Dorset vs North Pownal

A side-by-side comparison of Dorset and North Pownal: population, income, housing, and more.

Dorset and North Pownal are places in Vermont. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Dorset has the higher population (349 vs 345 in North Pownal). Dorset has the higher median household income ($148,385 vs $71,250 in North Pownal). Dorset has the higher median home value ($482,400 vs $196,400 in North Pownal).

Population, income & housing

	Dorset	North Pownal
Population	349	345
Median age	60.6 yrs	60.8 yrs
Median household income	$148,385	$71,250
Median home value	$482,400	$196,400
Housing units	321	120
Homeownership rate	97.2%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	95.6%	53.5%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dorset	North Pownal
Population	213 → 349 (+63.8%)	478 → 345 (-27.8%)
Median household income	$87,368 → $148,385 (+69.8%)	$63,333 → $71,250 (+12.5%)
Median home value	$340,400 → $482,400 (+41.7%)	$167,900 → $196,400 (+17.0%)

Dorset

Population

213349

Median household income

$87,368$148,385

Median home value

$340,400$482,400

North Pownal

Population

478345

Median household income

$63,333$71,250

Median home value

$167,900$196,400

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dorset	North Pownal
Under 5	8.3%	1.7%
5 to 17	7.7%	19.1%
18 to 24	12.3%	4.3%
25 to 34	0.0%	0.0%
35 to 44	16.9%	14.2%
45 to 54	1.1%	0.0%
55 to 64	8.3%	13.6%
65 to 74	27.8%	13.6%
75 and over	17.5%	33.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dorset	North Pownal
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	92.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	7.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dorset	North Pownal
No high school diploma	0.0%	3.1%
High school graduate	2.0%	28.3%
Some college or associate's	2.4%	15.1%
Bachelor's degree	56.4%	39.9%
Graduate or professional degree	39.2%	13.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dorset	North Pownal
Drove alone	36.9%	83.3%
Carpooled	0.0%	3.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	34.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	28.8%	13.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dorset	North Pownal
1-unit, detached	94.7%	81.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.3%	18.3%

Poverty & households

	Dorset	North Pownal
Poverty rate	5.4%	0.0%
Average household size	1.97	2.88
Mean commute (minutes)	—	26
Median year structure built	1938	1960