Shelburne vs Winooski

A side-by-side comparison of Shelburne and Winooski: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Winooski has the higher population (8,198 vs 6,292 in Shelburne). Shelburne has the higher median household income ($106,187 vs $77,020 in Winooski). Shelburne has the higher median home value ($496,700 vs $350,700 in Winooski).

Population, income & housing

	Shelburne	Winooski
Population	6,292	8,198
Median age	51.9 yrs	32.7 yrs
Median household income	$106,187	$77,020
Median home value	$496,700	$350,700
Median gross rent	$1,238	$1,635
Housing units	3,020	3,952
Homeownership rate	70.2%	38.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	69.3%	56.2%
Unemployment rate	4.2%	0.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Shelburne	Winooski
Population	525 → 6,292 (+1098.5%)	7,242 → 8,198 (+13.2%)
Median household income	$82,895 → $106,187 (+28.1%)	$51,728 → $77,020 (+48.9%)
Median home value	$278,600 → $496,700 (+78.3%)	$225,200 → $350,700 (+55.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,349 → $1,238 (-8.2%)	$1,144 → $1,635 (+42.9%)

Shelburne

Population

5256,292

Median household income

$82,895$106,187

Median home value

$278,600$496,700

Median gross rent

$1,349$1,238

Winooski

Population

7,2428,198

Median household income

$51,728$77,020

Median home value

$225,200$350,700

Median gross rent

$1,144$1,635

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Shelburne	Winooski
Under 5	3.7%	4.0%
5 to 17	17.0%	11.8%
18 to 24	2.3%	16.4%
25 to 34	3.9%	22.7%
35 to 44	13.9%	15.5%
45 to 54	14.3%	10.3%
55 to 64	14.7%	8.5%
65 to 74	14.4%	6.7%
75 and over	15.8%	4.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Shelburne	Winooski
White (non-Hispanic)	88.4%	77.1%
Black or African American	0.6%	4.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	1.4%	11.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.3%	1.4%
Two or more races	4.4%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	3.9%	3.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Shelburne	Winooski
No high school diploma	3.2%	8.4%
High school graduate	8.5%	14.6%
Some college or associate's	19.0%	20.8%
Bachelor's degree	32.9%	36.4%
Graduate or professional degree	36.4%	19.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Shelburne	Winooski
Drove alone	70.1%	63.9%
Carpooled	4.3%	11.4%
Public transit	1.7%	2.5%
Walked	1.8%	5.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.5%
Worked from home	22.2%	14.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Shelburne	Winooski
1-unit, detached	57.7%	28.7%
1-unit, attached	8.6%	3.0%
2 to 4 units	5.0%	29.4%
5 to 19 units	6.4%	9.6%
20 or more units	14.5%	29.0%
Mobile home & other	7.7%	0.2%

Poverty & households

	Shelburne	Winooski
Poverty rate	8.7%	14.3%
Average household size	2.20	2.12
Mean commute (minutes)	21	21
Median year structure built	1984	1961