East Poultney vs West Pawlet

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

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

West Pawlet has the higher population (301 vs 257 in East Poultney). East Poultney has the higher median home value ($226,100 vs $119,900 in West Pawlet). Since 2019, West Pawlet's population has grown faster (+5.6% vs -1.2%).

Population, income & housing

	East Poultney	West Pawlet
Population	257	301
Median age	69.2 yrs	48.4 yrs
Median household income	$73,654	—
Median home value	$226,100	$119,900
Median gross rent	—	$931
Housing units	149	137
Homeownership rate	85.7%	84.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.5%	21.6%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	4.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Poultney	West Pawlet
Population	260 → 257 (-1.2%)	285 → 301 (+5.6%)
Median household income	$60,915 → $73,654 (+20.9%)	$27,105 → $28,482 (+5.1%)
Median home value	$187,200 → $226,100 (+20.8%)	$115,300 → $119,900 (+4.0%)
Median gross rent	—	$778 → $931 (+19.7%)

East Poultney

Population

260257

Median household income

$60,915$73,654

Median home value

$187,200$226,100

West Pawlet

Population

285301

Median household income

$27,105$28,482

Median home value

$115,300$119,900

Median gross rent

$778$931

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Poultney	West Pawlet
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	10.5%	5.0%
18 to 24	0.0%	28.9%
25 to 34	20.2%	2.0%
35 to 44	13.2%	10.0%
45 to 54	4.7%	12.3%
55 to 64	0.0%	20.9%
65 to 74	46.7%	18.9%
75 and over	4.7%	2.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Poultney	West Pawlet
White (non-Hispanic)	83.3%	95.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	16.7%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Poultney	West Pawlet
No high school diploma	0.0%	10.6%
High school graduate	28.3%	38.2%
Some college or associate's	45.2%	29.6%
Bachelor's degree	16.1%	12.6%
Graduate or professional degree	10.4%	9.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Poultney	West Pawlet
Drove alone	74.7%	87.9%
Carpooled	0.0%	3.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	3.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	25.3%	5.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Poultney	West Pawlet
1-unit, detached	79.2%	94.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	3.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.2%
Mobile home & other	20.8%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	East Poultney	West Pawlet
Poverty rate	0.0%	26.6%
Average household size	2.04	2.79
Mean commute (minutes)	—	38
Median year structure built	1978	1938