ZIP Code 05851

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Caledonia County, Vermont.

Population: 5,972
Median household income: $63,586
Median home value: $219,300

ZIP Code 05851 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Caledonia County, Vermont, home to about 5,972 residents. At $63,586, its median household income sits in line with Caledonia County's $66,075.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 05851's population declined 5.6% from 6,329 to 5,972, while its median gross rent rose 39.9% from $803 to $1,123.

The median gross rent is $1,123. 29.6% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,972
Median age: 45.0 yrs
Median household income: $63,586
Median home value: $219,300
Median gross rent: $1,123
Housing units: 2,769
Homeownership rate: 83.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 29.6%
Unemployment rate: 1.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

6,3295,972

Median household income

$51,101$63,586

Median home value

$168,600$219,300

Median gross rent

$803$1,123

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	6,329	$51,101	$168,600	$803
2020	6,212	$56,160	$175,100	$818
2021	6,075	$53,307	$184,100	$901
2022	5,933	$61,935	$200,100	$1,058
2023	5,972	$63,586	$219,300	$1,123

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

Age distribution

Under 53.5%

5 to 1710.0%

18 to 2414.0%

25 to 3412.4%

35 to 4410.1%

45 to 5410.4%

55 to 6417.0%

65 to 7412.3%

75 and over10.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	209	3.5%
5 to 17	600	10.0%
18 to 24	835	14.0%
25 to 34	742	12.4%
35 to 44	602	10.1%
45 to 54	621	10.4%
55 to 64	1,016	17.0%
65 to 74	734	12.3%
75 and over	613	10.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,425	90.8%
Black or African American	84	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	14	0.2%
Asian	3	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	62	1.0%
Two or more races	218	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	166	2.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.6%

High school graduate33.9%

Some college or associate's28.8%

Bachelor's degree22.2%

Graduate or professional degree7.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	330	7.6%
High school graduate	1,468	33.9%
Some college or associate's	1,247	28.8%
Bachelor's degree	962	22.2%
Graduate or professional degree	321	7.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone69.5%

Carpooled10.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked7.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.5%

Other means3.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,165	69.5%
Carpooled	323	10.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	226	7.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	296	9.5%
Other means	107	3.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,093	38.7%
15 to 29 min	1,055	37.4%
30 to 44 min	448	15.9%
45 to 59 min	72	2.6%
60+ min	153	5.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.17
Poverty rate: 14.4% (792 of 5,510)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,518	60.1%
Nonfamily households	1,009	39.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1981

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,527	91.3%
Vacant	242	8.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,106	83.3%
Renter-occupied	421	16.7%

1-unit, detached71.5%

1-unit, attached0.5%

2 to 4 units8.4%

5 to 19 units3.8%

20 or more units1.1%

Mobile home & other14.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,981	71.5%
1-unit, attached	13	0.5%
2 to 4 units	232	8.4%
5 to 19 units	106	3.8%
20 or more units	30	1.1%
Mobile home & other	407	14.7%

ZIP Code 05851

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