Sheffield vs West Burke

A side-by-side comparison of Sheffield and West Burke: population, income, housing, and more.

Sheffield and West Burke are places in Vermont. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Sheffield has the higher population (200 vs 165 in West Burke). Sheffield has the higher median household income ($63,750 vs $24,444 in West Burke). West Burke has the higher median home value ($220,000 vs $106,300 in Sheffield).

Population, income & housing

	Sheffield	West Burke
Population	200	165
Median age	32.3 yrs	45.8 yrs
Median household income	$63,750	$24,444
Median home value	$106,300	$220,000
Median gross rent	$983	$933
Housing units	84	143
Homeownership rate	79.7%	55.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.1%	16.9%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	16.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Sheffield	West Burke
Population	91 → 200 (+119.8%)	311 → 165 (-46.9%)
Median household income	$59,583 → $63,750 (+7.0%)	$39,167 → $24,444 (-37.6%)
Median home value	$103,100 → $106,300 (+3.1%)	$134,200 → $220,000 (+63.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,344 → $983 (-26.9%)	$330 → $933 (+182.7%)

Sheffield

Population

91200

Median household income

$59,583$63,750

Median home value

$103,100$106,300

Median gross rent

$1,344$983

West Burke

Population

311165

Median household income

$39,167$24,444

Median home value

$134,200$220,000

Median gross rent

$330$933

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Sheffield	West Burke
Under 5	7.0%	10.3%
5 to 17	31.0%	1.8%
18 to 24	4.0%	12.7%
25 to 34	22.5%	13.3%
35 to 44	12.5%	7.3%
45 to 54	3.5%	15.2%
55 to 64	5.0%	12.1%
65 to 74	4.0%	20.6%
75 and over	10.5%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Sheffield	West Burke
White (non-Hispanic)	80.5%	91.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	7.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	12.5%	6.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Sheffield	West Burke
No high school diploma	12.9%	16.1%
High school graduate	25.9%	28.2%
Some college or associate's	43.1%	38.7%
Bachelor's degree	14.7%	13.7%
Graduate or professional degree	3.4%	3.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Sheffield	West Burke
Drove alone	90.8%	79.0%
Carpooled	2.0%	1.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.1%	19.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Sheffield	West Burke
1-unit, detached	77.4%	61.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.4%	14.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	20.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	20.2%	3.5%

Poverty & households

	Sheffield	West Burke
Poverty rate	9.0%	23.0%
Average household size	2.70	1.92
Mean commute (minutes)	21	28
Median year structure built	1955	1938