Danby vs East Poultney

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

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

East Poultney has the higher population (257 vs 166 in Danby). East Poultney has the higher median household income ($73,654 vs $62,500 in Danby). East Poultney has the higher median home value ($226,100 vs $210,000 in Danby).

Population, income & housing

	Danby	East Poultney
Population	166	257
Median age	59.5 yrs	69.2 yrs
Median household income	$62,500	$73,654
Median home value	$210,000	$226,100
Housing units	116	149
Homeownership rate	93.5%	85.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	34.3%	26.5%
Unemployment rate	1.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Danby	East Poultney
Population	219 → 166 (-24.2%)	260 → 257 (-1.2%)
Median household income	$62,212 → $62,500 (+0.5%)	$60,915 → $73,654 (+20.9%)
Median home value	$181,800 → $210,000 (+15.5%)	$187,200 → $226,100 (+20.8%)
Median gross rent	$781 → $879 (+12.5%)	—

Danby

Population

219166

Median household income

$62,212$62,500

Median home value

$181,800$210,000

Median gross rent

$781$879

East Poultney

Population

260257

Median household income

$60,915$73,654

Median home value

$187,200$226,100

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Danby	East Poultney
Under 5	6.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	7.8%	10.5%
18 to 24	0.0%	0.0%
25 to 34	16.9%	20.2%
35 to 44	7.2%	13.2%
45 to 54	10.2%	4.7%
55 to 64	12.0%	0.0%
65 to 74	33.1%	46.7%
75 and over	6.6%	4.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Danby	East Poultney
White (non-Hispanic)	96.4%	83.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.4%	16.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Danby	East Poultney
No high school diploma	11.2%	0.0%
High school graduate	19.6%	28.3%
Some college or associate's	35.0%	45.2%
Bachelor's degree	13.3%	16.1%
Graduate or professional degree	21.0%	10.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Danby	East Poultney
Drove alone	85.4%	74.7%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.4%	25.3%
Other means	4.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Danby	East Poultney
1-unit, detached	87.1%	79.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.7%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	11.2%	20.8%

Poverty & households

	Danby	East Poultney
Poverty rate	11.4%	0.0%
Average household size	1.80	2.04
Mean commute (minutes)	34	—
Median year structure built	1938	1978