Castleton vs Wallingford

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

Castleton and Wallingford 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 680 in Wallingford). Castleton has the higher median home value ($276,800 vs $262,900 in Wallingford). Since 2019, Castleton's population has grown faster (-17.1% vs -25.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Castleton	Wallingford
Population	1,058	680
Median age	20.3 yrs	47.9 yrs
Median household income	—	$79,750
Median home value	$276,800	$262,900
Median gross rent	—	$919
Housing units	111	332
Homeownership rate	77.8%	63.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	50.6%	30.1%
Unemployment rate	7.9%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Castleton	Wallingford
Population	1,276 → 1,058 (-17.1%)	907 → 680 (-25.0%)
Median household income	$19,916 → $21,322 (+7.1%)	$75,737 → $79,750 (+5.3%)
Median home value	$256,400 → $276,800 (+8.0%)	$152,700 → $262,900 (+72.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,020 → $1,080 (+5.9%)	$940 → $919 (-2.2%)

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

Wallingford

Population

907680

Median household income

$75,737$79,750

Median home value

$152,700$262,900

Median gross rent

$940$919

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Castleton	Wallingford
Under 5	0.0%	8.7%
5 to 17	5.7%	6.0%
18 to 24	69.3%	2.4%
25 to 34	10.3%	17.8%
35 to 44	4.2%	9.0%
45 to 54	3.9%	23.8%
55 to 64	3.5%	18.1%
65 to 74	0.0%	10.1%
75 and over	3.2%	4.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Castleton	Wallingford
White (non-Hispanic)	92.6%	89.7%
Black or African American	2.6%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	3.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.7%	0.1%
Hispanic or Latino	3.7%	7.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Castleton	Wallingford
No high school diploma	8.7%	14.9%
High school graduate	17.7%	30.9%
Some college or associate's	23.0%	24.1%
Bachelor's degree	39.6%	18.6%
Graduate or professional degree	10.9%	11.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Castleton	Wallingford
Drove alone	43.3%	98.5%
Carpooled	2.6%	0.0%
Public transit	7.7%	0.0%
Walked	38.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.4%	1.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Castleton	Wallingford
1-unit, detached	85.6%	72.9%
1-unit, attached	14.4%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	12.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	7.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	5.7%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	2.1%

Poverty & households

	Castleton	Wallingford
Poverty rate	11.5%	5.4%
Average household size	3.11	2.57
Mean commute (minutes)	14	27
Median year structure built	1938	1938