Castleton vs Poultney

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

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

Poultney has the higher population (1,105 vs 1,058 in Castleton). Castleton has the higher median home value ($276,800 vs $175,000 in Poultney). Since 2019, Castleton's population has grown faster (-17.1% vs -28.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Castleton	Poultney
Population	1,058	1,105
Median age	20.3 yrs	28.0 yrs
Median household income	—	$61,597
Median home value	$276,800	$175,000
Median gross rent	—	$833
Housing units	111	460
Homeownership rate	77.8%	56.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	50.6%	38.5%
Unemployment rate	7.9%	8.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Castleton	Poultney
Population	1,276 → 1,058 (-17.1%)	1,545 → 1,105 (-28.5%)
Median household income	$19,916 → $21,322 (+7.1%)	$36,667 → $61,597 (+68.0%)
Median home value	$256,400 → $276,800 (+8.0%)	$135,100 → $175,000 (+29.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,020 → $1,080 (+5.9%)	$769 → $833 (+8.3%)

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

Poultney

Population

1,5451,105

Median household income

$36,667$61,597

Median home value

$135,100$175,000

Median gross rent

$769$833

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Castleton	Poultney
Under 5	0.0%	5.6%
5 to 17	5.7%	8.4%
18 to 24	69.3%	29.3%
25 to 34	10.3%	11.7%
35 to 44	4.2%	8.5%
45 to 54	3.9%	8.6%
55 to 64	3.5%	5.8%
65 to 74	0.0%	17.6%
75 and over	3.2%	4.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Castleton	Poultney
White (non-Hispanic)	92.6%	87.9%
Black or African American	2.6%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.7%	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino	3.7%	5.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Castleton	Poultney
No high school diploma	8.7%	6.4%
High school graduate	17.7%	32.7%
Some college or associate's	23.0%	22.4%
Bachelor's degree	39.6%	15.7%
Graduate or professional degree	10.9%	22.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Castleton	Poultney
Drove alone	43.3%	74.6%
Carpooled	2.6%	1.8%
Public transit	7.7%	0.8%
Walked	38.0%	15.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.4%	6.1%
Other means	0.0%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Castleton	Poultney
1-unit, detached	85.6%	51.7%
1-unit, attached	14.4%	2.6%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	38.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	7.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Castleton	Poultney
Poverty rate	11.5%	13.1%
Average household size	3.11	2.07
Mean commute (minutes)	14	28
Median year structure built	1938	1938