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05045

Fairlee, VT · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
1,779
Median household income
$79,203
People below poverty
13.7%
Median home value
$291,700

Income

The median income of households in 05045 was $79,203. An estimated 4% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 7.9% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 05045 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 4
$10,000 to $14,999 1.7
$15,000 to $24,999 1.9
$25,000 to $34,999 3.9
$35,000 to $49,999 10.1
$50,000 to $74,999 22.8
$75,000 to $99,999 22.2
$100,000 to $149,999 15.4
$150,000 to $199,999 10.1
$200,000 or more 7.9

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 05045 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 70188
Female 47583

An estimated 78.4% of households received earnings. An estimated 42.3% of households received Social Security and an estimated 30.2 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $25,016. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 05045 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 78.4
Social Security 42.3
Retirement income 30.2
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 3
Cash public assistance income 7.5

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 13.7 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 14.9% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 8.7% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 15.5% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 05045 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 13.7
Children under 18 years below poverty 14.9
People 65 years old and over below poverty 8.7
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 15.5

In 2020-2024, 7.1 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 35.1% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 43.9% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 24.6% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 05045 in 2020-2024, 96.3% had health insurance coverage and 3.7% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 73.1% and public coverage was 45.3%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 3%.


In 2020-2024, 05045 had a total population of 1,779 - 900 (50.6%) females and 879 (49.4%) males. The median age was 46.5 years. An estimated 15.1% of the population was under 18 years, 31.3% was 19 to 44 years, 27.1% was 45 to 64 years, and 24.6 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 05045 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 53 67
5 to 9 29 25
10 to 14 30 32
15 to 19 43 24
20 to 24 27 41
25 to 29 89 83
30 to 34 51 79
35 to 39 79 51
40 to 44 37 20
45 to 49 70 51
50 to 54 50 58
55 to 59 21 57
60 to 64 82 93
65 to 69 52 63
70 to 74 89 60
75 to 79 41 57
80 to 84 26 24
85 and over 10 15

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 90.9% were White; 0.1% were Black or African American; 11.9% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 2.1% were Asian; 0.1% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 3.1% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 2.2% of the people in 05045 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 90.8% of the people in 05045 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 801 households in 05045. The average household size was 2.2 people.

Married-couple households made up 42.6% of the households in 05045 while cohabiting couple households made up 14.1% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 20.6% of all households, while 22.7% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 20.1% of households were male householders living alone, and 16.5% were female householders living alone, for a total of 36.6% of all households.

In 05045, 21.3% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 36.2% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 05045 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 42.6
Cohabiting Couples 14.1
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
22.7
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
20.6

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 48% of males and 45.2% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 32.7 26.3
Now married, except separated 48 45.2
Separated 0 4.4
Widowed 1.8 5.7
Divorced 17.5 18.4

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 05045, 0 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, NaN% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.

Note: The presence of NaN means that the estimate could not be calculated or cannot be published for this topic or geography.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 96.9% of the people living in 05045 were U.S. natives. 15.3% of the 05045 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 3.1% of 05045 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 67.9% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 71.4 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 05045 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 05045.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 05045 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 53.6
Asia 32.1
Europe 0
Africa 0
Northern America 14.3
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 05045 in 2020-2024, 6.6 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 3.6% of people at least five years old; 0.7% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 05045 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 3.6
Other Indo-European languages 2
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 1.1
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 93.2 % of the people at least one year old living in 05045 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 05045 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 93.2
Different house, same county 3
Different county, same state 1.6
Different state 2.2
Abroad 0

Education

In 2020-2024, 94.7 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 53.6% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 5.2% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 05045 was 331 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 6 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 164. College or graduate school enrollment was 161.

Educational Attainment of People in 05045 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 5.2
High school diploma or equivalency 19.5
Some college, no degree 14.3
Associate's degree 7.2
Bachelor's degree 33.9
Graduate or professional degree 19.7

Disability

In 05045, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 14.7 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 13.1% of people under 18 years old, to 11.2% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 24.6% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 05045, 58.9 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 40.1% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 70.8% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 19.5% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 9.7 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 633 70.8
Federal, state, or local government workers 174 19.5
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 87 9.7

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 05045 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 05045 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 2.1
Construction 14.5
Manufacturing 9.2
Wholesale trade 1.6
Retail trade 5.7
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 1.9
Information 0.4
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 2.8
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 8.4
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 33.3
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 7.9
Other Services, except public administration 3.8
Public administration 8.3

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 05045 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 465 52
Service occupations 84 9.4
Sales and office occupations 151 16.9
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 153 17.1
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 41 4.6

Commuting to Work

An estimated 74.7% of 05045 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 9.5% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 24.8 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 05045 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 74.7
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 9.5
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 1.7
Other means 0.5
Worked from home 13.6

In 2020-2024, 05045 had a total of 1,000 housing units. Of these housing units, 93.8% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 5.4% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0.8% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 05045 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 93.8
Apartments in multi-unit structures 5.4
Mobile homes 0.8
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

4.9% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 26.9% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 05045 was 6.3 rooms, and of these housing units 64.1% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 05045 had 801 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 199 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 83.9% while renters occupied 16.1%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.17 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.4.

1% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 17.1% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 3.1% and another 20% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 05045:

House Heating Fuel Used in 05045 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 30.5
Electricity 2.1
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 38.7
All other fuels 28.7
No fuel used 0

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 05045 was $291,700.

Of the owner-occupied households, 64.4 % had a mortgage. 35.6% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,758 and for owners without a mortgage it was $923.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 05045 was $1,152. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.