Pawlet

Population: 306
Median household income: $53,000
Median home value: $275,000

Located in Rutland County, Vermont, Pawlet is a community with a population of 306. At $53,000, its median household income sits below Rutland County's $64,778.

From 2020 to 2023, Pawlet's population grew 39.7% from 219 to 306, while its median home value rose 49.6% from $183,800 to $275,000.

27.6% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 77.2% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 306
Median age: 57.0 yrs
Median household income: $53,000
Median home value: $275,000
Median gross rent: $1,489
Housing units: 149
Homeownership rate: 77.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.6%
Unemployment rate: 5.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

219306

Median household income

$31,250$53,000

Median home value

$183,800$275,000

Median gross rent

$1,313$1,489

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2020	219	$31,250	$183,800	$1,313
2021	200	$37,167	$188,600	$1,367
2022	303	$43,438	$230,000	$1,395
2023	306	$53,000	$275,000	$1,489

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

Age distribution

Under 52.9%

5 to 1716.7%

18 to 240.0%

25 to 3424.5%

35 to 443.9%

45 to 541.0%

55 to 6418.6%

65 to 7417.0%

75 and over15.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	9	2.9%
5 to 17	51	16.7%
18 to 24	0	0.0%
25 to 34	75	24.5%
35 to 44	12	3.9%
45 to 54	3	1.0%
55 to 64	57	18.6%
65 to 74	52	17.0%
75 and over	47	15.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	221	72.2%
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	3	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	82	26.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.8%

High school graduate45.9%

Some college or associate's23.6%

Bachelor's degree23.2%

Graduate or professional degree4.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	7	2.8%
High school graduate	113	45.9%
Some college or associate's	58	23.6%
Bachelor's degree	57	23.2%
Graduate or professional degree	11	4.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 58 min

Drove alone63.8%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked9.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home26.9%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	83	63.8%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	12	9.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	35	26.9%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	12	12.6%
15 to 29 min	18	18.9%
30 to 44 min	15	15.8%
45 to 59 min	18	18.9%
60+ min	32	33.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.25
Poverty rate: 13.1% (40 of 306)

	Count	Share
Family households	60	44.1%
Nonfamily households	76	55.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	136	91.3%
Vacant	13	8.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	105	77.2%
Renter-occupied	31	22.8%

1-unit, detached87.2%

1-unit, attached2.0%

2 to 4 units9.4%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other1.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	130	87.2%
1-unit, attached	3	2.0%
2 to 4 units	14	9.4%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2	1.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5054175
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 2.54 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 43.3390, -73.1684