Castleton vs Pittsford

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

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

Castleton has the higher population (1,058 vs 559 in Pittsford). Castleton has the higher median home value ($276,800 vs $162,100 in Pittsford). Since 2019, Pittsford's population has grown faster (+21.8% vs -17.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Castleton	Pittsford
Population	1,058	559
Median age	20.3 yrs	57.6 yrs
Median household income	—	$44,107
Median home value	$276,800	$162,100
Housing units	111	408
Homeownership rate	77.8%	87.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	50.6%	31.9%
Unemployment rate	7.9%	12.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Castleton	Pittsford
Population	1,276 → 1,058 (-17.1%)	459 → 559 (+21.8%)
Median household income	$19,916 → $21,322 (+7.1%)	$51,250 → $44,107 (-13.9%)
Median home value	$256,400 → $276,800 (+8.0%)	$145,100 → $162,100 (+11.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,020 → $1,080 (+5.9%)	$903 → $971 (+7.5%)

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

Pittsford

Population

459559

Median household income

$51,250$44,107

Median home value

$145,100$162,100

Median gross rent

$903$971

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Castleton	Pittsford
Under 5	0.0%	3.0%
5 to 17	5.7%	8.2%
18 to 24	69.3%	3.9%
25 to 34	10.3%	2.3%
35 to 44	4.2%	15.4%
45 to 54	3.9%	8.4%
55 to 64	3.5%	14.8%
65 to 74	0.0%	27.2%
75 and over	3.2%	16.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Castleton	Pittsford
White (non-Hispanic)	92.6%	99.3%
Black or African American	2.6%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.7%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.7%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Castleton	Pittsford
No high school diploma	8.7%	0.0%
High school graduate	17.7%	59.3%
Some college or associate's	23.0%	8.9%
Bachelor's degree	39.6%	22.2%
Graduate or professional degree	10.9%	9.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Castleton	Pittsford
Drove alone	43.3%	82.7%
Carpooled	2.6%	3.2%
Public transit	7.7%	0.0%
Walked	38.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.4%	14.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Castleton	Pittsford
1-unit, detached	85.6%	88.2%
1-unit, attached	14.4%	2.2%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	2.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.5%

Poverty & households

	Castleton	Pittsford
Poverty rate	11.5%	8.2%
Average household size	3.11	1.93
Mean commute (minutes)	14	18
Median year structure built	1938	1938