Castleton vs West Rutland

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

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

West Rutland has the higher population (2,144 vs 1,058 in Castleton). Castleton has the higher median home value ($276,800 vs $178,300 in West Rutland). Since 2019, West Rutland's population has grown faster (-1.4% vs -17.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Castleton	West Rutland
Population	1,058	2,144
Median age	20.3 yrs	44.7 yrs
Median household income	—	$53,373
Median home value	$276,800	$178,300
Median gross rent	—	$1,051
Housing units	111	1,018
Homeownership rate	77.8%	73.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	50.6%	32.9%
Unemployment rate	7.9%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Castleton	West Rutland
Population	1,276 → 1,058 (-17.1%)	2,175 → 2,144 (-1.4%)
Median household income	$19,916 → $21,322 (+7.1%)	$51,218 → $53,373 (+4.2%)
Median home value	$256,400 → $276,800 (+8.0%)	$145,700 → $178,300 (+22.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,020 → $1,080 (+5.9%)	$813 → $1,051 (+29.3%)

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

West Rutland

Population

2,1752,144

Median household income

$51,218$53,373

Median home value

$145,700$178,300

Median gross rent

$813$1,051

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Castleton	West Rutland
Under 5	0.0%	3.4%
5 to 17	5.7%	15.6%
18 to 24	69.3%	7.1%
25 to 34	10.3%	14.1%
35 to 44	4.2%	10.4%
45 to 54	3.9%	14.9%
55 to 64	3.5%	15.1%
65 to 74	0.0%	12.6%
75 and over	3.2%	6.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Castleton	West Rutland
White (non-Hispanic)	92.6%	95.2%
Black or African American	2.6%	1.0%
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%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	3.7%	0.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Castleton	West Rutland
No high school diploma	8.7%	6.5%
High school graduate	17.7%	34.8%
Some college or associate's	23.0%	25.8%
Bachelor's degree	39.6%	23.3%
Graduate or professional degree	10.9%	9.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Castleton	West Rutland
Drove alone	43.3%	82.1%
Carpooled	2.6%	2.8%
Public transit	7.7%	0.5%
Walked	38.0%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.4%	11.9%
Other means	0.0%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Castleton	West Rutland
1-unit, detached	85.6%	74.3%
1-unit, attached	14.4%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	19.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	5.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.8%

Poverty & households

	Castleton	West Rutland
Poverty rate	11.5%	7.1%
Average household size	3.11	2.25
Mean commute (minutes)	14	22
Median year structure built	1938	1938