Bellows Falls

Population: 2,851
Median household income: $54,836
Median home value: $176,000

Bellows Falls is a community in Windham County, Vermont, home to 2,851 residents. At $54,836, its median household income sits below Windham County's $68,021.

Between 2019 and 2023, Bellows Falls's population declined 5.2% from 3,007 to 2,851, while its median home value rose 34.1% from $131,200 to $176,000.

29.3% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 51.3% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,851
Median age: 41.8 yrs
Median household income: $54,836
Median home value: $176,000
Median gross rent: $1,071
Housing units: 1,571
Homeownership rate: 51.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 29.3%
Unemployment rate: 2.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,0072,851

Median household income

$33,286$54,836

Median home value

$131,200$176,000

Median gross rent

$778$1,071

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,007	$33,286	$131,200	$778
2020	2,908	$42,907	$148,500	$868
2021	2,734	$46,806	$153,400	$962
2022	2,824	$52,813	$164,600	$1,032
2023	2,851	$54,836	$176,000	$1,071

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

Age distribution

Under 56.2%

5 to 1713.6%

18 to 249.4%

25 to 3413.4%

35 to 4410.5%

45 to 548.1%

55 to 6417.9%

65 to 7413.4%

75 and over7.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	176	6.2%
5 to 17	388	13.6%
18 to 24	269	9.4%
25 to 34	382	13.4%
35 to 44	300	10.5%
45 to 54	231	8.1%
55 to 64	510	17.9%
65 to 74	383	13.4%
75 and over	212	7.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,505	87.9%
Black or African American	21	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	116	4.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	136	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	73	2.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.4%

High school graduate33.4%

Some college or associate's34.8%

Bachelor's degree16.7%

Graduate or professional degree12.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	49	2.4%
High school graduate	674	33.4%
Some college or associate's	703	34.8%
Bachelor's degree	336	16.7%
Graduate or professional degree	256	12.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone76.5%

Carpooled12.2%

Public transit0.6%

Walked6.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.2%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,237	76.5%
Carpooled	197	12.2%
Public transit	9	0.6%
Walked	102	6.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	52	3.2%
Other means	21	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	593	37.9%
15 to 29 min	505	32.2%
30 to 44 min	415	26.5%
45 to 59 min	22	1.4%
60+ min	31	2.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.14
Poverty rate: 19.1% (536 of 2,813)

	Count	Share
Family households	584	44.6%
Nonfamily households	724	55.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,308	83.3%
Vacant	263	16.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	671	51.3%
Renter-occupied	637	48.7%

1-unit, detached50.6%

1-unit, attached1.4%

2 to 4 units38.6%

5 to 19 units3.2%

20 or more units5.3%

Mobile home & other0.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	795	50.6%
1-unit, attached	22	1.4%
2 to 4 units	607	38.6%
5 to 19 units	50	3.2%
20 or more units	84	5.3%
Mobile home & other	13	0.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5004225
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 1.36 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 43.1346, -72.4591