Pawlet vs Pittsford

A side-by-side comparison of Pawlet and Pittsford: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Pittsford has the higher population (559 vs 306 in Pawlet). Pawlet has the higher median household income ($53,000 vs $44,107 in Pittsford). Pawlet has the higher median home value ($275,000 vs $162,100 in Pittsford).

Population, income & housing

	Pawlet	Pittsford
Population	306	559
Median age	57.0 yrs	57.6 yrs
Median household income	$53,000	$44,107
Median home value	$275,000	$162,100
Median gross rent	$1,489	—
Housing units	149	408
Homeownership rate	77.2%	87.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.6%	31.9%
Unemployment rate	5.1%	12.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Pawlet	Pittsford
Population	219 → 306 (+39.7%)	459 → 559 (+21.8%)
Median household income	$31,250 → $53,000 (+69.6%)	$51,250 → $44,107 (-13.9%)
Median home value	$183,800 → $275,000 (+49.6%)	$145,100 → $162,100 (+11.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,313 → $1,489 (+13.4%)	$903 → $971 (+7.5%)

Pawlet

Population

219306

Median household income

$31,250$53,000

Median home value

$183,800$275,000

Median gross rent

$1,313$1,489

Pittsford

Population

459559

Median household income

$51,250$44,107

Median home value

$145,100$162,100

Median gross rent

$903$971

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Pawlet	Pittsford
Under 5	2.9%	3.0%
5 to 17	16.7%	8.2%
18 to 24	0.0%	3.9%
25 to 34	24.5%	2.3%
35 to 44	3.9%	15.4%
45 to 54	1.0%	8.4%
55 to 64	18.6%	14.8%
65 to 74	17.0%	27.2%
75 and over	15.4%	16.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Pawlet	Pittsford
White (non-Hispanic)	72.2%	99.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	26.8%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Pawlet	Pittsford
No high school diploma	2.8%	0.0%
High school graduate	45.9%	59.3%
Some college or associate's	23.6%	8.9%
Bachelor's degree	23.2%	22.2%
Graduate or professional degree	4.5%	9.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Pawlet	Pittsford
Drove alone	63.8%	82.7%
Carpooled	0.0%	3.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	9.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	26.9%	14.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Pawlet	Pittsford
1-unit, detached	87.2%	88.2%
1-unit, attached	2.0%	2.2%
2 to 4 units	9.4%	2.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.0%
Mobile home & other	1.3%	1.5%

Poverty & households

	Pawlet	Pittsford
Poverty rate	13.1%	8.2%
Average household size	2.25	1.93
Mean commute (minutes)	58	18
Median year structure built	1938	1938