Saxtons River vs Wilmington

A side-by-side comparison of Saxtons River and Wilmington: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Saxtons River has the higher population (519 vs 370 in Wilmington). Saxtons River has the higher median household income ($91,250 vs $54,861 in Wilmington). Wilmington has the higher median home value ($290,400 vs $187,100 in Saxtons River).

Population, income & housing

	Saxtons River	Wilmington
Population	519	370
Median age	47.0 yrs	40.9 yrs
Median household income	$91,250	$54,861
Median home value	$187,100	$290,400
Median gross rent	$1,144	$967
Housing units	270	284
Homeownership rate	37.2%	47.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	64.8%	57.8%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Saxtons River	Wilmington
Population	442 → 519 (+17.4%)	355 → 370 (+4.2%)
Median household income	$35,795 → $91,250 (+154.9%)	$34,286 → $54,861 (+60.0%)
Median home value	$219,400 → $187,100 (-14.7%)	$190,000 → $290,400 (+52.8%)
Median gross rent	$789 → $1,144 (+45.0%)	$1,005 → $967 (-3.8%)

Saxtons River

Population

442519

Median household income

$35,795$91,250

Median home value

$219,400$187,100

Median gross rent

$789$1,144

Wilmington

Population

355370

Median household income

$34,286$54,861

Median home value

$190,000$290,400

Median gross rent

$1,005$967

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Saxtons River	Wilmington
Under 5	6.7%	15.9%
5 to 17	7.3%	1.4%
18 to 24	0.0%	0.0%
25 to 34	5.8%	18.4%
35 to 44	13.1%	14.6%
45 to 54	21.8%	0.0%
55 to 64	7.9%	17.8%
65 to 74	26.2%	10.5%
75 and over	11.2%	21.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Saxtons River	Wilmington
White (non-Hispanic)	90.2%	97.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	3.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.0%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	2.7%	0.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Saxtons River	Wilmington
No high school diploma	0.0%	1.6%
High school graduate	20.0%	6.9%
Some college or associate's	15.2%	33.7%
Bachelor's degree	14.6%	23.2%
Graduate or professional degree	50.2%	34.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Saxtons River	Wilmington
Drove alone	25.3%	62.9%
Carpooled	4.2%	12.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.2%	11.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	66.4%	12.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Saxtons River	Wilmington
1-unit, detached	76.3%	31.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.4%
2 to 4 units	23.0%	33.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	34.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.7%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Saxtons River	Wilmington
Poverty rate	8.7%	6.2%
Average household size	1.84	1.47
Mean commute (minutes)	21	21
Median year structure built	1938	1938