South Shaftsbury

Population: 442
Median household income: $58,692
Median home value: $194,200

South Shaftsbury, a community in Bennington County, Vermont, has 442 residents. At $58,692, its median household income sits below Bennington County's $71,494.

From 2019 to 2023, South Shaftsbury's population grew 7.3% from 412 to 442, while its median home value was little changed from $194,900 to $194,200.

19.3% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 97.6% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 442
Median age: 64.1 yrs
Median household income: $58,692
Median home value: $194,200
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 237
Homeownership rate: 97.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.3%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

412442

Median household income

$51,818$58,692

Median home value

$194,900$194,200

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value
2019	412	$51,818	$194,900
2020	459	$49,180	$251,700
2021	566	$61,488	$233,100
2022	427	$56,738	$200,600
2023	442	$58,692	$194,200

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 50.5%

5 to 1712.7%

18 to 244.8%

25 to 349.3%

35 to 440.2%

45 to 544.5%

55 to 6423.5%

65 to 7440.5%

75 and over4.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2	0.5%
5 to 17	56	12.7%
18 to 24	21	4.8%
25 to 34	41	9.3%
35 to 44	1	0.2%
45 to 54	20	4.5%
55 to 64	104	23.5%
65 to 74	179	40.5%
75 and over	18	4.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	393	88.9%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	49	11.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.0%

High school graduate20.4%

Some college or associate's55.4%

Bachelor's degree7.2%

Graduate or professional degree12.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	18	5.0%
High school graduate	74	20.4%
Some college or associate's	201	55.4%
Bachelor's degree	26	7.2%
Graduate or professional degree	44	12.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone99.2%

Carpooled0.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	258	99.2%
Carpooled	2	0.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	173	66.5%
15 to 29 min	66	25.4%
30 to 44 min	1	0.4%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	20	7.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.11
Poverty rate: 5.9% (26 of 442)

	Count	Share
Family households	133	63.6%
Nonfamily households	76	36.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1951

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	209	88.2%
Vacant	28	11.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	204	97.6%
Renter-occupied	5	2.4%

1-unit, detached95.8%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units4.2%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	227	95.8%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	10	4.2%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5068200
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 2.24 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 42.9406, -73.1946