Brandon vs Castleton

A side-by-side comparison of Brandon and Castleton: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Brandon has the higher population (1,892 vs 1,058 in Castleton). Castleton has the higher median home value ($276,800 vs $218,800 in Brandon). Since 2019, Brandon's population has grown faster (+21.2% vs -17.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Brandon	Castleton
Population	1,892	1,058
Median age	50.8 yrs	20.3 yrs
Median household income	$54,138	—
Median home value	$218,800	$276,800
Median gross rent	$1,077	—
Housing units	949	111
Homeownership rate	77.0%	77.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.4%	50.6%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	7.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Brandon	Castleton
Population	1,561 → 1,892 (+21.2%)	1,276 → 1,058 (-17.1%)
Median household income	$55,714 → $54,138 (-2.8%)	$19,916 → $21,322 (+7.1%)
Median home value	$165,400 → $218,800 (+32.3%)	$256,400 → $276,800 (+8.0%)
Median gross rent	$813 → $1,077 (+32.5%)	$1,020 → $1,080 (+5.9%)

Brandon

Population

1,5611,892

Median household income

$55,714$54,138

Median home value

$165,400$218,800

Median gross rent

$813$1,077

Castleton

Population

1,2761,058

Median household income

$19,916$21,322

Median home value

$256,400$276,800

Median gross rent

$1,020$1,080

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Brandon	Castleton
Under 5	1.1%	0.0%
5 to 17	20.3%	5.7%
18 to 24	6.1%	69.3%
25 to 34	3.3%	10.3%
35 to 44	12.6%	4.2%
45 to 54	11.5%	3.9%
55 to 64	14.7%	3.5%
65 to 74	18.2%	0.0%
75 and over	12.1%	3.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Brandon	Castleton
White (non-Hispanic)	86.8%	92.6%
Black or African American	2.2%	2.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.8%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	8.4%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.8%	3.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Brandon	Castleton
No high school diploma	3.5%	8.7%
High school graduate	30.5%	17.7%
Some college or associate's	35.6%	23.0%
Bachelor's degree	15.0%	39.6%
Graduate or professional degree	15.3%	10.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Brandon	Castleton
Drove alone	71.0%	43.3%
Carpooled	8.3%	2.6%
Public transit	0.0%	7.7%
Walked	0.0%	38.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	19.9%	8.4%
Other means	0.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Brandon	Castleton
1-unit, detached	72.2%	85.6%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	14.4%
2 to 4 units	23.1%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Brandon	Castleton
Poverty rate	14.6%	11.5%
Average household size	2.45	3.11
Mean commute (minutes)	22	14
Median year structure built	1938	1938