.84	14	7
2018	60	1.77	13	7
2017	59	1.74	13	7
2016	56	1.63	13	7

Full-time employees of the county's city police departments and sheriff's office, as each reported them to the FBI (Uniform Crime Reporting, Law Enforcement Employees), per 1,000 people in the areas those agencies serve (the FBI's population figures). A year is shown only when every one of these agencies sent a count; a count under half or over double the agency's own counts in nearby years is treated as not sent. Towns policed under contract by another agency are counted through that agency. State police, campus and other agencies aren't included. Sheriffs' offices often also run the county jail and courthouse security, so their staff counts include those jobs.

Quick answers

Who is the Rutland County Sheriff?: David J. Fox is the Sheriff of Rutland County, Vermont. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Rutland County State's Attorney?: Ian Sullivan is the State's Attorney of Rutland County, Vermont. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who are the Rutland County commissioners?: Stephen Benard (Assistant Judge); David Wolk (Assistant Judge).
What is the population of Rutland County?: About 60,425 people, with a median age of 47.7; the median household income is $68,616 and 11.8% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Rutland County?: 2.9% in September 2026 (preliminary): 830 people unemployed in a labor force of 28,528, against 2.8% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Rutland County?: 65 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 2 municipal, 27 township, 11 school district and 24 special district governments.

Officeholders as of December 1, 2025, from the Vermont Legislative Directory and State Manual 2025–2026 (Secretary of State), listings as of December 1, 2025; officials appointed since then may differ; each name links to its source. Officials change between elections (appointments, resignations), and the body's own website is the authority. Party is shown only for offices elected on a partisan ballot.

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