Castleton vs Proctor

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

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

Proctor has the higher population (1,568 vs 1,058 in Castleton). Castleton has the higher median home value ($276,800 vs $196,100 in Proctor). Since 2019, Proctor's population has grown faster (+13.1% vs -17.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Castleton	Proctor
Population	1,058	1,568
Median age	20.3 yrs	46.6 yrs
Median household income	—	$65,375
Median home value	$276,800	$196,100
Median gross rent	—	$1,010
Housing units	111	685
Homeownership rate	77.8%	81.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	50.6%	26.2%
Unemployment rate	7.9%	2.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Castleton	Proctor
Population	1,276 → 1,058 (-17.1%)	1,386 → 1,568 (+13.1%)
Median household income	$19,916 → $21,322 (+7.1%)	$67,273 → $65,375 (-2.8%)
Median home value	$256,400 → $276,800 (+8.0%)	$164,700 → $196,100 (+19.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,020 → $1,080 (+5.9%)	$972 → $1,010 (+3.9%)

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

Proctor

Population

1,3861,568

Median household income

$67,273$65,375

Median home value

$164,700$196,100

Median gross rent

$972$1,010

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Castleton	Proctor
Under 5	0.0%	3.5%
5 to 17	5.7%	16.1%
18 to 24	69.3%	8.5%
25 to 34	10.3%	10.3%
35 to 44	4.2%	11.0%
45 to 54	3.9%	10.5%
55 to 64	3.5%	17.1%
65 to 74	0.0%	14.9%
75 and over	3.2%	8.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Castleton	Proctor
White (non-Hispanic)	92.6%	96.2%
Black or African American	2.6%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.4%
Two or more races	0.7%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	3.7%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Castleton	Proctor
No high school diploma	8.7%	2.9%
High school graduate	17.7%	34.2%
Some college or associate's	23.0%	36.7%
Bachelor's degree	39.6%	15.4%
Graduate or professional degree	10.9%	10.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Castleton	Proctor
Drove alone	43.3%	83.1%
Carpooled	2.6%	5.5%
Public transit	7.7%	0.7%
Walked	38.0%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.4%	8.7%
Other means	0.0%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Castleton	Proctor
1-unit, detached	85.6%	75.2%
1-unit, attached	14.4%	2.6%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	18.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	3.5%

Poverty & households

	Castleton	Proctor
Poverty rate	11.5%	9.4%
Average household size	3.11	2.50
Mean commute (minutes)	14	23
Median year structure built	1938	1938