Poultney vs West Rutland

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

Poultney 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 1,105 in Poultney). Poultney has the higher median household income ($61,597 vs $53,373 in West Rutland). West Rutland has the higher median home value ($178,300 vs $175,000 in Poultney).

Population, income & housing

	Poultney	West Rutland
Population	1,105	2,144
Median age	28.0 yrs	44.7 yrs
Median household income	$61,597	$53,373
Median home value	$175,000	$178,300
Median gross rent	$833	$1,051
Housing units	460	1,018
Homeownership rate	56.7%	73.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	38.5%	32.9%
Unemployment rate	8.9%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Poultney	West Rutland
Population	1,545 → 1,105 (-28.5%)	2,175 → 2,144 (-1.4%)
Median household income	$36,667 → $61,597 (+68.0%)	$51,218 → $53,373 (+4.2%)
Median home value	$135,100 → $175,000 (+29.5%)	$145,700 → $178,300 (+22.4%)
Median gross rent	$769 → $833 (+8.3%)	$813 → $1,051 (+29.3%)

Poultney

Population

1,5451,105

Median household income

$36,667$61,597

Median home value

$135,100$175,000

Median gross rent

$769$833

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)

	Poultney	West Rutland
Under 5	5.6%	3.4%
5 to 17	8.4%	15.6%
18 to 24	29.3%	7.1%
25 to 34	11.7%	14.1%
35 to 44	8.5%	10.4%
45 to 54	8.6%	14.9%
55 to 64	5.8%	15.1%
65 to 74	17.6%	12.6%
75 and over	4.5%	6.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Poultney	West Rutland
White (non-Hispanic)	87.9%	95.2%
Black or African American	0.2%	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.4%
Two or more races	4.5%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	5.9%	0.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Poultney	West Rutland
No high school diploma	6.4%	6.5%
High school graduate	32.7%	34.8%
Some college or associate's	22.4%	25.8%
Bachelor's degree	15.7%	23.3%
Graduate or professional degree	22.8%	9.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Poultney	West Rutland
Drove alone	74.6%	82.1%
Carpooled	1.8%	2.8%
Public transit	0.8%	0.5%
Walked	15.0%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.1%	11.9%
Other means	1.8%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Poultney	West Rutland
1-unit, detached	51.7%	74.3%
1-unit, attached	2.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	38.5%	19.0%
5 to 19 units	7.2%	5.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.8%

Poverty & households

	Poultney	West Rutland
Poverty rate	13.1%	7.1%
Average household size	2.07	2.25
Mean commute (minutes)	28	22
Median year structure built	1938	1938