The population of Saint Albans is around 35,000, and more than half of the population was born overseas. Interestingly, the population has an ethnic diversity that is much more diverse than that, with almost half of the population being second or third generation immigrants. The ABS 2001 Census revealed that the majority of the city's population was of Southern or Eastern European descent, while ten percent came from Malta and twenty percent was from the Balkan region, which includes Bosnians and Albanians. Additionally, there were significant communities from the Philippines and Vietnam.
The population of St Albans Town was less than two hundred when it first settled in 1791. The early settlers included many veterans from the Revolutionary War, as well as people from the New England states. As the region continued to grow, the population grew rapidly, increasing to over one thousand residents by 1910. The town's economy was based on farming, with the development of roads and shipping.
In 1850, the first steam locomotive arrived in St. Albans, and the Vermont Central Railroad's offices moved from Burlington to St. Albans Village. The city soon earned the title of "Railroad City of Vermont." With the advent of the railroad, the local economy continued to prosper, with three piers being built by 1835 and several sloops being built during that same period. The town's post office was established in a brick house on Lake Road, opposite the Town Hall.